Frédéric Hantz

Frédéric Hantz (born 30 May 1966) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

Frédéric Hantz

Hantz as Montpellier manager in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth	(1966-05-30) 30 May 1966 (age 59)
Place of birth	Rodez, France
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[citation needed]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1980–1982	Rodez
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1982–1987	Rodez	61	(2)
1987–1988	Aurillac
1988–1989	Clermont	25	(2)
1989–1992	Istres	86	(9)
1992–1993	Metz	28	(0)
1993–1995	Nice	71	(5)
1995–1997	Niort	25	(2)
1997–1998	Rodez	22	(2)
Managerial career
1998–2001	Rodez
2002–2004	ESA Brive
2004–2007	Le Mans
2007	Sochaux
2008–2009	Le Havre
2010–2014	Bastia
2016–2017	Montpellier
2017–2018	Metz
2020	Al-Khor
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Managerial career

Hantz formerly managed Sochaux, who had a playing career before coaching. On 18 December, he was named as new head coach by Le Havre and was released after the end of his contract on 30 June 2010.

On 20 May 2010, Hantz replaced Faruk Hadžibegić as SC Bastia coach.^[1]

In January 2016, Hantz replaced the duo of Pascal Baills and Bruno Martini as Montpellier coach.^[2] He succeeded in his mission of keeping the club in Ligue 1, with Montpellier ending the season ranking 12th for the 2015–16 season.

In January 2017, following a difficult start to the second part of the season, the hardcore supporters of Montpellier, Butte Paillade 91, demonstrated their support for Hantz by showing up at the team's training with slogans in support of the coach and speaking out in his favour.

On 30 January 2017, he was replaced as Montpellier coach by former Paris Saint-Germain assistant coach and France national team assistant coach Jean-Louis Gasset, and former Bastia coach Ghislain Printant.

Managerial statistics

As of match played 19 May 2018

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record					Ref.
			P	W	D	L	Win %
Rodez	1 July 1998	1 July 2001	107	38	28	41	035.51	[citation needed]
ESA Brive	1 July 2002	1 July 2004	75	26	22	27	034.67	[citation needed]
Le Mans	13 December 2004	2 June 2007	108	42	34	32	038.89	[citation needed]
Sochaux	2 June 2007	12 December 2007	21	3	7	11	014.29	[citation needed]
Le Havre	18 December 2008	31 May 2009	23	5	2	16	021.74	[citation needed]
Bastia	22 May 2010	22 May 2014	174	84	38	52	048.28	[citation needed]
Montpellier	26 January 2016	30 January 2017	41	14	11	16	034.15	[citation needed]
Metz	28 October 2017	20 May 2018	31	6	10	15	019.35	[citation needed]
Al-Khor	1 October 2020	25 December 2020	13	4	2	7	030.77	[citation needed]
Total			593	222	154	217	037.44

Honours

Bastia

• Ligue 2: 2011–12
• Championnat National: 2010–11

Individual

• Ligue 2 Manager of the Year: 2011–12