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 as Montpellier manager in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 October 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Mostaganem, French Algeria | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1975 | Béziers | 62 | (0) |
| 1975–1980 | Marseille | 165 | (1) |
| 1980–1982 | Bordeaux | 85 | (2) |
| 1982–1984 | Cannes | 59 | (1) |
| Total | 371 | (4) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1985–1990 | Cannes | ||
| 1990 | Nice | ||
| 1992 | Marseille | ||
| 1993–1994 | Al-Nassr | ||
| 1994–1995 | Lille | ||
| 1995–1996 | Al-Nassr | ||
| 1996–1997 | Al-Shabab | ||
| 1997 | Al-Wahda | ||
| 1998 | Al-Nassr | ||
| 1998–1999 | Étoile du Sahel | ||
| 1999–2002 | Sochaux | ||
| 2002–2005 | Metz | ||
| 2005–2006 | Marseille | ||
| 2006–2011 | Auxerre | ||
| 2011–2013 | Nancy | ||
| 2013–2015 | Montpellier | ||
| 2015–2017 | Al-Khor | ||
| 2017 | Al-Gharafa | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Fernandez was born in Mostaganem, French Algeria. He competed for France at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[3]
Honours
editMarseille
References
edit- ^ a b "Jean Fernández". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ worldfootball.net profile
- ^ "Jean Fernandez Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 May 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
- ^ "Marseille 5-1 Deportivo (Aggregate: 5 - 3)". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 31 May 2006. Retrieved 14 June 2020.