Place of birth Valreas, France 1988–1990 ASOA Valence Position Defender Years Team Height 1.8 m | Number – Role Footballer Playing position Name Lilian Martin | |
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Date of birth (1971-05-28) 28 May 1971 (age 44) | ||
Lilian Martin (born 28 May 1971 in Valréas) is a retired French footballer who played primarily as a right back, but also at the left side. He was a regular set-piece taker.
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Club career
Martin started his career at ASOA Valence. After two seasons in the Championnat National club, he joined AS Nancy. After scoring 9 goals in his first season with the club, his second year had less success after the team was relegated to the French Division 2. He moved to Dijon FCO in the following season and was transferred to USL Dunkerque in 1993.
After three season with the French Division 2 club, he joined AS Monaco. He played 26 league matches in his first season of the match, mostly as a starter, and won the 1996–97 French Division 1 as well as reaching the 1996–97 UEFA Cup semifinals in which he played the second leg against Internazionale. Martin had his opportunities limited in the next season due to a groin injury, but started in both 1997-98 UEFA Champions League semifinal matches against Juventus when the club was knocked out of the competition. He had only 10 league appearances in the 1998-99 season and joined Marseille after the season.
Martin started a single league match for OM in December 1999, also featuring a substitute later in the season. After no appearances in the beginning of the 2000-01 season, he moved to Derby County on a free transfer until the end of the season. He played 9 league matches and was released after the season.
He joined Hibernian early in 2002 in a two-year contract after an invite from Franck Sauzée, recently appointed as player-manager. However, Sauzée was fired less than 3 months after in charge and Martin could not communicate with new manager Bobby Williamson, which led him to leave the club and return to France. After six months, he played for amateur club JS Saint Jean Beaulieu before ending his career.
Management
Martin was appointed manager of Imperia, a club in the Italian Serie D. He was sacked after the club suffered financial problems and had to be sold. He also worked with AS Monaco youth sides.