Éric Sékou Chelle (born 11 November 1977) is a professional football manager and a former player who played as a centre-back. He is the manager of Mali. Born in Ivory Coast, he made five appearances for the Mali national team.
 Chelle with Lens in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Éric Sékou Chelle | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Mali (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2003 | Martigues | 74 | (0) |
| 2003–2008 | Valenciennes | 142 | (10) |
| 2008–2011 | Lens | 82 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Istres | 60 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Chamois Niortais | 17 | (0) |
| Total | 375 | (11) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Mali | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2016 | GS Consolat (assistant manager) | ||
| 2016–2017 | GS Consolat | ||
| 2017–2021 | FC Martigues | ||
| 2021 | Boulogne | ||
| 2022– | Mali | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
Chelle holds French nationality and spent his whole career in France, appearing for Martigues, Valenciennes, Lens, Istres, and Chamois Niortais. At international level, he represented Mali.
Coaching career edit
In May 2021 was appointed head coach of US Boulogne.[1] He was dismissed by Boulogne on 11 December 2021, after the club gained three points in preceding ten games.[2]
In 2022, Chelle was appointed manager of Mali.[3]
Managerial statistics edit
- As of 26 March 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| GS Consolat | 17 September 2016 | 30 June 2017 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 53.33 |
| FC Martigues | 1 November 2017 | 10 May 2021 | 80 | 35 | 24 | 21 | 43.75 |
| Boulogne | 21 May 2021 | 11 December 2021 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12.50 |
| Mali | 6 May 2022 | present | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 70.00 |
| Total | 146 | 67 | 39 | 40 | 45.89 | ||
References edit
- ^ "National. Eric Chelle nommé entraîneur de l'US Boulogne Côte d'Opale" (in French). footamateur.fr. 21 May 2021.
- ^ "DÉPART D'ÉRIC CHELLE" (Press release) (in French). Boulogne. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "Eric Chelle: New Mali coach ready for challenge". BBC Sport. 9 May 2022.
External links edit
- Éric Chelle at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Éric Chelle – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Éric Chelle coach profile at National-Football-Teams.com
- Éric Chelle coach profile at Soccerway
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