Michel Sorin (born 18 September 1961 in Cossé-le-Vivien) is a French football manager and former player who is currently an assistant manager of Olympique Lyonnais Féminin.[1] He managed the Benin national football team and—from 2011 to 2019—was the head coach of AS Vitré.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michel Sorin | ||
| Date of birth | (1961-09-18) 18 September 1961 (age 60) | ||
| Place of birth | Cossé-le-Vivien, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lyon Women (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stade Laval | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1986 | Stade Laval | 153 | (3) |
| 1986–1989 | Stade Brest | 108 | (2) |
| 1989–1995 | Stade Rennais | 177 | (6) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1995–1997 | Stade Rennais Reserves | ||
| 2000–2001 | US Changé | ||
| 2001–2002 | US Saint-Malo | ||
| 2002–2007 | Stade Rennais (assistant) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Requins FC | ||
| 2010 | Benin | ||
| 2011–2019 | AS Vitré | ||
| 2019– | Lyon Women (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
His older son Arthur Sorin is currently playing as a defender in the Danish Superliga for AGF Aarhus, while his younger son Eliott Sorin is currently playing for the reserve team at Swedish Helsingborgs IF. Both his sons started their youth career at Stade Rennais, where their father used to play.