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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1970-07-30)30 July 1970 (age 55)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Saint-Brieuc,[1] Côtes-d'Armor, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Sepahan (manager) | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –1994 | Laval | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1997 | Stade Rennais | 118 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–2000 | OL | 120 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2005 | Saint-Étienne | 142 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | →Sunderland (loan) | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Cannes | 49 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 437 | (38) | |||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Cannes | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Dijon | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Mali | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | TP Mazembe | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Wadi Degla | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Al-Nassr | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Phoenix Rising | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Al Ahly | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Raja CA | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Zamalek | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Al-Taawoun | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Zamalek | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Al-Ettifaq | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Umm Salal | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Sepahan | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Umm Salal | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Patrice Carteron (born 30 July 1970) is a French football manager and former player who is the head coach ofQatar Stars League clubUmm Salal. Some of his previous managerial posts include theMali national team,Dijon FCO,Al Ahly SC,Umm Salal,Al-Nassr andAl-Ettifaq. He played as adefender.
In 2007, Carteron took over as manager forAS Cannes, but was replaced byAlbert Emon in June 2009.
On 25 June 2009,Dijon FCO hired the former Cannes coach.[2] During his time with Dijon, he got the club promoted to the French top flight. On 24 May 2012, he parted company with Dijon, who had been relegated from the top divisionLigue 1.
on 12 July 2012, he was named as the head coach ofMali,[3] where he led the African nation to a FIFA rank as high as 21. Mali also finished third in theAfrican Cup of Nations during his tenure.
On 22 May 2013, he agreed to take charge of Congolese championsTP Mazembe, signing a two-year contract. Mazembe confirmed that Carteron would become their new head coach, while continuing his duties with Mali.[4] With Mazembe, Carteron led the club to two league titles and one African Champions League title.
On 7 January 2016, Carteron left TP Mazembe as his contract had run out.[5]
After leaving Mazembe, Carteron took over atWadi Degla SC in the 2016–17 season. The team won 20 of their 30 matches during Carteron's tenure.
In 2017, Carteron moved on toAl-Nassr, where he led the club to a third-place finish in theSaudi Professional League, thus qualifying for the Asian Champions League.
On 22 May 2017,United Soccer League clubPhoenix Rising announced Carteron would take over head coaching duties, and would join the club as early as the first week of June.[6]
On 12 June 2018, the nab teamAl Ahly officially announced the signing of Carteron to take the seat of the manager for two years.[7][8][9]
Following Al Ahly's loss at the2018 CAF Champions League Final and the team's knockout from theArab Club Champions Cup, he was sacked on 23 November 2018.[10]
Carteron was appointed coach of three timesCAF Confederation Cup winnerRaja CA on 30 January 2019. Two months later, he won the African Super Cup againstEspérence de Tunis, the second in Raja's history.[11]
On 3 December 2019, Carteron was revealed as the new manager ofEgyptian Premier League sideZamalek, succeedingMilutin Sredojević.[12]
He won theCAF Super Cup2020 against Espérence de Tunis, the fourth in Zamalek's history. After six days he won the2019–20 Egyptian Super Cup against Al Ahly, the fourth in Zamalek's history, winning two one-match trophies in a one-week span. On 13 June 2020, he renewed his contract with Zamalek for one more season until 2020–21.[13]
On 15 September 2020, Carteron announced his departure from the club putting an end to this spell in his managerial career.[14]
Prior to his resignation, Carteron claimed that his decision was due to personal reasons; however, the sudden resignation was both surprising and shocking to Zamalek's board and fans, a few days after a 1–0 win overEl Entag El Harby, since the club had only one month before their semi-final matches againstRaja CA in the2019–20 CAF Champions League.[15] Hence, the club's presidentMortada Mansour offered him either to improve his contract to match any counter offer, or to stay until Zamalek complete the CAF Champions League campaign. Eventually, Carteron mentioned that his decision to leave was already taken, and that Zamalek still have time to prepare for their upcoming matches, then he would pay the release clause immediately.[16] Later on, Mortada Mansour accused Carteron of lying regarding that he had not an offer already, and thatAl-Taawoun's president, Muhammad Al-Qasim, was trying to sabotage Zamalek.[17]
On 16 September 2020, Saudi clubAl-Taawoun announced the signing of Carteron.[18] On 18 September, he managed his first match with Al-Taawoun in a 1–0 defeat againstPersepolis,[19] followed by another heavy defeat 6–0 againstSharjah in the2020 AFC Champions League.[20] Later on, he won his first match with Al-Taawoun againstAl-Duhail 1–0 to reach the round of 16 of the Champions League.[21]
On 12 March 2021, Zamalek appointed Carteron as manager for the second time.[22] On 24 August 2021, he led Zamalek to secure their 13th league title after a 2–0 win overEl Entag El Harby.[23]
On 4 March 2022,Al-Ettifaq announced the signing of Carteron to lead the first football team until the end of the 2021–22 season. A few days earlier, Mortada Mansour, president of Zamalek club, had announced the termination of the contract with Carteron by mutual consent.[24]
On 26 February 2023, Carteron and Al-Ettifaq agreed to end their contract mutually.[25]
On 16 June 2023, Carteron became the head coach ofQatar Stars League clubUmm Salal.[26]
In November 2024, Carteron was appointed head coach of the Iranian clubSepahan after signing a two-year contract.[27]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Cannes | 10 March 2008 | 30 June 2009 | 54 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 024.07 |
| Dijon | 1 July 2009 | 24 May 2012 | 123 | 43 | 35 | 45 | 034.96 |
| Mali | 12 July 2012 | 25 May 2013 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 050.00 |
| TP Mazembe | 26 May 2013 | 7 January 2016 | 49 | 26 | 10 | 13 | 053.06 |
| Wadi Degla | 16 January 2016 | 7 November 2016 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 050.00 |
| Al-Nassr | 29 January 2017 | 4 June 2017 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 053.85 |
| Phoenix Rising | 5 June 2017 | 11 June 2018 | 41 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 048.78 |
| Al Ahly | 12 June 2018 | 23 November 2018 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 056.52 |
| Raja CA | 30 January 2019 | 10 November 2019 | 41 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 043.90 |
| Zamalek | 3 December 2019 | 15 September 2020 | 31 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 058.06 |
| Al-Taawoun | 16 September 2020 | 12 March 2021 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 039.29 |
| Zamalek | 12 March 2021 | 28 February 2022 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 076.00 |
| Al-Ettifaq | 4 March 2022 | 26 February 2023 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 029.63 |
| Umm Salal | 16 June 2023 | 19 November 2024 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 040.00 |
| Sepahan | 20 November 2024 | Present | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 064.71 |
| Total | 518 | 230 | 146 | 142 | 044.40 | ||
Lyon
Saint-Étienne
TP Mazembe
Raja CA
Zamalek
Umm Salal
Sepahan
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