title: Alain Gay-Hardy
text: # Alain Gay-Hardy
  
  Alain Gay-Hardy (born 23 December 1949) is a French former football player and manager.
  
  ## Playing career
  
  A midfielder, Gay-Hardy started his career with French third tier side Quevilly-Rouen, helping them reach the semi-finals of the 1967–68 Coupe de France. In 195
  
  ## Managerial career
  
  In 1981, Gay-Hardy was appointed manager of AC Avignon in the French third tier, where he suffered relegation to the French fourth tier. In 1985, he was appointed manager of French sixth tier club Carpentras, helping them earn promotion to the French fifth tier. In 2008, Gay-Hardy was appointed manager of Liberia in the Costa Rican top flight, helping them win their only league title.
  
  