Christian Gourcuff

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Christian Gourcuff
Gourcuff as manager of Rennes in 2016
Personal information
Full name Christian Jean Gourcuff[1]
Date of birth (1955-04-05) 5 April 1955 (age 68)
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
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Lorient France 1 July 1982 1 July 1986 125 64 26 35 051.20
Le Mans France 1 July 1986 1 January 1989 83 37 21 25 044.58
Pont-L'Abbé France 1 September 1989 1 July 1991 52 15 12 25 028.85
Lorient France 1 July 1991 1 July 2001 404 166 109 129 041.09
Rennes France 1 July 2001 1 July 2002 44 17 8 19 038.64
Al-Ittihad Qatar 1 July 2002 30 June 2003 21 9 9 3 042.86
Lorient France 1 July 2003 25 May 2014 465 168 138 159 036.13
Algeria Algeria 1 August 2014 3 April 2016 21 13 3 5 061.90
Rennes France 17 May 2016 8 November 2017 55 19 17 19 034.55
Al-Gharafa Qatar 19 May 2018 3 June 2019 33 13 8 12 039.39
Nantes France 8 August 2019 8 December 2020 44 16 7 21 036.36
Total 1,347 537 358 452 039.87

Honours[edit]

Orders

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ GOURCUFF: «AU QATAR, ON JOUAIT DEVANT 30 PERSONNES» sofoot.com
  3. ^ "Christian Gourcuff - Footmercato.net". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert.
  4. ^ "Christian Gourcuff soccer statistics on StatsCrew.com".
  5. ^ Bervas, Loïc (2013). Christian Gourcuff : un autre regard sur le football [Christian Gourcuff: another look on football] (in French). Liv'éditions. ISBN 978-2844972637.
  6. ^ "Christian Gourcuff a signé son contrat avec la FAF" (in French). DZfoot. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Algeria renew Christian Gourcuff's contract". BBC Sport. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  8. ^ "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.