Coaching Career
At the end of his first team playing career, Pouliquen joined the coaching staff under manager Jacky Duguépéroux at Strasbourg, though he continued to play occasionally for the reserve team. In December 1997 he took over as reserve team coach, a post he held until his appointment as first team manager in November 2000. His tenure lasted only until the end of the 2000–01 season, in which Strasbourg won the Coupe de France but were relegated to Ligue 2.
Pouliquen took over as manager of Lorient in January 2002, leading them to their first final of the Coupe de la Ligue as well as their first major trophy in the 2002 Coupe de France. When he joined, the club were in the relegation positions, and he was unable at any stage to lift them out of the bottom three places, so for the second consecutive season he combined the cup win with relegation from the top flight. The following season Lorient made their first ever appearance in European competition, entering at the first round stage of the UEFA Cup 2002–03 only to lose on the away goals rule to Denizlispor. At the end of the 2002–03 season Lorient narrowly failed to win promotion back to Ligue 1, and Pouliquen was replaced by Christian Gourcuff.
In June 2004 Pouliquen took over as manager of Guingamp, newly relegated to Ligue 2. Though the club had expected immediate promotion, and were disappointed with 7th place in the 2004–05 season, an excellent home record gave the manager a period of grace, but a poor start to the 2005–06 season provoked his dismissal in September 2005.
He then had a spell as manager of Grenoble in the 2006–07 season before joining FC Metz in December 2007 with the club bottom of Ligue 1. He was replaced by Joël Müller at the end of 2009/10 season. In September 2010, he came back to Grenoble Foot 38.
Nov. 2000-2001 : RC Strasbourg France
Janv. 2002-2004 : FC Lorient France
2004-2005 : EA Guingamp France
2006-2007 : Grenoble France
Janv. 2008-Avril 2010 : Metz France
Sept. 2010-Juil. 2011 : Grenoble Foot 38 France
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