Philippe Montanier
French football manager and former player (born 1964) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Philippe Jacques William Montanier (born 15 November 1964) is French professional football manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of Ligue 1 club Toulouse. As a player, he was as a goalkeeper.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Philippe Jacques William Montanier | ||
Date of birth | (1964-11-15) 15 November 1964 (age 59) | ||
Place of birth | Vernon, France | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1970–1980 | Pacy-sur-Eure | ||
1980–1984 | Évreux AC | ||
1984–1987 | Caen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1987–1990 | Caen | 55 | (0) |
1990–1991 | Nantes | 7 | (0) |
1991–1994 | Caen | 73 | (0) |
1994–1997 | Toulouse | 87 | (0) |
1997–1999 | Gueugnon | 79 | (0) |
1999–2000 | Saint-Étienne | 4 | (0) |
Total | 305 | (0) | |
Managerial career | |||
2000–2001 | Caen (CEO) | ||
2001 | Toulouse (assistant) | ||
2001–2002 | Bastia (assistant) | ||
2002–2004 | Ivory Coast (assistant) | ||
2004–2009 | Boulogne | ||
2009–2011 | Valenciennes | ||
2011–2013 | Real Sociedad | ||
2013–2016 | Rennes | ||
2016–2017 | Nottingham Forest | ||
2017–2018 | France U20 | ||
2018–2020 | Lens | ||
2020 | Standard Liège | ||
2021–2023 | Toulouse | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Montanier led Boulogne, Lens and Toulouse in Ligue 2, winning promotion with the first and third including as champions with the latter in 2022. In Ligue 1, he was in charge of Valenciennes, Rennes and Toulouse. He reached the Coupe de France final with Rennes in 2014 and won it with Toulouse in 2023.
Abroad, Montanier led Real Sociedad in La Liga (finishing fourth and qualifying for the UEFA Champions League in 2013), Nottingham Forest in the EFL Championship and Standard Liège in the Belgian Pro League. He was an assistant for the Ivory Coast national team and briefly managed France under-20.