Jean Fernandez

Jean Fernandez
Personal information
Full name	Jean Fernandez
Date of birth	8 October 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth	Mostaganem, French Algeria
Senior career*
Years	Team
1972–1975	Béziers
1975–1980	Marseille
1980–1982	Bordeaux
1982–1984	Cannes
Total
Managerial career
1985–1990	Cannes
1990	Nice
1992	Marseille
1993–1994	Al-Nassr
1994–1995	Lille
1995–1996	Al-Nassr
1996–1997	Al-Shabab
1997	Al-Wahda
1998	Al-Nassr
1998–1999	ES Sahel
1999–2002	Sochaux
2002–2005	Metz
2005–2006	Marseille
2006–2011	Auxerre
2011–2013	Nancy
2013–2015	Montpellier
2015–2017	Al-Khor SC
2017	Al-Gharafa
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jean Fernandez (born 8 October 1954)^[1] is a football manager, who is currently the manager of Qatari side Al-Khor. He has previously managed FC Metz and Marseille, where French national team star Franck Ribéry saw him as a mentor. He managed AJ Auxerre for five years, and was named as France's manager of the year in the 2009/10 season after guiding Auxerre into the UEFA Champions League. He managed Nancy for the 2011 season and half of the 2012 season. Jean Fernandez resigned from his position with Nancy before the end of the 2013 season on 10 January 2013. He became the new Montpellier manager on July 1, 2013, but departed on 5 December that year after a run of seven games without a win.

Fernandez was born in Mostaganem, French Algeria. He competed for France at the 1976 Summer Olympics.^[2]

References

^ worldfootball.net profile
^ "Jean Fernandez Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 May 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[1] worldfootball.net profile

[2] "Jean Fernandez Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 May 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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