Julien Stéphan
Julien Stéphan (born 18 September 1980) is a French professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Ligue 1 club Strasbourg. As a player, he was as a defensive midfielder. From December 2018 to March 2021, Stéphan managed his hometown club Rennes, winning the 2018–19 Coupe de France, before managing Strasbourg from July 2021 to January 2023.
![]() Stéphan as Strasbourg manager in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 18 September 1980||
Place of birth | Rennes, France | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder[2] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2001 | Paris Saint-Germain B | 6 | (0) |
2001–2002 | Toulouse | 4 | (0) |
2002–2003 | RC Paris | 19 | (1) |
2003–2005 | Stade Briochin | 51 | (3) |
2005–2008 | Drouais | ||
Managerial career | |||
2012–2015 | Rennes U19 | ||
2015–2018 | Rennes B | ||
2018–2021 | Rennes | ||
2021–2023 | Strasbourg | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Early life
Stéphan was born in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France.[1]
Managerial career
On 3 December 2018, Sabri Lamouchi was sacked as manager of Ligue 1 club Rennes due to poor results. While initially given a role as interim manager, Stéphan was given the permanent role nine days later after a string of victories including against Astana in the UEFA Europa League, qualifying Rennes for their first ever European knockout round.[3] After dispatching Real Betis, the club lost 4–3 on aggregate to Arsenal in the last 16.[4]
Stéphan led Rennes to their first trophy in 48 years on 27 April 2019 in the Coupe de France, beating Paris Saint-Germain 6–5 in a penalty shoot-out in the final after drawing 2–2.[5] He faced the same opponents on 3 August in the 2019 Trophée des Champions, a 2–1 loss.[6][7] In the 2019–20 season, Stéphan's Rennes team finished in third place when the season was curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic, therefore qualifying for the first time to the UEFA Champions League.[8] He resigned on 1 March 2021, after four straight defeats and seven games without a win.[9]
In July 2021, Stéphan was appointed as manager of Ligue 1 club Strasbourg. In his first season, he led the club to a sixth-place finish in the top flight, a first since the 1979–80 season.[10] In January 2023, with Strasbourg sitting in nineteenth place with one win from seventeen games, Stéphan was sacked.[11]
Personal life
Stéphan is the son of France national team assistant manager Guy Stéphan and the brother of Guillaume Stéphan, also a former footballer.[12]
Managerial statistics
- As of 6 January 2023
Team | From | To | Record | ||||||||
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P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Ref. | |||
Rennes B | 1 July 2015 | 3 December 2018 | 97 | 43 | 28 | 26 | 142 | 109 | +33 | 44.33 | |
Rennes | 3 December 2018 | 1 March 2021 | 110 | 46 | 28 | 36 | 157 | 130 | +27 | 41.82 | [13][14][15][16] |
Strasbourg | 1 July 2021 | 9 January 2023 | 58 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 81 | 75 | +6 | 32.76 | |
Total | 265 | 108 | 77 | 80 | 380 | 314 | +66 | 40.75 |
Honours
Manager
Rennes B
Rennes
References
- "Julien Stéphan". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- Julien Stéphan at FootballDatabase.eu
- "Stade Rennais: Julien Stéphan confirmé comme entraîneur". L'Équipe (in French). 12 December 2018.
- Smyth, Rob (14 March 2019). "Arsenal 3-0 Rennes (agg: 4-3): Europa League last 16, second leg – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- "Rennes 2 PSG 2 (6–5 on penalties)". BBC Sport. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- "Mbappé, Di Maria work their magic to gift PSG French Super Cup victory". France 24. Reuters. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- Coiquil, Alexandre (3 August 2019). "Grâce à Mbappé et Di Maria, le PSG remporte le Trophée des champions". TF1 (in French). Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- Carrier, Fanny (5 May 2020). "For Rennes coach, Champions League dream is not quite how he imagined it". Yahoo!. AFP. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- Fortune, Gregory (1 March 2021). "Stade Rennais : Julien Stéphan, de la Ligue des champions à la démission" (in French). RTL. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- "Strasbourg sack Julien Stephan". SportsMax. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- "Struggling Strasbourg sacks Julien Stephan". beIN SPORTS. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- "Le Télégramme - CFA. STADE BRIOCHIN - GUINGAMP (B), SAMEDI (18 H) Stéphan et Stéphan : les enfants de la balle". Le Télégramme (in French). 14 November 2003. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- "2018–19 Ligue 1". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "2018–19 Coupe de France". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "2018–19 Coupe de la Ligue". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "2018–19 Europa League Cup". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
External links

- Julien Stéphan at WorldFootball.net