Franck Priou

Franck Priou (born 17 October 1963 ) is a French former professional football player and current manager of US Marseille Endoume.

Franck Priou

Personal information
Date of birth	(1963-10-17) 17 October 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth	Marignane, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Endoume (Manager)
Youth career
	Auxerre
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1986	Istres	59	(36)
1986–1988	Lyon	53	(15)
1988–1990	Mulhouse	62	(31)
1990–1991	Sochaux	20	(3)
1991–1995	Cannes	89	(46)
1995	→ Saint-Etienne (loan)	10	(3)
1995–1996	Caen	37	(23)
1996–1997	Martigues	31	(12)
1997–2000	Istres	50	(20)
Managerial career
–	Istres B
2007–2008	Consolat Marseille
2008–2010	Gap
2010–2011	Martigues
2011	Fréjus Saint-Raphaël
2014	Marignane
2014–2016	Martigues
2016	Mulhouse
2018–2019	Istres
2019–	Endoume
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Priou, who played as a striker, played mainly in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 for Istres, Lyon, Mulhouse, Sochaux, Cannes, Saint-Etienne, Caen and Martigues.

He was the leading goalscorer in Ligue 2 in 1993.

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Priou was manager of Istres B team, Consolat Marseille and Gap,^[1] leading the team to the Championnat National in 2010.^[2] In 2010, he was appointed manager of Martigues.^[3] The following year he joined Fréjus, but left the club after six months in charge. He coached FC Mulhouse in 2016.^[4] In July 2018 he was appointed as manager of FC Istres.^[5] He left the role at the end of the 2018–19 season.^[6]

In December 2019, he was appointed manager of US Marseille Endoume.^[7]