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His professional playing career spanned 15 seasons, from and 1969 he played for Sedan , before moving to Nantes (1968- 1971 ), Nancy (1971- 1973 ) and Lens (1973- 1975 ). He won 6 caps for France between 1968 and 1971, one of which he gained in a 5-0 drubbing by England . Between 1975 and 1978 , he was the coach of Red Star from Saint-Ouen , and then went back to RC Lens for a season as coach, before moving to Paris FC for two seasons. In the 1983-1984 season, he ran Espérance Sportive De Tunis in Tunisia . On his return to France, he again took up his post as Red Star manager. For 10 seasons, he coached the French national military team, with whom he won the World Championships. In 1997, he finished the season with Lens. He assisted Aimé Jacquet in the French team's 1998 World Cup Victory . This paved the way for him to take over as the national coach, winning in Netherlands / Belgium . However, after the team's dismal goalless, winless performance in the , he was dismissed by the French Football Federation . Lemerre didn't stay out of a job for long. Tunisia's National Federation soon snapped him up to be the manager of Their National Side , taking them to vistory in the African Nations Cup in 2004 , and leading them to qualification for the in Germany . He is under contract to stay with the team until 2006. CAREER OUTLINE As player
As manager
HONOURS As player
As manager
PRIVATE LIFE Lemerre married in October 2003, without the press knowing.
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