French footballer and manager (born 1980)
Cédric Hengbart (born 13 July 1980) is a French professional football manager and former player. He is assistant coach at Ligue 2 club Caen. In his playing days, he was a defender.[2]
Playing career
Ajaccio
On 31 May 2013, AC Ajaccio announced the signing of Hengbart on a two-year contract.[3]
Kerala Blasters
On 21 August 2014, Hengbart was drafted by Indian Super League side Kerala Blasters.[4]
Hengbart was instrumental in Kerala Blasters FC reaching the Hero ISL 2014 finals and also notched up an assist en route. Hengbart registered the second best passing accuracy (88.19%) in ISL 2014 (*Minimum 4 matches), having completed 381 passes.[5]
NorthEast United
The following season, he signed for NorthEast United FC.[6]
Kerala Blasters
Again in August 2016, Hengbart returned to Kerala Blasters. On 17 October 2016, he scored his first goal for Kerala Blasters, the only goal in a 1–1 draw, playing away against Pune City.
He wore the armband when marquee player Aaron Hughes went for his international duty or was injured.[7]
Managerial career
On 23 March 2021, Hengbart was promoted to assistant coach of Caen following the dismissal of Pascal Dupraz and appointment of Fabrice Vandeputte as head coach.[8]
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