Olivier Echouafni

Olivier Echouafni (born 13 September 1972) is a French professional football manager and former player who most recently was the head coach of French Ligue 2 club Quevilly.

Olivier Echouafni

Echouafni in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1972-09-13) 13 September 1972 (age 52)[1]
Place of birth	Menton,[1] Alpes-Maritimes, France
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Quevilly (manager)
Youth career
	Marseille
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1998	Marseille	86	(8)
1998–2000	Strasbourg	63	(12)
2000–2003	Rennes	66	(3)
2003–2010	Nice	207	(9)
Total		422	(33)
Managerial career
2013–2014	Amiens
2014–2015	Sochaux
2016–2017	France (women)
2018–2021	Paris Saint-Germain (women)
2022–2024	Quevilly
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Coaching career

Echouafni was the manager of Ligue 2 side Sochaux, before being removed from the coach's office by the club following his poor start to the season.^[2]

On 9 September 2016, he was appointed coach of the French women's national football team to replace Philippe Bergeroo.^[3]

In 2018 he became manager of Paris Saint-Germain Féminines.^[4] On 8 June 2022, he was appointed as manager of the Ligue 2 club Quevilly.^[5]

Personal life

Echouafni is of Moroccan descent through his father.^[6]