Guy Stéphan
.jpeg) Stéphan in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Guy Stéphan | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Ploumilliau, France | ||
| Position(s) | Manager | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | France (assistant) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1980 | Guingamp | 95 | (31) |
| 1980–1981 | Rennes | 22 | (2) |
| 1981–1983 | Le Havre | 51 | (10) |
| 1983–1985 | Orléans | 61 | (9) |
| 1985–1987 | Caen | 35 | (6) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1986–1987 | Caen (Reserve) | ||
| 1987–1988 | Montceau | ||
| 1988–1992 | Annecy | ||
| 1992–1995 | Lyon (assistant) | ||
| 1995–1996 | Lyon | ||
| 1997–1998 | Bordeaux | ||
| 1998–2000 | France U17 | ||
| 2000–2002 | France (assistant) | ||
| 2002–2005 | Senegal | ||
| 2009–2012 | Marseille (assistant) | ||
| 2012– | France (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Guy Stéphan (born 17 October 1956) is a football manager, currently an assistant coach of the French national team.
Playing career
He played as offensive midfielder. He is trained in the Perros-Guirec club. In 1976, he was detected by EA Guingamp, a D3 club where he began a promising career at age 19. The club climbed in D2 in 1977. In 1980 he signed in Rennes, still in D2, while leading head-on and successful studies of physical education teacher (which is worth new selections in France university team).
After two years at Le Havre AC and US Orléans, he joined in 1985 the SM Caen, which aimed the rise in Division 1. A year later, a car accident put an early end to his career, at 29.
Coaching career
Guy Stéphan immediately decided to become a coach. The SM Caen proposed to him to direct his reserve team in 1987-1988. He coached FC Montceau Bourgogne, in D2, in the 1988-1989 season, then Annecy FC. Guy Stéphan made his classes there until 1992, when Raymond Domenech, then coach of Olympique Lyon, called him as assistant coach. He stayed with Jean Tigana for two years, before taking the reins of the Lyon in 1995.
His career then leads him to Bordeaux. For four and a half years, while training French coaches, he coached the 17-year-old French team and the A 'team. He was assistant with Roger Lemerre and he won the UEFA Euro 2000 in Netherlands and 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup in Japan.
In october 2002, he signed a contract with Senegal after their impressive performance in 2002 FIFA World Cup [1]. He reached the quarter-final of 2004 African Cup of Nations hosted by Tunisia. But, he was relieved of his duties in June 2005 after only two defeats in official matches in 30 months. He later became assistant of Jean Tigana for a season and a half until June 2007 in Beşiktaş JK.
In May 2009, he was appointed assistant coach of Didier Deschamps at Olympique de Marseille. In July 2012, he was appointed assistant coach of the France team with Didier Deschamps [2], he reached the final of UEFA Euro 2016 hosted by France and won the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
References
- ^ "Guy Stéphan signed contract with Senegal". All Africa. 2 November 2002. Retrieved 2 November 2002.
- ^ "Guy Stéphan appointed as assistant of Deschamps". 10sport. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
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