Julien Stéphan
![]() Stéphan as Rennes manager in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Julien Stéphan | ||
Date of birth | 18 September 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Rennes, France | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Rennes (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2001 | Paris Saint-Germain B | ||
2001–2002 | Toulouse | ||
2002–2003 | RC Paris | ||
2003–2005 | Stade Briochin | ||
2005–2008 | Drouais | ||
Managerial career | |||
2015–2018 | Rennes B | ||
2018– | Rennes | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Julien Stéphan (born 18 September 1980) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently in charge of Ligue 1 side Rennes.
Managerial career
Stéphan immediately decided to become a manager after his short playing career.
On 3 December 2018, Sabri Lamouchi was sacked as manager of Rennes due to poor results. While initially given a role as interim manager, Stéphan was given the permanent role nine days later after a string of victories including against Astana in the UEFA Europa League, qualifying Rennes for their first ever European knockout round.[1]
Stéphan led Rennes to their first trophy in 48 years on 27 April 2019 in the Coupe de France, beating Paris Saint-Germain 6–5 in a penalty shoot-out in the final after drawing 2–2.[2] Rennes again faced Paris Saint-Germain on 3 August 2019 in the Trophée des Champions, but Stéphan failed to repeat their cup achievement as Rennes lost 2–1.[3][4]
In 2019–20, Stéphan's Rennes team finished in 3rd when the season was curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic, therefore qualifying for the first time to the UEFA Champions League.[5]
Personal life
Stéphan is the son of France national team assistant manager Guy Stéphan and the brother of Guillaume Stéphan, also a former footballer.[6]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 3 February 2021
Team | From | To | Record | ||||||||
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P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Ref. | |||
Rennes B | 1 July 2015 | 3 December 2018 | 97 | 43 | 28 | 26 | 142 | 109 | +33 | 44.33 | |
Rennes | 3 December 2018 | Present | 105 | 46 | 27 | 32 | 154 | 122 | +32 | 43.81 | [7][8][9][10] |
Total | 202 | 89 | 55 | 58 | 296 | 231 | +65 | 44.06 | — |
Honours
Rennes
- Coupe de France: 2018–19[2]
- Trophée des Champions runner-up: 2019[3][4]
References
- ^ "Stade Rennais: Julien Stéphan confirmé comme entraîneur". L'Équipe (in French). 12 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Rennes 2 PSG 2 (6–5 on penalties)". BBC Sport. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Mbappé, Di Maria work their magic to gift PSG French Super Cup victory". France 24. Reuters. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ a b Coiquil, Alexandre (3 August 2019). "Grâce à Mbappé et Di Maria, le PSG remporte le Trophée des champions". TF1 (in French). Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ Carrier, Fanny (5 May 2020). "For Rennes coach, Champions League dream is not quite how he imagined it". Yahoo!. AFP. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Le Télégramme - CFA. STADE BRIOCHIN - GUINGAMP (B), SAMEDI (18 H) Stéphan et Stéphan : les enfants de la balle". Le Télégramme (in French). 14 November 2003. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "2018–19 Ligue 1". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "2018–19 Coupe de France". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "2018–19 Coupe de la Ligue". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "2018–19 Europa League Cup". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
External links
- Julien Stéphan at FootballDatabase.eu
- French football midfielder stubs
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Rennes
- French footballers
- French football managers
- Toulouse FC players
- Racing Club de France Football players
- Stade Briochin players
- FC Drouais players
- Stade Rennais F.C. managers
- Association football midfielders
- Sportspeople from Ille-et-Vilaine
- Footballers from Brittany
- Ligue 1 managers