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.
 Echouafni in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 September 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Menton, France | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| 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, correct as of 21:51, 17 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Coaching career
editEchouafni 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.[1]
On 9 September 2016, he was appointed coach of the French women's national football team to replace Philippe Bergeroo.[2]
In 2018 he became manager of Paris Saint-Germain Féminines.[3] On 8 June 2022, he was appointed as manager of the Ligue 2 club Quevilly.[4]
Personal life
editEchouafni is of Moroccan descent through his father.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Olivier Echouafni new head coach of FC Sochaux-Montbéliard". Sport Business. 17 June 2014. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ "Olivier Echouafni nommé sélectionneur". Fédération Française de Football. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Echouafni : "Au niveau du contenu, c'est encourageant"".
- ^ "Echouafni nouvel entraîneur de Quevilly-Rouen (L2)". L'Équipe.
- ^ "Un œil dans le rétro : Olivier Echouafni". Stade Rennais Online.
External links
edit- Olivier Echouafni – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Olivier Echouafni at L'Équipe Football (in French)