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Jean-Christian Lang
French footballer and manager
Jean-Christian Lang (born 22 August 1950 in Roubaix) is a French football manager and former player.
Lang began his playing career with FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, playing three Ligue 1 matches, before leaving to play in Ligue 2 with CS Louhans-Cuiseaux, LB Châteauroux, CS Thonon and FC Annecy.[1][2]
Lang was a player-manager with Annecy, and went on to manage USF Le Puy and FC Montceau Bourgogne in Ligue 2,[3] before moving to Swiss club FC Servette. He has also managed clubs in North Africa, including Difaa El Jadida and Maghreb Fez[4] in Morocco, as well as JS Kabylie in Algeria.[5]
Lang has Polish ancestry, and became a naturalised French citizen in 1964.[6] He speaks fluent Polish, French and English.[7]