Jean Fernandez

Jean Fernandez
Fernandez as Montpellier manager in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1954-10-08) 8 October 1954 (age 71)
Place of birthMostaganem, French Algeria
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
PositionMidfielder[1]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1972–1975Béziers62(0)
1975–1980Marseille165(1)
1980–1982Bordeaux85(2)
1982–1984Cannes59(1)
Total371(4)
Managerial career
1985–1990Cannes
1990Nice
1992Marseille
1993–1994Al-Nassr
1994–1995Lille
1995–1996Al-Nassr
1996–1997Al-Shabab
1997Al-Wahda
1998Al-Nassr
1998–1999Étoile du Sahel
1999–2002Sochaux
2002–2005Metz
2005–2006Marseille
2006–2011Auxerre
2011–2013Nancy
2013–2015Montpellier
2015–2017Al-Khor
2017Al-Gharafa
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jean Fernandez (born 8 October 1954)[2] is a French professional football manager and former player. He has previously managed Metz and Marseille, where France national team star Franck Ribéry saw him as a mentor. He managed Auxerre for five years, and was named as France's manager of the year in the 2009–10 season after guiding Auxerre into the UEFA Champions League. He managed Nancy for the 2011 season and half of the 2012 season. Jean Fernandez resigned from his position with Nancy before the end of the 2013 season on 10 January 2013. He became the new Montpellier manager on 1 July 2013, but departed on 5 December that year after a run of seven games without a win.

Fernandez was born in Mostaganem, French Algeria. He competed for France at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[3]

Honours

Marseille

References

  1. ^ a b "Jean Fernández". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  2. ^ worldfootball.net profile
  3. ^ "Jean Fernandez Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 May 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
  4. ^ "Marseille 5-1 Deportivo (Aggregate: 5 - 3)". UEFA. Archived from the original on 31 May 2006. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
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