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Anselmini, Convicted in Fiorèse Kidnapping Case, Now Head Coach in Regional League

Sentenced to five years in prison in 2016 for orchestrating the abduction of former professional footballer Fabrice Fiorèse in 2012, Ghislain Anselmini has rebuilt a career in amateur football and now manages Sporting Club de Toulon.

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Anselmini, Convicted in Fiorèse Kidnapping Case, Now Head Coach in Regional League
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Ghislain Anselmini, convicted in 2016 for orchestrating the kidnapping of former professional footballer Fabrice Fiorèse, now coaches Sporting Club de Toulon. It was Fiorèse himself who brought the case back into the spotlight by recounting the abduction he suffered in 2012.

The two men were teammates at Guingamp between 1998 and 2000. Tried by the Savoie assize court, Anselmini received a five-year prison sentence for criminal conspiracy. Taking into account his time in provisional detention, he actually spent only around two years in prison.

His reintegration into football was swift. Upon his release, he became involved with the Rhône District in youth development and technical coaching. From 2017 to 2019, he coached the U17 national team at AS Saint-Priest, before joining Lyon-Duchère as an assistant to Laurent Roussey, then taking charge of CS Neuville-sur-Saône.

In the 2024-2025 season, Anselmini joined Sporting Club de Toulon as assistant coach, before becoming head coach from February 2026 onwards. In December 2019, he told Le Parisien that his time in prison had deeply affected him and that he would carry this experience with him for life.

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