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.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Philippe Jacques William Montanier | ||
Date of birth | (1964-11-15) 15 November 1964 (age 57) | ||
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) | |
Teams managed | |||
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 |
Philippe Jacques William Montanier[1] was born on 15 November 1964 in Vernon, Eure.[2]
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]
On 22 May 2018, Montanier took over as Lens manager.[12]
Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | |||||||
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P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
Boulogne | 1 July 2004 | 3 June 2009 | 209 | 102 | 44 | 63 | 302 | 217 | +85 | 048.80 | [13] |
Valenciennes | 3 June 2009 | 4 June 2011 | 82 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 102 | 100 | +2 | 030.49 | [13] |
Real Sociedad | 4 June 2011 | 30 June 2013 | 82 | 32 | 24 | 26 | 126 | 114 | +12 | 039.02 | [14] |
Rennes | 1 July 2013 | 20 January 2016 | 115 | 40 | 37 | 38 | 138 | 137 | +1 | 034.78 | [13] |
Nottingham Forest | 27 June 2016 | 14 January 2017 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 030.00 | [14] |
France U20 | 2 November 2017 | 22 May 2018 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 033.33 | [11] |
Lens | 22 May 2018 | 25 February 2020 | 78 | 37 | 21 | 20 | 106 | 72 | +34 | 047.44 | [13] |
Standard Liège | 10 June 2020 | 26 December 2020 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 035.71 | [13] |
Toulouse | 23 June 2021 | Present | 58 | 30 | 15 | 13 | 109 | 63 | +46 | 051.72 | [13] |
Total | 684 | 285 | 185 | 214 | 962 | 794 | +168 | 041.67 |
Boulogne
Rennes
Toulouse
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