David Guion (born 30 September 1967) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the manager of club Clermont.
Early life Guion was born in Le Mans, Sarthe.
Club career Guion began his playing career in the B team at Lille in 1983. He went on to represent the Lille first team, making 51 appearances between 1988 and 1991. Guion then spent three seasons with Angers, where he played 88 league matches and scored once. He was also a part of the team that won promotion to Ligue 1 in 1993. He returned to Ligue 2 in 1994 with Sedan and went on to play for Mulhouse and Red Star 93, before ending his career with Istres in 2001.
Managerial career Guion was appointed manager of Chambéry in the summer of 2010, and led the team to promotion to the Championnat de France amateur in his first season in charge. He was subsequently hired by Cannes in June 2011, but left the club in January 2012 after winning only 5 of his first 13 games as manager. Guion was appointed as assistant manager under Pascal Plancque at Boulogne the following month.
On 6 December 2023, Guion was hired by Troyes in Ligue 2.
On 24 June 2026, Guion signed a two-year contract with Ligue 2 club Clermont.
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecord Chambéry1 July 20108 June 2011Cannes1 July 20111 January 2012Reims23 April 201630 June 2016Reims22 May 201725 May 2021Bordeaux17 February 20227 October 2023Troyes6 December 20236 August 2024Clermont24 June 2026present Total
Honours Player Angers Division 2 Group B: 1992–93
Manager Chambéry Championnat de France Amateur 2 Group D: 2010–11
Reims Ligue Champagne-Ardenne: 2012–13 Championnat de France Amateur 2: 2015–16 Ligue 2: 2017–18
Individual Ligue 2 Manager of the Year: 2017–18
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