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]
 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 | |||
Club career
editDuring 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
editGourcuff 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
editBecoming 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
editHis 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
editOrders
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.
