Former captain and star scorer of Olympique Lyonnais, club of which he is the current recruiter, Alain Caveglia is to be tried on February 28 for domestic violence. The hearing will be held before the Caen Criminal Court since the alleged facts were allegedly committed in the town of Eterville in June 2021, a period during which “Cavegol” held the position of sports director of Stade Malherbe.
The ex-footballer will have to respond to “repeated death threats”, reveals the site Actu.fr. He is also being prosecuted for “violence (without incapacity) by a person who is or has been a spouse, partner or partner related to the victim”.
Alain Caveglia, born in the Lyon suburbs in 1968, began his professional career in Gueugnon, before joining Sochaux then Le Havre. Recruited by OL in 1996, he shook the net 63 times in the Lyon jersey before leaving for Nantes in 2000.
In August 2011, he joined Stade Malherbe Caen as sports director. A position he held for eight years. Finally, in December 2021, he signed his return to OL to become its recruiter.