Philippe Hinschberger

Philippe Hinschberger (born 19 November 1959) is a French football manager and former player.

Philippe Hinschberger

Hinschberger with Grenoble in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1959-11-19) 19 November 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth	Algrange, France
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Chamois Niortais (Manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977–1992	Metz	428	(57)
International career
1982	France U21	2	(0)
Managerial career
1997–2001	Louhans-Cuiseaux
2001–2004	Chamois Niortais
2004–2005	Le Havre
2005–2007	Chamois Niortais
2007–2014	Laval
2014	Créteil
2015–2017	Metz
2018–2021	Grenoble
2021–2023	Amiens
2023–2024	Chamois Niortais
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Hinschberger was a one-club man, having spent his entire career with Metz.^[1] He was capped twice with France under-21s and once by France B.^[2]

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Hinschberger managed CS Louhans-Cuiseaux, Chamois Niortais and Le Havre; he was the manager of Laval from 2007 to 2014.^[3] Hinschberger was manager of Créteil in 2014. He joined Metz in December 2015,^[4] and was sacked on 22 October 2017, after nine defeats in ten games at the start of the 2017–18 season.^[5]

On 17 June 2021, Hinschberger left Grenoble to join fellow Ligue 2 side Amiens.^[6] He was sacked in April 2023.^[7]

He became manager of Chamois Niortais in July 2023.^[8]

Honours

Metz^[9]

• Coupe de France: 1983–84, 1987–88
• Coupe de la Ligue: 1985–86