Franck Haise

Franck Armel Gérard Haise (born 15 April 1971) is a French professional football manager and former player who is currently head coach of Ligue 1 club Nice.^[1] As a player, he was a midfielder, spending most of his career in Ligue 2.

Franck Haise

Haise as manager of Lens in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Franck Armel Gérard Haise
Date of birth	(1971-04-15) 15 April 1971 (age 54)
Place of birth	Mont-Saint-Aignan, Seine-Maritime, France
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Nice (head coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1995	Rouen	104	(4)
1995–1997	Laval	68	(0)
1997–1999	Beauvais	53	(3)
1999–2002	Laval	61	(0)
2002–2004	Angers	31	(0)
Total		317	(7)
Managerial career
2003–2006	Mayenne
2012–2013	Changé
2013–2015	Lorient B
2015–2016	Lorient (assistant)
2016	Lorient (caretaker)
2017–2020	Lens B
2020–2024	Lens
2024–	Nice
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Franck Armel Gérard Haise^[2] was born on 15 April 1971 in Mont-Saint-Aignan, Seine-Maritime.^[3]

Managerial career

On 25 February 2020 and after coaching the reserve team for 3 seasons, Haise became the head coach of Lens, following the dismissal of Philippe Montanier.^[4]

On 27 May 2023, he led Lens to win 3–0 against Ajaccio in the 38th and final matchweek and qualify for the Champions League for the third time in their history after 1998–99 and 2002–03, finishing with 84 points only 1 point behind Paris Saint-Germain.^[5] On 6 June 2024, he became the head coach of fellow French club Nice.^[6]

Coaching style

Haise has generally set up Lens in a 3-4-1-2 formation,^[7] although he has at times used a 3-5-2^[8][9] and a 3-4-3.^[10]

Despite mainly using a back three at Lens, he has stated, "I don’t have a favourite system. For some time now, we have often played 3-4-1-2 or 3-5-2 with the midfielder moving. This is the one I use because it more closely matches the squad and the players".^[7]

Career statistics

Player

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^{[citation needed]}

Club	Season	League			National cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rouen	1988–89	Division 2	1	0	0	0	1	0
	1989–90	Division 2	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1990–91	Division 2	22	1	1	0	23	1
	1991–92	Division 2	29	2	1	0	30	2
	1992–93	Division 2	22	0	2	0	24	0
	1993–94	Division 2	29	1	1	0	30	1
	1994–95	National	1	0	1	0	2	0
	Total		104	4	6	0	110	4
Laval	1995–96	Division 2	30	0	4	0	34	0
	1996–97	Division 2	38	0	6	0	44	0
	Total		68	0	10	0	78	0
Beauvais	1997–98	Division 2	33	1	3	1	36	2
	1998–99	Division 2	20	2	0	0	20	2
	Total		53	3	3	1	56	4
Laval	1999–2000	Division 2	18	0	1	0	19	0
	2000–01	Division 2	17	0	0	0	17	0
	2001–02	Division 2	26	0	2	0	28	0
	Total		61	0	3	0	64	0
Angers	2002–03	National	29	0	4	0	33	0
	2003–04	Ligue 2	2	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		31	0	4	0	35	0
Career total			317	7	26	1	343	8

Manager

As of match played 17 May 2025

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record								Ref
			G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Lorient (caretaker)	24 October 2016	8 November 2016	3	0	1	2	5	7	−2	000.00	[11]
Lens	25 February 2020	30 June 2024	167	79	46	42	259	197	+62	047.31	[12]
Nice	1 July 2024	present	45	18	13	14	76	60	+16	040.00
Total			215	97	60	58	340	264	+76	045.12	—

Honours

Individual

• Ligue 1 Manager of the Year: 2022–23^[13]
• French Manager of the Year: 2022–23^[14]