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Christian Jean Gourcuff (born 5 April 1955) is a French professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Ligue 1 club Nantes.[2]

Christian Gourcuff

Gourcuff as manager of Rennes in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Christian Jean Gourcuff[1]
Date of birth	(1955-04-05) 5 April 1955 (age 67)
Place of birth	Hanvec, Brittany, France
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1972–1974	Rennes
1974–1978	US Berné
1978–1980	Guingamp
1980–1981	Rouen
1981–1982	La Chaux-de-Fonds
1982–1986	Lorient
1986–1989	Le Mans
1989	Montreal Supra	6	(0)
National team
1988	Brittany	1	(0)
Teams managed
1982–1986	Lorient
1986–1989	Le Mans
1989–1991	Pont-L'Abbé
1991–2001	Lorient
2001–2002	Rennes
2002–2003	Al-Ittihad
2003–2014	Lorient
2014–2016	Algeria
2016–2017	Rennes
2018–2019	Al-Gharafa
2019–2020	Nantes
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

During his playing career, Gourcuff played for Rennais, US Berné, Guingamp, Rouen, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Lorient, Le Mans and Montreal Supra.[3][4]

International career

Gourcuff played one match for the Brittany national team in 1988. It was an indoor game against the United States, and the final score was 6–2 in favor of Brittany.[5]

Managerial career

Becoming a player-manager at the age of 27, Gourcuff coached Lorient, Le Mans, Pont-L'Abbé, Stade Rennais and Al-Ittihad, and is considered in France as a shrewd tactician with a strong commitment to attacking football and an eye for young talent. Gourcuff is thus widely credited with having overseen the progress of youngsters such as Jérémy Morel, André-Pierre Gignac, Kevin Gameiro, Morgan Amalfitano, Michael Ciani, Christophe Jallet, Laurent Koscielny, Bruno Ecuele Manga and Lamine Koné. From 1989 onward, Gourcuff exclusively focused on management after retiring from playing at the age of 34. Gourcuff has spent a total of 25 years in charge of Lorient in three different spells ranging between 1982 and 2014.

Algeria

On 4 August 2014, Gourcuff was officially unveiled as the new head coach of the Algeria national football team, taking over the vacant spot left by the departure of Vahid Halilhodžić.[6] On 3 February 2015, Gourcuff was given a new deal despite Algeria's quarter-final exit at the Africa Cup of Nations.[7]

Personal life

His son, Yoann,[8] is also a professional footballer who represented France at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Managerial statistics

As of match played 6 December 2020

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Lorient		1 July 1982	1 July 1986	125	64	26	35	051.20
Le Mans		1 July 1986	1 January 1989	83	37	21	25	044.58
Pont-L'Abbé		1 September 1989	1 July 1991	52	15	12	25	028.85
Lorient		1 July 1991	1 July 2001	404	166	109	129	041.09
Rennes		1 July 2001	1 July 2002	44	17	8	19	038.64
Al-Ittihad		1 July 2002	30 June 2003	21	9	9	3	042.86
Lorient		1 July 2003	25 May 2014	465	168	138	159	036.13
Algeria		1 August 2014	3 April 2016	21	13	3	5	061.90
Rennes		17 May 2016	8 November 2017	55	19	17	19	034.55
Al-Gharafa		19 May 2018	3 June 2019	33	13	8	12	039.39
Nantes		8 August 2019	8 December 2020	44	16	7	21	036.36
Total				1,347	537	358	452	039.87

Honours

Orders

• Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur: 2013[1]

References

На других языках

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- [en] Christian Gourcuff

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[es] Christian Gourcuff

Christian Gourcuff (nacido el 5 de abril de 1955 en Hanvec, Francia) es un exfutbolista y entrenador francés. Su hijo, Yoann Gourcuff, es futbolista.[1] Antiguo profesor de matemáticas,[2] en 2013 fue nombrado Caballero de la Legión de honor.

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[it] Christian Gourcuff

Christian Gourcuff (Hanvec, 5 aprile 1955) è un allenatore di calcio ed ex calciatore francese.

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[ru] Гуркюфф, Кристиан

Кристиан Гуркюфф (фр. Christian Gourcuff; род. 5 апреля 1955[1], Анвек) — французский футболист и футбольный тренер бретонского происхождения.

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