Philippe Montanier
Philippe Jacques William Montanier (born 15 November 1964) is French professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Ligue 1 club Toulouse. As a player, he was as a goalkeeper.
![]() Montanier as Lens manager in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Philippe Jacques William Montanier | ||
| Date of birth | 15 November 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Vernon, France | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Toulouse (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1970–1980 | Pacy-sur-Eure | ||
| 1980–1984 | Évreux AC | ||
| 1984–1987 | Caen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1990 | Caen | 55 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | Nantes | 7 | (0) |
| 1991–1994 | Caen | 73 | (0) |
| 1994–1997 | Toulouse | 87 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Gueugnon | 79 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Saint-Étienne | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 305 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Caen (CEO) | ||
| 2001 | Toulouse (assistant) | ||
| 2001–2002 | Bastia (assistant) | ||
| 2002–2004 | Ivory Coast (assistant) | ||
| 2004–2009 | Boulogne | ||
| 2009–2011 | Valenciennes | ||
| 2011–2013 | Real Sociedad | ||
| 2013–2016 | Rennes | ||
| 2016–2017 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 2017–2018 | France U20 | ||
| 2018–2020 | Lens | ||
| 2020 | Standard Liège | ||
| 2021– | Toulouse | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
Philippe Jacques William Montanier[1] was born on 15 November 1964 in Vernon, Eure.[2]
Managerial career
Montanier was head coach of Boulogne from 2004 and was named Ligue 2 Manager of the Year in 2009.[3] After achieving promotion to Ligue 1, he left Boulogne for Valenciennes on 3 June 2009.[4]
He was offered the job as La Liga club Real Sociedad manager, signing a two-year contract with the club on 4 June 2011.[5][6]
On 21 May 2013, it was announced that Montanier would not extend his contract at Real Sociedad, and instead, he later joined Rennes at the end of the season.[7]
On 27 June 2016, Montanier was appointed manager of EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest.[8] His first game in charge was on 6 August, where his side beat newly-promoted Burton Albion 4–3 at the City Ground. On 14 January 2017, Montanier was relieved of his duties following a run of two points from a possible 21 and only two clean sheets in 30 games.[9]
On 2 November 2017, Montanier became the new head coach of the France under-20 team.[10][11]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 5 April 2023
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Boulogne | 1 July 2004 | 3 June 2009 | 207 | 101 | 43 | 63 | 292 | 215 | +77 | 48.79 | [13] |
| Valenciennes | 3 June 2009 | 4 June 2011 | 82 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 102 | 100 | +2 | 30.49 | [13] |
| Real Sociedad | 4 June 2011 | 30 June 2013 | 82 | 32 | 24 | 26 | 126 | 114 | +12 | 39.02 | [14] |
| Rennes | 1 July 2013 | 20 January 2016 | 115 | 40 | 37 | 38 | 138 | 137 | +1 | 34.78 | [13] |
| Nottingham Forest | 27 June 2016 | 14 January 2017 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 30.00 | [14] |
| France U20 | 2 November 2017 | 22 May 2018 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 50.00 | [11] |
| Lens | 22 May 2018 | 25 February 2020 | 78 | 37 | 21 | 20 | 106 | 72 | +34 | 47.44 | [13] |
| Standard Liège | 10 June 2020 | 26 December 2020 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 35.71 | [13] |
| Toulouse | 23 June 2021 | Present | 77 | 41 | 16 | 20 | 154 | 91 | +63 | 53.25 | [13] |
| Total | 703 | 297 | 185 | 221 | 1,000 | 822 | +178 | 42.25 | |||
Honours
Manager
Boulogne
- Championnat National 2: 2004–05
Rennes
- Coupe de France runner-up: 2013–14
Toulouse
Individual
- Ligue 2 Manager of the Year: 2008–09, 2021–22
References
- "Entreprise Emod" [Company Emod]. Manageo (in French). Retrieved 3 July 2022.
"Philippe Montanier". Verif.com (in French). Retrieved 3 July 2022. - "Philippe Montanier". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- "Les Nordistes honorés". 20 minutes. 25 May 2009. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- "Philippe Montanier entraîneur du VAFC". Valenciennes FC official website (in French). 2 June 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- "Montanier leaves Valenciennes for La Real". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- "Montanier, nuevo entrenador de la Real Sociedad". RTVE (in Spanish). EFE. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- "Philippe Montanier leaves Real Sociedad to become Rennes coach". Sky Sports. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- "Nottingham Forest appoint Philippe Montanier as head coach". Nottingham Forest official website. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- "Nottingham Forest sack manager Philippe Montanier". BBC Sport. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- Quarez, Benjamin (26 October 2017). "Équipe de France, Philippe Montanier avec les U20". Goal.com (in French). Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- "Philippe Montanier managerial profile at French Football Federation". French Football Federation (in French). Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- Sabbagh, Antoine (23 May 2018). "Philippe Montanier est le nouvel entraîneur du RC Lens". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- "Philippe Montanier profile at Footballdatabase.eu". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- "Philippe Montanier managerial statistics". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- "Le Toulouse Football Club est champion de Ligue 2 BKT" [Toulouse Football Club is Ligue 2 BKT champion] (in French). Toulouse FC. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
External links
- Philippe Montanier manager profile at BDFutbol
- Philippe Montanier at WorldFootball.net
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