Richard Francis Emile Tardy (born 29 July 1950) is a French former professional football player and manager. He led several clubs and national teams as a coach.

Richard Tardy
Personal information
Full name Richard Francis Emile Tardy[1]
Date of birth (1950-08-29) 29 August 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth Saint-Chamas, France[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1973 SSMC Miramas [fr]
1973–1975 Aix-en-Provence
1975–1982 SSMC Miramas [fr]
1982–1983 Aix-en-Provence
Managerial career
1980–1981 SSMC Miramas [fr]
2000–2001 Aris Thessaloniki
2002–2003 Lebanon
Africa Sports
2005 MC Alger (assistant)
2006 Al Wahda
2006–2007 Olympic de Safi
2007–2008 Al-Wakrah
2008–2009 Olympique de Khouribga
2010 Saint-Étienne
2010–2013 Rwanda U17
2014–2015 Ansar
2016 Young Lions
2017 Young Lions
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Tardy has managed in the Superleague Greece with Aris Thessaloniki F.C., and led the Lebanon national football team before managing Africa Sports in Côte d'Ivoire.[2] He managed OC Khouribga during the 2008–09 GNF 1 season.[3]

Tardy coached the Rwanda national under-17 football team to a second-place finish at the 2011 African U-17 Championship, before leading the team at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup finals.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Richard Tardy". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Football :Patrick Liewig (Asec) - Richard Tardy (Africa) : Le match des entraîneurs" (in French). Le Patriote. 16 January 2004.
  3. ^ Bouarab, Mohamed (15 April 2009). "La valse des entraîneurs bat son plein : Bracci et Tardy s'ajoutent au lot des remerciés" (in French). Libération.
  4. ^ "Richard Tardy : « Qualifier le Rwanda à Mexico 2011 est ma première réussite de sélectionneur »" (in French). Jeune Africa. 25 January 2011.
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