[2] He was axed on 27 December that year, the first managerial casualty of the season, despite being in sixth place and two points off second; he was replaced by Guy Lacombe.

[3] Fournier returned to football on 5 October 2007, taking over Nîmes Olympique until the end of the Championnat National season with a two-year extension if they achieved promotion to Ligue 2.

[7] Fournier returned to Ligue 1 in June 2011, taking over at Auxerre after Jean Fernandez headed to Nancy.

[9] In June 2013, Fournier was back in Paris on a two-year deal with the aim of getting Red Star into Ligue 2.

[11] Fournier rejoined Créteil in June 2016, again tasked with taking the relegated Béliers back to the second tier.