FranceCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Alain Jean Giresse is a French football coach and former player who last managed Kosovo. — Wikipedia
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In the line-ups
17 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1982–1986The archive holds 17 team sheets naming Alain Giresse in France's starting line-up, from 1982-06-16 to 1986-06-25.
17 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
A different player of the same name scored for France (1 goal, 1984) — Giresse · France
International goals in our archive
5 goals across 4 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 1982–1985| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-10-30 |  Luxembourg | W6–0(h) | 36' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Paris |
| 1984-06-16 |  Belgium | W5–0(h) | 33' | UEFA Euro | Nantes |
| 1982-07-08 |  Germany | D3–3(n) | 98' | FIFA World Cup | Seville |
| 1982-07-04 |  Northern Ireland | W4–1(n) | 33' 80' | FIFA World Cup | Madrid |
Honours
7 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours7 | ||||
| UEFA European Championship | ×1 | 1984 | France | |
| French Division 1 | ×2 | 1983–84, 1984–85 | Bordeaux | |
| Artemio Franchi Trophy | ×1 | 1985 | France | |
| Coupe de France | ×1 | 1985–86 | Bordeaux | |
| Coupe du Trône | ×1 | 2003 | FAR Rabat | |
| Trophée des Champions | ×1 | 1998 | Paris Saint-Germain | |
| Individual honours14 | ||||
| Player of the year · 3 | ||||
| French Player of the Year | ×3 | 1982, 1983, 1987 | ||
| Teams of the season · 6 | ||||
| World XI | ×5 | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 | ||
| UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament | 1984 | |||
| More honours · 5 | ||||
| Onze Mondial | ×3 | 1982, 1983, 1984 | ||
| 7th French Player of the Century | ||||
| Onze d'Argent | 1982 | |||
| Orders & distinctions1 | ||||
| Knight of the Legion of Honour | 2006 | |||