Christian Coste

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Christian Coste (born 23 February 1949 in Saint-Christol, Hérault) is a former French professional footballer who played as a striker. His senior career began at FC Sète (1971–1973). He then spent four seasons with Lille OSC (1973–1977), making 98 appearances and scoring 48 goals. He moved to Stade de Reims for the 1977–78 season, with 32 appearances and 13 goals, and then played for Stade Lavallois from 1978 to 1980 (22 appearances, 4 goals). He finished his playing career at Thonon (1980–1982).

Internationally, Coste earned five caps for France between 1974 and 1975, scoring two goals.

After retiring as a player, he became a football manager. His coaching career included CS Chênois (1982–1984), FC Meyrin (1984–1985), Paris Saint-Germain (1985), FC Meyrin again (1988–1989), FC Annecy (1992–1993), and work with Gabon’s national teams starting in 2000, including the Gabon women's team.