Sylvain Ripoll

Sylvain Ripoll (born 15 August 1971) is a French former football player who is currently the manager of Ligue 2 side Guingamp.^[3]

Sylvain Ripoll

Ripoll in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Sylvain Ripoll[1]
Date of birth	(1971-08-15) 15 August 1971 (age 54)
Place of birth	Rennes, France
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team	Guingamp (manager)
Youth career
1978–1986	CPB Ginguené
1986–1990	Rennes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1994	Rennes	77	(0)
1994–1995	→ Le Mans (loan)	33	(1)
1995–2003	Lorient	207	(4)
Total		317	(5)
Managerial career
2014–2016	Lorient
2017–2023	France U21
2021	France Olympic
2024–	Guingamp
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

As a player, Ripoll played with Stade Rennais, Le Mans and FC Lorient.

On 25 May 2014, he was appointed as the new manager of Lorient. He won his first game as a manager in the first Ligue 1 game of the season. Lorient managed to beat AS Monaco with 1–2 in their own Stade Louis II.^[4]