Christian Gourcuff
 Gourcuff as manager of Rennes in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Jean Gourcuff[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Hanvec, Brittany, France | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1974 | Rennes | ||
| 1974–1978 | US Berné | ||
| 1978–1980 | Guingamp | ||
| 1980–1981 | Rouen | ||
| 1981–1982 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | ||
| 1982–1986 | Lorient | ||
| 1986–1989 | Le Mans | ||
| 1989 | Montreal Supra | 6 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1988 | Brittany | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1982–1986 | Lorient | ||
| 1986–1989 | Le Mans | ||
| 1989–1991 | Pont-L'Abbé | ||
| 1991–2001 | Lorient | ||
| 2001–2002 | Rennes | ||
| 2002–2003 | Al-Ittihad | ||
| 2003–2014 | Lorient | ||
| 2014–2016 | Algeria | ||
| 2016–2017 | Rennes | ||
| 2018–2019 | Al-Gharafa | ||
| 2019–2020 | Nantes | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Christian Jean Gourcuff (born 5 April 1955) is a French professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Ligue 1 club Nantes.[2]
Club career
[edit]During his playing career, Gourcuff played for Rennais, US Berné, Guingamp, Rouen, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Lorient, Le Mans and Montreal Supra.[3][4]
International career
[edit]Gourcuff played one match for the Brittany regional team in 1988. It was an indoor game against the United States, and the final score was 6–2 in favor of Brittany.[5]
Managerial career
[edit]Becoming a player-manager at the age of 27, Gourcuff coached Lorient, Le Mans, Pont-L'Abbé, Stade Rennais and Al-Ittihad.
On 4 August 2014, Gourcuff was officially unveiled as the new head coach of the Algeria national football team, taking over the vacant spot left by the departure of Vahid Halilhodžić.[6] On 3 February 2015, Gourcuff was given a new deal despite Algeria's quarter-final exit at the Africa Cup of Nations.[7]
Personal life
[edit]His son, Yoann,[8] is also a professional footballer who represented France at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Managerial statistics
[edit]- As of match played 6 December 2020
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Lorient | 
|
1 July 1982 | 1 July 1986 | 125 | 64 | 26 | 35 | 51.20 |
| Le Mans |
|
1 July 1986 | 1 January 1989 | 83 | 37 | 21 | 25 | 44.58 |
| Pont-L'Abbé |
|
1 September 1989 | 1 July 1991 | 52 | 15 | 12 | 25 | 28.85 |
| Lorient |
|
1 July 1991 | 1 July 2001 | 404 | 166 | 109 | 129 | 41.09 |
| Rennes |
|
1 July 2001 | 1 July 2002 | 44 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 38.64 |
| Al-Ittihad | 
|
1 July 2002 | 30 June 2003 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 42.86 |
| Lorient |
|
1 July 2003 | 25 May 2014 | 465 | 168 | 138 | 159 | 36.13 |
| Algeria | 
|
1 August 2014 | 3 April 2016 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 61.90 |
| Rennes |
|
17 May 2016 | 8 November 2017 | 55 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 34.55 |
| Al-Gharafa |
|
19 May 2018 | 3 June 2019 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 39.39 |
| Nantes |
|
8 August 2019 | 8 December 2020 | 44 | 16 | 7 | 21 | 36.36 |
| Total | 1,347 | 537 | 358 | 452 | 39.87 | |||
Honours
[edit]Orders
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Décret du 29 mars 2013 portant promotion et nomination" [Decree of 29 March 2013 on promotion and appointment]. Journal Officiel de la République Française (in French). 2013 (77): 5480. 31 March 2013. PREX1307219D. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ GOURCUFF: «AU QATAR, ON JOUAIT DEVANT 30 PERSONNES» sofoot.com
- ^ "Christian Gourcuff - Footmercato.net". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert.
- ^ "Christian Gourcuff soccer statistics on StatsCrew.com".
- ^ Bervas, Loïc (2013). Christian Gourcuff : un autre regard sur le football [Christian Gourcuff: another look on football] (in French). Liv'éditions. ISBN 978-2844972637.
- ^ "Christian Gourcuff a signé son contrat avec la FAF" (in French). DZfoot. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ^ "Algeria renew Christian Gourcuff's contract". BBC Sport. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Christian Gourcuff, au nom du père, le fils (Partie 1/4) - Toute l'Information du Football sur Clash Foot - Sport". Archived from the original on 15 December 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
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| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
- 1955 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Brest, France
- Men's association football midfielders
- French men's footballers
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Stade Rennais FC players
- En Avant Guingamp players
- FC Rouen players
- FC Lorient players
- Le Mans FC players
- Ligue 2 players
- French football managers
- Montreal Supra players
- FC Lorient managers
- Stade Rennais FC managers
- Le Mans FC managers
- Al-Gharafa SC managers
- FC Nantes managers
- Algeria national football team managers
- Ligue 1 managers
- Ligue 2 managers
- French expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
- Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992) players
- 2015 Africa Cup of Nations managers
- University of Western Brittany alumni
- French expatriate football managers
- French expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
- Expatriate football managers in Qatar
- French expatriate sportspeople in Algeria
- Expatriate football managers in Algeria
- Knights of the Legion of Honour
- Brittany men's international footballers
- 20th-century French sportsmen