Laurent Strzelczak (born 19 February 1971) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a defender.[2] He was most recently an assistant coach at Championnat National club Orléans.[3] Across his playing career, he made over 360 senior appearances.[4]

Laurent Strzelczak
Strzelczak with Orléans in May 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-02-19) 19 February 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Bondy, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1996 Laval 145 (5)
1996–1998 Toulouse 46 (2)
1998–2000 Nîmes 67 (1)
2000–2002 Amiens 67 (4)
2002–2003 Wasquehal 21 (0)
2003–2005 Bayonne
Total 360+ (12+)
International career
France Military 3 (1)
Managerial career
2006–2007 Bayonne U18
2007–2008 Beauvais (assistant)
2011 Tarbes
2012–2014 Pau
2016–2021 Orléans (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Post-playing career edit

Strzelczak retired from football in 2005. He was the head coach of Bayonne's under-18 side from July 2006 to June 2007, and an assistant coach at Beauvais from July 2007 to June 2008.[5] From July 2008 to June 2011, he worked as a scout for Athletic Bilbao.[5] In 2011, he was briefly the head coach of Tarbes before integrating the club's managerial staff for the 2011–12 season.[4]

From July 2012 to November 2014, Strzelczak was the head coach of Pau.[5] In 2016, he joined Orléans as an assistant coach. He worked with four different coaches across his spell at the club before leaving in 2021 following the expiration of his contract.[3]

Honours edit

Amiens

References edit

  1. ^ Laurent Strzelczak at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Laurent Strzelczak at Soccerway
  3. ^ a b "Départ de Laurent STRZELCZAK" [Departure of Laurent STRZELCZAK] (in French). US Orléans. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Laurent Strzelczak at FootballDatabase.eu
  5. ^ a b c "Laurent STRZELCZAK". TangoFoot (in French). Retrieved 5 December 2021.