Franck Dumas


Franck Dumas is a French former professional football player who played as a defender and current football coach. He is currently the head coach of CR Belouizdad.

Playing career

Dumas was born in Bayeux, Calvados. He started his career at Stade Malherbe Caen and played there for five seasons before moving to AS Monaco. Dumas played in Jean Tigana's talented Monaco side which famously put Manchester United out of the Champions League in 1998 on away goals after a 1–1 draw at Old Trafford. He was also a key part of the side that won the 1996-97 Ligue 1 title.
Dumas joined Newcastle United in England in July 1999 before moving back to France to join Olympique de Marseille in January 2000.

Managerial career

Dumas later returned to Caen where he continued playing until his retirement in 2004, and where he would later manage.
In August 2014, Dumas was appointed as manager of Moroccan Botola side MAS Fez, on a one-year contract.

Tax evasion

In January 2017, Dumas was sentenced in first instance to three years of jail including ten months suspended by the French Tribunal of Caen for tax evasion, after a complaint from the French taxation authority to which he owed €557,496. The sentence was suspended after the judge heard Dumas' plea for mitigation which cited a gambling addiction and an "impossibly difficult" business situation.