 Le Roy in Cairo, in 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1948-02-06)6 February 1948 (age 77) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bois-Normand-près-Lyre, France- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1968–1970 | Rouen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970–1973 | Ajaccio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1977 | Avignon Foot 84 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1980 | Laval | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1981 | Amiens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1983 | Amiens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1985 | Grenoble | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985 | Al-Shabab | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1988 | Cameroon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1992 | Senegal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Cameroon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Strasbourg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Shanghai Cosco | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Cambridge United | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | DR Congo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Ghana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Oman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Syria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | DR Congo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Congo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2021 | Togo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Claude Le Roy (French pronunciation:[klodləʁwa]; born 6 February 1948) is a Frenchfootball manager and former player, who gained prominence at international level as coach to theCameroon,Senegal andGhana national teams.[1]
Le Roy has had a varied managerial career, starting out at the small French clubAmiens SC, after taking over as manager when his playing days ended. His achievements in leading theCameroon national team to be runners-up in the1986 African Cup of Nations, and then champions in the1988 competition, are often cited as his greatest managerial accomplishments.[2] He then took charge ofSenegal[3] when they reached the quarterfinals at the1992 African Cup of Nations, and returned to Cameroon to lead them during theWorld Cup in 1998. In between, he also coachedMalaysia national team from 1994 to 1995.
After undertaking the role of football adviser atA.C. Milan in 1996, Le Roy had a spell asDirector of Football atParis Saint-Germain in the1997–98 season. Le Roy became manager ofCambridge United for a short spell in 2004, although he only ever signed a "moral contract",[4] and now claims he was only ever assisting his protégéHervé Renard: "I was just helping out a friend [then-manager Hervé Renard], but we saved that club".[2] Following his departure from Cambridge, Le Roy was appointed as the head coach of theDR Congo. In September 2006, Le Roy was named by theGhana Football Association as coach of theGhana national team.[5]
In February 2008, Le Roy led Ghana to 14th position in theFIFA World Rankings, their highest position ever, but quit the post in May 2008.[6]
He started coaching theOman national team in July 2008. Oman desperately needed a solid coach after disappointingGulf Cup andAsian Cup performances, and in January 2009, Le Roy led them to victory in the19th Arabian Gulf Cup held inMuscat. During the competition, Le Roy extended his deal with Oman for a further four years.
He became the new coach of theSyria national team in March 2011,[7] but resigned in May of the same year.
On 5 December 2013, he became the new coach of theCongo national team.[8] On 17 November 2015, Le Roy resigned after leading the team to the qualifying round of theWorld Cup in 2018.[9]
On 6 April 2016, Le Roy was named as the new coach of theTogo national team, replacingTom Saintfiet.[10] He resigned on 12 April 2021 having failed to lead the side to the African Cup of Nations.
On 24 August 2018, Liberian presidentGeorge Weah decoratedArsène Wenger and Le Roy with the insignia ofKnight Grand Commander of the Humane Order of African Redemption.[11]
Cameroon
Oman
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