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{{short description|French football manager (born 1961)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Update|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Bernard Casoni
| image = Bernard Casoni.jpg
| caption = Casoni with [[Évian Thonon Gaillard FC|Évian]] in 2011
| full_name = Bernard René Michel Casoni<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.verif.com/dirigeants/Bernard-CASONI-3326553/ |title=Bernard René Michel Casoni |website=Verif.com |access-date=22 March 2025 |language=fr}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|9|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Cannes]], France
| height = 1.78 m
| position = [[Centre back]], [[left back]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 1970–1980
| youthclubs1 = [[AS Cannes|Cannes]]
| years1 = 1978–1984
| clubs1 = [[AS Cannes|Cannes]]
| caps1 = 126
| goals1 = 8
| years2 = 1984–1988
| clubs2 = [[Sporting Club Toulon|Toulon]]
| caps2 = 130
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 1988–1989
| clubs3 = [[RCF Paris|Matra Racing]]
| caps3 = 27
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 1989–1990
| clubs4 = [[Sporting Club Toulon|Toulon]]
| caps4 = 36
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 1990–1996
| clubs5 = [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
| caps5 = 169
| goals5 = 3
| totalcaps = 488
| totalgoals = 13
| nationalyears1= 1988–1992
| nationalteam1 = [[France national football team|France]]
| nationalcaps1 = 30
| nationalgoals1= 0
| manageryears1 = 1999–2000
| managerclubs1 = [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
| manageryears2 = 2001
| managerclubs2 = [[AS Cannes|Cannes]]
| manageryears3 = 2002
| managerclubs3 = [[Etoile du Sahel]]
| manageryears4 = 2003
| managerclubs4 = [[Stade Tunisien]]
| manageryears5 = 2004–2005
| managerclubs5 = [[Armenia national football team|Armenia]]
| manageryears6 = 2005–2009
| managerclubs6 = [[SC Bastia|Bastia]]
| manageryears7 = 2010–2012
| managerclubs7 = [[Évian Thonon Gaillard FC|Évian]]
| manageryears8 = 2012
| managerclubs8 = [[Club Africain]]
| manageryears9 = 2012–2014
| managerclubs9 = [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]]
| manageryears10 = 2014–2015
| managerclubs10 = [[Valenciennes FC|Valenciennes]]
| manageryears11 = 2015
| managerclubs11 = [[Videoton FC]]
| manageryears12 = 2016–2017
| managerclubs12 = [[FC Lorient|Lorient]]
| manageryears13 = 2017–2018
| managerclubs13 = [[MC Alger]]
| manageryears14 = 2018–2019
| managerclubs14 = [[Al-Khor SC|Al-Khor]]
| manageryears15 = 2019
| managerclubs15 = [[MC Alger]]
| manageryears16 = 2020–2021
| managerclubs16 = [[MC Oran]]
| manageryears17 = 2021
| managerclubs17 = [[MC Oujda]]
| manageryears18 = 2021
| managerclubs18 = [[IR Tanger]]
| manageryears19 = 2023
| managerclubs19 = [[US Orléans|Orléans]]
}}
'''Bernard René Michel Casoni''' (born 4 September 1961) is a French [[Manager (association football)|football manager]] and former professional [[Football player|player]] who played as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]]. In his playing career he played for [[Olympique de Marseille|Olympique Marseille]] and [[France national football team|France]] at [[1992 UEFA European Football Championship|Euro 1992]].

==Career==
===Managerial career===
====Évian====
In January 2010, Casoni was named manager of [[Évian Thonon Gaillard FC]] whom he guided two successive promotions.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2010/20100120_144513_casoni-apres-paille.html |title=Casoni entraîneur (Officiel) - Foot - Nat - Evian - l'EQUIPE.FR |access-date=29 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620035418/http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2010/20100120_144513_casoni-apres-paille.html |archive-date=20 June 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In his first year, [[Championnat National]] side Évian reached the top of the league and then promoted to the [[Ligue 2]] in the next season. In the [[2010–11 Ligue 2]], Évian won the Champion titles for the second straight year and secured promotion to the [[Ligue 1]] for the first time since established in 2003. He voluntarily resigned from his position on 2 January 2012 in the winter break of the season.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

====Auxerre====
On 17 March 2014, Casoni was sacked as coach of [[AJ Auxerre]] with the club just one point above the second tier's relegation zone.
<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/news/_n1037962_/football-struggling-auxerre-sack-coach-casoni/|title = Football: Struggling Auxerre sack coach Casoni}}</ref>

====Videoton====
On 10 June 2015, Casoni was appointed as the coach of the [[Hungarian League]] club [[Videoton FC]] of [[Székesfehérvár]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Bernard-casoni-a-videoton-c-est-officiel/565519|title=Bernard Casoni à Videoton, c'est officiel|date=10 June 2015|publisher=[[Lequipe.fr]]}}</ref> On 19 August 2015, Casoni was sacked from Videoton after four defeats in five [[Nemzeti Bajnokság I]] matches in the 2015–16 season and after one victory and two draws and one defeat in the [[2015–16 UEFA Champions League]]. Casoni's early farewell was hugely affected by the resignation of the club director of Videoton, [[Győző Burcsa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/videoton-rovid-es-sikertelen-idoszak-utan-casoni-is-tavozott-2432743|title=Videoton: rövid és sikertelen időszak után Casoni is távozott – hivatalos|date=19 August 2015|publisher=[[Nemzeti Sport]]}}</ref>

In an interview with the [[Hungarian people|Hungarian]] sport magazine, [[Nemzeti Sport]], Casoni said that he was disappointed by Videoton since the club let their key players ([[Nemanja Nikolić (footballer, born 1987)|Nikolić]], [[Juan Calatayud|Calatayud]], and [[György Sándor (footballer)|Sándor]]) to be signed by other clubs and no new quality players were signed to replace them. In the interview, he also said that players like [[Ádám Gyurcsó]] and [[István Kovács (footballer, born 1992)|István Kovács]] were of mediocre quality.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/casoni-ki-az-a-peto-tamas-gyurcso-es-kovacs-kozepszeru-2434971|title=Casoni: Ki az a Pető Tamás?!; Gyurcsó és Kovács középszerű|date=29 August 2015|publisher=[[Nemzeti Sport]]}}</ref>

===Al-Khor SC===
On 25 September 2018, Casoni was appointed as the new head coach of [[Al-Khor SC]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qatar-tribune.com/news-details/id/141226|title=Al Khor sign French coach Bernard Casoni|date=27 September 2018|publisher=qatar-tribune.com}}</ref>

==Honours==
===Player===
'''Marseille'''
*[[Ligue 1|Division 1]]: [[1990–91 French Division 1|1990–91]], [[1991–92 French Division 1|1991–92]]{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}
*[[UEFA Champions League]]: [[1992–93 UEFA Champions League|1992–93]]; runner-up: [[1990–91 UEFA Champions League|1990–91]]{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}
*[[Ligue 2|Division 2]]: [[1994–95 French Division 2|1994–95]]{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

===Manager===
'''Videoton'''
*[[Hungarian Super Cup]] runner-up: [[Hungarian Super Cup|2015]]{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*[http://ziplatko.sport24.com/Bernard-CASONI--30--06092005-220512-lp-92755.php Player biography]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (Sport24.com). {{in lang|fr}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070221161205/http://www.om-passion.com/effectif_saison_1991_893_casoni.html Bernard Casoni:] Player stats. (Om-passion.com) {{in lang|fr}}

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