Ghislain Printant

Ghislain Printant (born 13 May 1961) is a French football coach and former player who is the assistant head coach of Ligue 1 club Montpellier. He played as a goalkeeper.

Ghislain Printant

Printant in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	(1961-05-13) 13 May 1961 (age 64)
Place of birth	Montpellier, France
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Montpellier (assistant)
Youth career
1971–1975	ASPTT Montpellier
1975–1980	Montpellier
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1982	Montpellier B
1982–1989	PI Vendargues
Managerial career
1989–1992	Montpellier (GK coach)
1992–1994	Marvejols
1994–2004	Montpellier (assistant)
2004–2006	Montpellier U16
2006–2010	Montpellier B
2010–2014	Bastia (head of youth development)
2014–2016	Bastia
2017	Montpellier (assistant)
2017–2019	Saint-Étienne (assistant)
2019	Saint-Étienne
2020–2021	Bordeaux (assistant)
2022–2024	Ivory Coast (assistant)
2024	Marseille (assistant)
2025–	Montpellier (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Managerial career

On 30 January 2017, Printant was hired as an assistant coach for Jean-Louis Gasset with AS Saint-Étienne.^[1] After Gasset announced his retirement 2019, Printant was named as the manager.^[2] He was sacked eight games into the season with Saint-Étienne in the relegation zone.^[3]

Printant was the assistant coach of the Ivory Coast under Jean-Louis Gasset. Leading the team in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (held in 2024 on home soil), the duo was sacked after finishing third in Group A.^[4]

Managerial statistics

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Montpellier B	1 July 2006	30 June 2010	136	44	40	52	032.35
Bastia	4 November 2014	28 January 2016	57	21	13	23	036.84
Saint-Étienne	6 June 2019	4 October 2019	10	2	2	6	020.00
Total			203	67	55	81	033.00