René Girard (born 4 April 1954) is a French football manager and former player.

[1] Girard won seven caps, scoring one goal for France and was a member of the squad that finished fourth at the 1982 World Cup.

At club level, while playing for Bordeaux, Girard won three Ligue 1 titles – in 1983–84, 1984–85 and 1986–87, as well as two Coupes de France, over Marseille in the 1986 and 1987 editions.

[citation needed] Girard managed Nîmes, Strasbourg, Pau FC and multiple France youth teams.

[citation needed] On 3 June 2009, he became the new head coach of Montpellier HSC, replacing Rolland Courbis.