Alain Caveglia (born 28 March 1968) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Career Caveglia was born in Vénissieux, Rhône. A prolific goalscorer, he started at Guegnon, making his Ligue 1 debuts on 21 August 1990 with Sochaux, against Brest. After two more top division seasons at Le Havre he moved to Lyon, being eventually named captain on both teams and being affectionately nicknamed Cavégol in the latter.Fin de carrière d'Alain Cavéglia: retour sur son parcours (End of career for Alain Cavéglia: a summary); Le Havre AC, 20 April 2002 (in French)
In January 2000, Caveglia joined Nantes, going on to win his only professional silverware in his six-month stint, the season's Coupe de France, gaining a penalty in the last minute of a 2–1 final win over amateurs Calais RUFC which was converted by Antoine Sibierski. In July of that year he returned to Le Havre, going on to amass a further 30 Ligue 2 goals (in 2001–02, his 14 helped the side return to the top flight) and subsequently retiring in June 2002, aged 34.
On 19 August 2011, Caveglia was appointed director of football at Caen.Alain Caveglia rejoint le SM Caen (Alain Caveglia joins SM Caen) ; SM Caen, 19 August 2011 (in French) He left the club at the end of April 2019, and one month later, he was appointed, still as sporting director, at AS Villers-Houlgate.Alain CAVEGLIA nouveau Conseiller Sportif, asvh.fr, 20 May 2019
Honours Lyon UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1997
Nantes Coupe de France: 1999–2000
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