Bernard Simondi

Bernard Simondi (born 28 July 1953) is a French football coach and former player. He was most recently the head coach of Championnat National club Niort.

Bernard Simondi

Personal information
Date of birth	(1953-07-28) 28 July 1953 (age 72)
Place of birth	Toulon, France
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1970–1977	SC Toulon
1977–1981	Stade Lavallois
1981–1983	FC Tours
1983–1985	AS Saint-Étienne
Managerial career
1986	Al-Nasr
1987–1989	Puget
1989–1990	Aubagne
1991–1993	Grenoble
1996–1997	Grenoble
1998–1999	US Créteil
2000	Guinea
2001–2004	Benin (technical director)
2004	ES Sahel
2005–2006	Burkina Faso
2007	Al-Faisaly[1]
2007	Al-Tai[2]
2007–2008	ES Sétif
2008–2011	Al-Kharitiyath
2011	Qatar Olympic team
2011–2012	Al Ahli
2012–2013	Al-Kharitiyath
2014	CS Constantine
2015	JS Saoura
2015–2016	USM Alger (sporting director)
2017–2018	Olympique Khouribga
2018–2019	Al-Orouba
2020–2021	Morocco U-23
2021–2022	Al Ahli
2023	Niort
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played for SC Toulon, Stade Lavallois, FC Tours and AS Saint-Étienne.

After his playing career, he became a coach with Al-Nassr, Puget, Aubagne, Grenoble, US Créteil, Guinea, Benin, ES Sahel, Burkina Faso, ES Sétif, Al-Kharitiyath and Al-Ahly Doha.^[3][4]

He was shortlisted for the Guinea national team job in July 2016.^[5]