List of Paris Saint-Germain F.C. managers
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Paris Saint-Germain Football Club have had 30 managers, of whom 16 have won at least one trophy.[1][2] Argentinian coach Mauricio Pochettino is the current manager.[3] The former PSG player and captain has been in charge since January 2021.[1][4] Pierre Phelipon, for his part, became the club's first manager ever in 1970. He was also the first of two player-managers in their history, the other being Jean-Michel Larqué.[5][6] In 1971, Phelipon guided the Parisians to Ligue 1 as well as winning their maiden trophy, the Ligue 2 title.[5] Former Serbian player Velibor Vasović was the first foreign manager to coach PSG in 1976.[1]
Georges Peyroche coached PSG during three years and seven months, being their longest-serving manager and, so far, the only one to hold the position for more than three seasons.[1][2] He led Paris to consecutive French Cup victories in 1982 and 1983, the club's first major titles. In 1986, Gérard Houllier became the first manager to make PSG champions of France. Artur Jorge claimed their second Ligue 1 title in 1994, winning one French Cup as well. The capital side had to wait 19 years for their third crown, clinched under Carlo Ancelotti in 2013. Laurent Blanc, Unai Emery and Thomas Tuchel have since added further league titles.[7] Ancelotti, Blanc (twice) and Emery are the only PSG managers to have won the Ligue 1 Manager of the Season award.[8]
Laurent Blanc is the club's most successful manager in terms of trophies won, with eleven. In his three campaigns on the bench, Paris won the league and league cup double once and the domestic quadruple twice, which translates into three Ligue 1 titles, two French Cups, three French League Cups and three French Super Cups. Next is Unai Emery with one domestic quadruple, one domestic cup double and another super cup, for a total of seven trophies.[7] Thomas Tuchel completes the podium, with six trophies. He clinched the domestic quadruple once in addition to separate league and super cup titles. Most notably, he steered PSG to their first UEFA Champions League final in 2020, narrowly losing to Bayern Munich.[2][9]
PSG legendary players Luis Fernández and Ricardo were also successful managers.[7] In fact, Fernández won five trophies during two separate spells at the Parc des Princes, being only behind Blanc, Emery and Tuchel. He led the Red and Blues to their two European titles, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1996 and the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 2001, as well as the domestic cup double and the French Super Cup in 1995.[10] He also holds the club record for most games managed, with 244.[7] Ricardo, who succeeded Fernández, lost two European finals, the 1996 UEFA Super Cup and the 1997 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, but guided PSG to the domestic cup double in 1998.[7][11]
Managers
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No. | Manager | From | To | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
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August 1970 | May 1972 | 74 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 112 | 97 | +15 | 40.54 |
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August 1972 | August 1975 | 131 | 65 | 33 | 33 | 265 | 180 | +85 | 49.62 |
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September 1975 | June 1976 | 41 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 66 | 58 | +8 | 36.59 |
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August 1976 | May 1977 | 73 | 31 | 14 | 28 | 128 | 120 | +8 | 42.47 |
November 1978 | October 1979 | ||||||||||
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May 1977 | June 1977 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 50.00 |
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August 1977 | August 1978 | 48 | 17 | 11 | 20 | 88 | 81 | +7 | 35.42 |
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August 1978 | November 1978 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 30.00 |
No Manager [D] | 4 November 1978 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 00.00 | ||
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October 1979 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 66.67 | |
9 | ![]() |
November 1979 | June 1983 | 211 | 100 | 46 | 65 | 350 | 273 | +77 | 47.39 |
April 1984 | March 1985 | ||||||||||
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July 1983 | March 1984 | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 44.74 |
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April 1985 | June 1985 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 37.50 |
12 | ![]() |
July 1985 | September 1987 | 123 | 55 | 34 | 34 | 146 | 107 | +39 | 44.72 |
February 1988 | June 1988 | ||||||||||
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October 1987 | December 1987 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 12.50 |
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July 1988 | May 1990 | 86 | 41 | 21 | 24 | 111 | 88 | +23 | 47.67 |
15 | ![]() |
July 1990 | May 1991 | 41 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 36.59 |
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July 1991 | May 1994 | 167 | 84 | 53 | 30 | 236 | 118 | +118 | 50.30 |
October 1998 | March 1999 | ||||||||||
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July 1994 | May 1996 | 244 | 125 | 61 | 58 | 361 | 209 | +152 | 51.23 |
December 2000 | May 2003 | ||||||||||
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August 1996 | May 1998 | 106 | 54 | 24 | 28 | 164 | 106 | +58 | 50.94 |
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July 1998 | October 1998 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 36.36 |
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March 1999 | December 2000 | 75 | 35 | 16 | 24 | 127 | 101 | +26 | 46.67 |
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August 2003 | February 2005 | 80 | 36 | 27 | 17 | 100 | 75 | +25 | 45.00 |
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February 2005 | December 2005 | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 47.22 |
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January 2006 | January 2007 | 54 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 70 | 57 | +13 | 33.33 |
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January 2007 | May 2009 | 132 | 62 | 30 | 40 | 167 | 127 | +40 | 46.97 |
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August 2009 | December 2011 | 134 | 61 | 39 | 34 | 205 | 138 | +67 | 45.52 |
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January 2012 | May 2013 | 77 | 49 | 19 | 9 | 153 | 64 | +89 | 63.64 |
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August 2013 | May 2016 | 173 | 126 | 31 | 16 | 391 | 126 | +265 | 72.83 |
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August 2016 | May 2018 | 114 | 87 | 15 | 12 | 312 | 92 | +220 | 76.32 |
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August 2018 | December 2020 | 127 | 95 | 13 | 19 | 337 | 103 | +234 | 74.80 |
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January 2021 | Present | 49 | 34 | 6 | 9 | 104 | 44 | +60 | 69.39 |
Honours
- As of the 2021 Coupe de France Final.[2]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Laurent_Blanc_2011.jpg/190px-Laurent_Blanc_2011.jpg)
Rank | Manager | L1 | L2 | CdF | CdL | TdC | UCL | UCWC | UEL | USC | UIC | FCWC | Total |
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3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |||||||
3 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
4 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
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1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
6 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | ||||||||||
7 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
8 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
9 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | ||||||||||
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1 | 1 | ||||||||||
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1 | 1 | ||||||||||
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1 | 1 | ||||||||||
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1 | 1 | ||||||||||
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1 | 1 | ||||||||||
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1 | 1 | ||||||||||
16 | ![]() |
1 | 1 |
Footnotes
- ^ Pierre Phelipon acted as player-manager during his first season in charge.[5]
- ^ Former Serbian player Velibor Vasović was the first foreign manager to coach PSG.[1]
- ^ Jean-Michel Larqué acted as player-manager during his entire tenure.[6]
- ^ On November 4, 1978, Paris Saint-Germain visited Monaco for a league match of the 1978–79 season. Pierre Alonzo had surprisingly resigned and his replacement, Velibor Vasović, had not yet arrived. Hence, club president Francis Borelli named the starting lineup that day. This is the only time that PSG have played an official game without a manager on the bench. Monaco won the match (2–1).[2][12]
- ^ Gérard Houllier was sacked during the first half of the 1987–88 season. Houllier returned in February 1988 for the second half. He left the club in June 1988 following the end of the campaign.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Mauricio Pochettino 30e entraîneur du Paris Saint-Germain". PSG.FR. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Listes des saisons". Histoire du PSG. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Mauricio Pochettino devient l'entraîneur du Paris Saint-Germain". PSG.FR. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Mauricio Pochettino, de retour à Paris !". PSG.FR. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "Interview de Pierre Phelipon". PSG70. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Jean-Michel Larqué entraîneur-joueur au PSG - L'interview". France Bleu. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Thomas Tuchel, le nouvel homme fort du PSG !". Histoire du PSG. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Le Palmarès du PSG". Histoire du PSG. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ "Départ de Thomas Tuchel du Paris Saint-Germain". PSG.FR. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "PSG director pissed off with Ronaldinho". Onefootball. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Youngest UEFA club competition-winning coaches". UEFA.com. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Quand le PSG affrontait Monaco sans entraîneur". PSG Canal Supporters. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
External links
- Official websites