 Gourcuff as manager ofRennes in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Jean Gourcuff[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1955-04-05)5 April 1955 (age 70)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Hanvec,[2] Finistère, France | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1974 | Rennes | ||
| 1974–1978 | US Berné | ||
| 1978–1980 | Guingamp | 40 | (0) |
| 1980–1981 | Rouen | 28 | (0) |
| 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 | |||
Christian Jean Gourcuff (born 5 April 1955) is a French former professionalfootball player and manager. He spent a majority of his managerial career atLorient, where he was the head coach for 25 years across three different spells.[3]
During his playing career, Gourcuff played forRennais, US Berné,Guingamp,Rouen,La Chaux-de-Fonds,Lorient,Le Mans andMontreal Supra.[4][5]
Gourcuff played one match for theBrittany regional team in 1988. It was an indoor game against theUnited States, and the final score was 6–2 in favor of Brittany.[6]
Becoming a player-manager at the age of 27, Gourcuff coachedLorient,Le Mans, Pont-l'Abbé,Stade Rennais andAl-Ittihad.
On 4 August 2014, Gourcuff was officially unveiled as the new head coach of theAlgeria national team, taking over the vacant spot left by the departure ofVahid Halilhodžić.[7]On 3 February 2015, Gourcuff was given a new deal despite Algeria's quarter-final exit at the Africa Cup of Nations.[8]
In the 2018–19 season, Gourcuff was the head coach of Qatari clubAl-Gharafa.[9]
His son,Yoann,[10] is also a professional footballer who represented France at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Lorient | 1 July 1982 | 1 July 1986 | 125 | 64 | 26 | 35 | 051.20 |
| Le Mans | 1 July 1986 | 1 January 1989 | 83 | 37 | 21 | 25 | 044.58 |
| Pont-L'Abbé | 1 September 1989 | 1 July 1991 | 52 | 15 | 12 | 25 | 028.85 |
| Lorient | 1 July 1991 | 1 July 2001 | 404 | 166 | 109 | 129 | 041.09 |
| Rennes | 1 July 2001 | 1 July 2002 | 44 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 038.64 |
| Al-Ittihad | 1 July 2002 | 30 June 2003 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 042.86 |
| Lorient | 1 July 2003 | 25 May 2014 | 465 | 168 | 138 | 159 | 036.13 |
| Algeria | 1 August 2014 | 3 April 2016 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 061.90 |
| Rennes | 17 May 2016 | 8 November 2017 | 55 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 034.55 |
| Al-Gharafa | 19 May 2018 | 3 June 2019 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 039.39 |
| Nantes | 8 August 2019 | 8 December 2020 | 44 | 16 | 7 | 21 | 036.36 |
| Total | 1,347 | 537 | 358 | 452 | 039.87 | ||
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