Alain Boghossian

Alain Boghossian

Personal information
Full name	Alain Boghossian
Date of birth	(1970-10-27) 27 October 1970
Place of birth	Digne, France
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	France (Asst. Coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1992	Marseille (reserves)	78	(12)
1992–1993	Istres	33	(8)
1993–1994	Marseille	28	(2)
1994–1997	Napoli	54	(4)
1997–1998	Sampdoria	31	(6)
1998–2002	Parma	67	(7)
2002–2003	Espanyol	5	(0)
International career
1997–2002	France	26	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alain Boghossian (born 27 October 1970 in Digne-les-Bains, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) is a retired French-Armenian football player and now assistant coach for the French national team.

Club career

After a sole season in the French league with Olympique de Marseille, Boghossian moved to Italy, and played with S.S.C. Napoli, U.C. Sampdoria and Parma A.C., where he had his most successful years, alongside compatriot Lilian Thuram.

Dogged with injury several times, Boghossian's career ended in June 2003, after just five La Liga appearances with RCD Espanyol.

International career

An international with France since 1997, Boghossian won the 1998 World Cup with France, (including replacing Christian Karembeu in the final against Brazil during the second half) but was injured the day before Euro 2000 started. He also appeared at the 2002 World Cup, and in total made 26 international appearances, scoring 2 goals.

Honours

• World Cup: 1998
• Hassan II Tournament: 1998
• Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur 1998
• UEFA Cup: 1999
• Italian Supercup : 1999
• Italian Cup: 1999, 2002