Pablo Correa
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pablo Alejandro Correa Velázquez | ||
Date of birth | March 14, 1967 | ||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Auxerre (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1979–1986 | Nacional | ||
1986–1988 | Rentistas | ||
1988–1990 | Peñarol | ||
1990–1991 | Rentistas | ||
1991–1993 | Defensor Sporting | ||
1993–1994 | San Lorenzo | 3 | (0) |
1994–1995 | Montevideo Wanderers | ||
1995–2000 | Nancy | 119 | (28) |
Managerial career | |||
2002–2011 | Nancy | ||
2012 | Évian Thonon Gaillard | ||
2013–2017 | Nancy | ||
2017– | Auxerre | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Pablo Alejandro Correa Velázquez (born March 14, 1967) is an Uruguayan former footballer and currently manager of AJ Auxerre.
Club career
Correa started his footballing career as a player in Uruguay, where he played for Nacional, Rentistas, Peñarol and Defensor Sporting.
In 1993, he joined San Lorenzo de Almagro in Argentina, but returned to Uruguay after only 3 games with the club, to join Montevideo Wanderers.
In 1995 Correa moved to France, where he played the remainder of his career in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 for AS Nancy,[1] Correa himself, played up front with Tony Cascarino and became a hit with the fans.
Managerial career
After his retirement he joined the coaching staff at the club and was appointed as the club manager in 2002.
In 2004, Correa got Nancy promoted into Le Championnat after six years in Ligue 2. In 2005, Correa guided Nancy to the Coupe de la Ligue final against Nice. Nancy came back from behind to win 2–1, giving them a place in the 2006/07 UEFA Cup. Better still, Nancy finished 12th in Ligue 1 and they had survived in style beating AS St-Étienne 2–0 and hammering Rennes 6–0.
On 25 May 2011, Correa announced he would terminate his contract after the end of the season. He headed Nancy as manager for nine consecutive years since 2002.
On 2 January 2012, Correa was named as new coach of Ligue 1 side Évian Thonon Gaillard F.C., replacing Bernard Casoni.[2]
Following a poor start to the 2012–13 season he was sacked on 3 September 2012 and replaced by Pascal Dupraz.[3]
He returned to AS Nancy in October 2013 replacing Patrick Gabriel.[4] Following a relegation from Ligue 1 and a poor start to the 2017-18 season he was sacked in AUgust 2017.[5]
On 21 December he was named new manager of AJ Auxerre.[6]
References
- ^ Pablo Correa – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- ^ Mira, Luis. "Evian appoint Pablo Correa as coach". Goal.com. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ "Correa sacked by Evian". fifa.com. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ "Pablo Correa de retour à Nancy!" (in French). Le Figaro. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ "Correa n'est plus l'entraîneur de Nancy". Le Figaro. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Pablo Correa, nouvel entraîneur d'Auxerre (officiel)". Le Figaro. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- 1967 births
- Living people
- Uruguayan footballers
- Uruguayan expatriate footballers
- Uruguayan football managers
- Club Nacional de Football players
- Peñarol players
- Defensor Sporting Club players
- Montevideo Wanderers F.C. players
- San Lorenzo footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate footballers in France
- AS Nancy players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- AS Nancy managers
- Thonon Évian Savoie F. C. managers
- Ligue 1 managers
- Association footballers not categorized by position