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Claude Le Roy (born 6 February 1948) is a French football manager and former player, who gained prominence at international level as coach to the Senegal and Ghana national teams.[1] He was most recently the manager of the Togo national team.

Claude Le Roy

Le Roy in Cairo, in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1948-02-06) 6 February 1948 (age 74)
Place of birth	Bois-Normand-près-Lyre, France-
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1968–1970	ʁç ʋaris
1970–1973	Ajaccio
1973–1977	Avignon Foot 84
1977–1980	Laval
1980–1981	Amiens
Teams managed
1980–1983	Amiens
1983–1985	Grenoble
1985	Al-Shabab
1985–1988	Cameroon
1989–1992	Senegal
1994–1995	Malaysia
1998	Cameroon
1999–2000	Strasbourg
2002–2003	Shanghai Cosco
2004	Cambridge United
2004–2006	DR Congo
2006–2008	Ghana
2008–2011	Oman
2011	Syria
2011–2013	DR Congo
2013–2015	Congo
2016–2021	Togo
2022	Malaysia U23
Honours Men's football Representing  Cameroon (as manager) Africa Cup of Nations Runner-up 1986 Winner 1988 Representing  Ghana (as manager) 2008
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Managerial career

Le Roy has had a varied managerial career, starting out at the small French club Amiens SC, after taking over as manager when his playing days ended. His achievements in leading the Cameroon national team to be runners-up in the 1986 African Cup of Nations, and then champions in the 1988 competition, are often cited as his greatest managerial accomplishments.[2] He then took charge of Senegal[3] when they reached the quarterfinals at the 1992 African Cup of Nations, and returned to Cameroon to lead them during the World Cup in 1998. In between, he also coached Malaysia national team from 1994 to 1995.

After undertaking the role of football adviser at A.C. Milan in 1996, Le Roy had a spell as Director of Football at Paris Saint-Germain in the 1997–98 season. Le Roy became manager of Cambridge United for a short spell in 2004, although he only ever signed a "moral contract",[4] and now claims he was only ever assisting his protégé Hervé Renard: "I was just helping out a friend [then-manager Hervé Renard], but we saved that club".[2] Following his departure from Cambridge, Le Roy was appointed as the head coach of the DR Congo. In September 2006, Le Roy was named by the Ghana Football Association as coach of the Ghana national team.[5]

In February 2008, Le Roy led Ghana to 14th position in the FIFA World Rankings, their highest position ever, but quit the post in May 2008.[6]

He started coaching the Oman national team in July 2008. Oman desperately needed a solid coach after disappointing Gulf Cup and Asian Cup performances, and in January 2009, Le Roy led them to victory in the 19th Arabian Gulf Cup held in Muscat. During the competition, Le Roy extended his deal with Oman for a further four years.

He became the new coach of the Syria national team in March 2011,[7] but resigned in May of the same year.

On 5 December 2013, he became the new coach of the Congo national team.[8] On 17 November 2015, Le Roy resigned after leading the team to the qualifying round of the World Cup in 2018.[9]

On 6 April 2016, Le Roy was named as the new coach of the Togo national team, replacing Tom Saintfiet.[10] He resigned on 12 April 2021 having failed to lead the side to the African Cup of Nations.

Awards

On 24 August 2018, Liberian president George Weah decorated Arsène Wenger and Le Roy by the insignia of Knight Grand Commander of Humane Order of African Redemption.[11]

Honours

As a manager

Cameroon

• Africa Cup of Nations: 1988[2]

Oman

• Arabian Gulf Cup: 2009[12]

Orders

• This Knight Grand Commander of the Humane Order of African Redemption: 2018[13][11]

References

На других языках

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- [en] Claude Le Roy

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[it] Claude Le Roy

Claude Marie François Le Roy (Bois-Normand-près-Lyre, 6 febbraio 1948) è un allenatore di calcio ed ex calciatore francese.

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[ru] Ле Руа, Клод

Клод Ле Руа́ (фр. Claude Le Roy; 6 февраля 1948, Буа-Норман-пре-Лир, Франция) — французский футболист, тренер.

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