Philippe Gimbert
Philippe Gimbert, born in Firminy on 20 March 1966, is a former French rugby union player and coach. He played as a prop.
He began his club career with Lyon and Clermont-Ferrand. He later played for Biarritz Olympique (1988/89–1989/90), CA Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde (1990/91–1995/96), US Dax (1996/97), Stade Français (1997/98–1998/99), and Union Bordeaux-Bègles (1999/2000–2000/01), where he finished playing.
Gimbert won the French Championship with Bordeaux-Bègles in 1990/91 and with Stade Français in 1997/98.
Internationally, he earned 4 caps for France from 1991 to 1992 and scored no points. He was selected for the 1991 Rugby World Cup but did not play. He played in two matches of the 1992 Five Nations Championship.
After ending his playing career, he coached Bordeaux-Bègles for two seasons, 2001/02 to 2002/03, but could not prevent relegation to Pro D2 and left soon after.
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