Julien Stéphan

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Julien Stéphan
Julien Stéphan par Claude Truong-Ngoc juin 2021.jpg
Stéphan as Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace manager in 2021
Personal information
Full name Julien Stéphan
Date of birth (1980-09-18) 18 September 1980 (age 40)
Place of birth Rennes, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 Paris Saint-Germain B
2001–2002 Toulouse
2002–2003 RC Paris
2003–2005 Stade Briochin
2005–2008 Drouais
Teams managed
2015–2018 Rennes B
2018–2021 Rennes
2021– Strasbourg
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Julien Stéphan (born 18 September 1980) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently set to become the manager of Ligue 1 side Strasbourg.

Managerial career[]

Stéphan immediately decided to become a manager after his short playing career.

On 3 December 2018, Sabri Lamouchi was sacked as manager of Rennes due to poor results. While initially given a role as interim manager, Stéphan was given the permanent role nine days later after a string of victories including against Astana in the UEFA Europa League, qualifying Rennes for their first ever European knockout round.[1] After dispatching Real Betis, the club lost 4–3 on aggregate to Arsenal in the last 16.[2]

Stéphan led Rennes to their first trophy in 48 years on 27 April 2019 in the Coupe de France, beating Paris Saint-Germain 6–5 in a penalty shoot-out in the final after drawing 2–2.[3] He faced the same opponents on 3 August in the 2019 Trophée des Champions, a 2–1 loss.[4][5]

In 2019–20, Stéphan's Rennes team finished in 3rd when the season was curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic, therefore qualifying for the first time to the UEFA Champions League.[6] He resigned on 1 March 2021, after four straight defeats and seven games without a win.[7]

Personal life[]

Stéphan is the son of France national team assistant manager Guy Stéphan and the brother of Guillaume Stéphan, also a former footballer.[8]

Managerial statistics[]

As of 12 September 2021
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win % Ref.
Rennes B 1 July 2015 3 December 2018 97 43 28 26 142 109 +33 044.33
Rennes 3 December 2018 1 March 2021 110 46 28 36 157 130 +27 041.82 [9][10][11][12]
Strasbourg 1 July 2021 present 5 1 1 3 7 11 −4 020.00
Total 212 90 57 65 306 250 +56 042.45 —

Honours[]

Rennes

References[]

  1. ^ "Stade Rennais: Julien Stéphan confirmé comme entraîneur". L'Équipe (in French). 12 December 2018.
  2. ^ Smyth, Rob (14 March 2019). "Arsenal 3-0 Rennes (agg: 4-3): Europa League last 16, second leg – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Rennes 2 PSG 2 (6–5 on penalties)". BBC Sport. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Mbappé, Di Maria work their magic to gift PSG French Super Cup victory". France 24. Reuters. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  5. ^ Coiquil, Alexandre (3 August 2019). "Grâce à Mbappé et Di Maria, le PSG remporte le Trophée des champions". TF1 (in French). Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  6. ^ Carrier, Fanny (5 May 2020). "For Rennes coach, Champions League dream is not quite how he imagined it". Yahoo!. AFP. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  7. ^ Fortune, Gregory (1 March 2021). "Stade Rennais : Julien Stéphan, de la Ligue des champions à la démission" (in French). RTL. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Le Télégramme - CFA. STADE BRIOCHIN - GUINGAMP (B), SAMEDI (18 H) Stéphan et Stéphan : les enfants de la balle". Le Télégramme (in French). 14 November 2003. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  9. ^ "2018–19 Ligue 1". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  10. ^ "2018–19 Coupe de France". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  11. ^ "2018–19 Coupe de la Ligue". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  12. ^ "2018–19 Europa League Cup". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

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