 Passi withMarseille in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1966-03-28)28 March 1966 (age 58) | ||
| Place of birth | Bergerac, France | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Ittihad (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1982 | AS Béziers | ||
| 1982–1983 | Montpellier | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1986 | Montpellier | 87 | (1) |
| 1986–1988 | Marseille | 61 | (3) |
| 1988–1990 | Toulouse | 74 | (2) |
| 1990–1993 | Toulon | 84 | (3) |
| 1993–1994 | Monaco | 19 | (0) |
| 1994–1999 | Compostela | 179 | (6) |
| 1999–2001 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | (0) |
| Total | 542 | (15) | |
| International career | |||
| 1988 | France U21 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004 | Compostela (caretaker) | ||
| 2012–2016 | Marseille (assistant) | ||
| 2015 | Marseille (caretaker) | ||
| 2016 | Marseille (caretaker) | ||
| 2017 | Lille (interim) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Monaco (assistant) | ||
| 2019 | Monaco (caretaker) | ||
| 2020 | Chamois Niortais | ||
| 2020–2022 | Al-Rayyan (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2024 | Lyon (assistant) | ||
| 2024– | Al-Ittihad (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Franck Passi (born 28 March 1966) is a Frenchfootball coach and former player who is the assistant manager ofSaudi Pro League sideAl-Ittihad. He played as amidfielder.
Passi worked in a player recruitment role for one of his old clubs,Marseille, between 2007 and 2010 before becoming Reserve Team Coach at the club in May 2010. In 2012, he was promoted again, this time as assistant coach toElie Baup. After the departure of Baup in December 2013, Passi continued his duties as assistant coach underJosé Anigo, as well as under Argentine coachMarcelo Bielsa.
In August 2015, after Bielsa left following defeat in the opening game of the season, Passi was appointed caretaker boss.[1] In the one game of his tenure, hisLigue 1 debut away toReims, the team lost 1–0.[2]
On 19 April 2016, Bielsa's successorMíchel was sacked on the day before theCoupe de France semi-final againstSochaux, and Passi took temporary charge for the second time in the season.[3] He won the game 1–0 throughFlorian Thauvin's goal.[4] In the2016 Coupe de France Final, the team lost 4–2 toLe Classique rivalsParis Saint-Germain. Passi saved Marseille from relegation and led the club for exactly six months until October 2016, whenRudi Garcia was hired as Míchel's replacement following the club's takeover byFrank McCourt.[5]
In February 2017, Passi was named caretaker boss of fourth-from-bottomLille, to pave the way for Bielsa's arrival in the summer.[6] On 24 January 2019, Passi was named caretaker coach ofMonaco, following the suspension ofThierry Henry.[7] He oversaw the team for just one match, a 2–0 defeat toDijon, beforeLeonardo Jardim was installed as permanent coach.[8]
In January 2020, Passi was appointed as manager ofLigue 2 clubChamois Niortais until the end of the season following the departure ofPascal Plancque.[9] He left at the end of the season, saying that he was preparing to be an assistant atLaurent Blanc's new project.[10] In December 2020, he became Blanc's assistant manager atAl-Rayyan.[citation needed]
Passi comes from a family of footballers. His father, Camille Passi, was a Congolese footballer, and coach in his later career.[11] His son,Bryan Passi, is a professional footballer who also played for Montpellier.[12] His brother,Gérald Passi, was also a professional footballer who played for theFrance national football team.[13]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Compostela (caretaker)[14] | Spain | 6 January 2004 | 12 January 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 | |
| Marseille (caretaker) | France | 10 August 2015 | 18 August 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 | |
| Marseille (caretaker) | France | 19 April 2016 | 19 October 2016 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 040.00 | |
| Lille (interim) | France | 14 February 2017 | 24 May 2017 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 046.67 | |
| Monaco (caretaker) | France | 24 January 2019 | 27 January 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 39 | +0 | 039.39 | ||||
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