Didier Tholot
 Tholot in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 April 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Feurs, France | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Sion (Manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1984 | INF Vichy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1987 | Toulon | 31 | (1) |
| 1987–1990 |
Niort | 91 | (18) |
| 1990–1991 | Reims | 34 | (14) |
| 1991–1993 | Saint-Étienne | 50 | (6) |
| 1993–1995 | Martigues | 72 | (26) |
| 1995–1997 | Bordeaux | 20 | (5) |
| 1997–1999 | Sion | 51 | (20) |
| 1998 | → Walsall (loan) | 14 | (4) |
| 1999–2000 | Basel | 44 | (12) |
| 2000–2001 | Young Boys | 14 | (3) |
| 2001–2003 |
Vevey | 42 | (36) |
| 2003–2004 | Sion | 20 | (6) |
| Total | 483 | (151) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2003 |
Vevey | ||
| 2003–2004 | Sion[1] | ||
| 2005–2008 |
Libourne Saint-Seurin | ||
| 2008 | Reims[2] | ||
| 2009–2010 | Sion | ||
| 2010–2013 | Châteauroux | ||
| 2014 | Bastia (Assistant) | ||
| 2014–2016 | Sion | ||
| 2018 |
Nancy | ||
| 2020–2023 | Pau | ||
| 2023– | Sion | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Didier Tholot (born 2 April 1964) is a French former professional
Playing career
Tholot was born in
In 1990 he was recruited by Stade de Reims. In spite of the club's financial difficulties eventually leading to relegation at the end of the season, Tholot scored 14 goals in 34 competitive matches. The following season he was recruited by AS Saint-Étienne on a two-year contract but, given less playing time in his second season, moved on to FC Martigues who were freshly promoted from Division 2. With 27 goals to his credit over two seasons, he was noticed by FC Girondins de Bordeaux to play forward of Zinedine Zidane, Christophe Dugarry and Bixente Lizarazu.
With Bordeaux Tholot's career reached its pinnacle. He scored the first goal of a famous second-leg home comeback victory over the great
Tholot finished the last years of his playing career in Switzerland. First he signed a three-year contract with FC Sion ahead of the 1997–98 Nationalliga A season under head coach Alberto Bigon. However, for the second half of the season their new coach Jean-Claude Richard loaned him out to English team Walsall, who at that time played in the Football League Second Division, second tier. Although he had a successful time with them, reaching the Southern Area final in the 1997–98 Football League Trophy and scoring a goal in the second leg, the British club die not pull their buy-out option. Tholot returned to Sion to fulfill his contract and play in the 1998–99 Nationalliga A, but the team were relegated at the end of the season. Tholot played as regular starter and scored 17 league goals in his 34 appearances. His goal tally was surpassed solely by the league top scorer Alexandre Rey, who netted 19 times. Because his contract was only valid for the top-tier Tholot left the club.
He joined FC Basel's first team for their 1999–2000 season under their new head coach Christian Gross. Tholot played his debut for the team in the home game in the 1999 UIC at the Stadion Schützenmatte on 4 July 1999 as Basel played a goalless draw with Boby Brno.[5] He scored his first goal for his new team one week later in the return leg as Basel won 4–2 to advance to the next round.[6] He played his domestic league debut for the team in the home game on 14 July and he scored his first goal for them in the same match as Basel played a 1–1 draw with Xamax.[7] At the end of the season's qualifying phase, Basel were in second position in the table, but eight points adrift. In the Championship Round Basel played amongst the table leaders and in the tenth round they even managed a 3–1 victory against league leaders St. Gallen and Tholot had scored a brace in this match. However, in their last four matches Basel won only two further points and dropped to third position, 14 points behind new champions St Gallen. In his 31 appearances, Tholot netted eight goals.[8]
However, in the
Tholot then played 12 months for
Coaching career
Following an auspicious coaching debut at
Tholot's next move to
In June 2010, Tholot took on the managerial duties of LB Châteauroux where, in spite of severe financial restrictions, he managed to keep the club in Ligue 2 for three seasons. He left the club in October 2012.
In May 2014 he became Assistant Manager to Claude Makélélé at first division SC Bastia. When Makélélé was sacked in November 2008, Tholot declined the top job out of "loyalty".
In December 2014 he returned to FC Sion for a third spell. As in 2009, the club avoided relegation and again won the Swiss Cup against FC Basel on its opponent's home ground.[11] During the 2015–16 season, Sion qualified for the round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League, making it out of the group stage in a pool also including Liverpool, Bordeaux and Rubin Kazan. Tholot left Sion 12 August 2016.
In April 2018, Tholot was appointed manager of
After eighteen months away from management, Tholot was appointed by newly promoted Pau FC on 18 May 2020, in preparation for the new season.[14]
On 15 June 2023, he returned to FC Sion in the Swiss Challenge League.[3] It will be his fourth stint coaching Sion, who were recently relegated from the Super League.
Honours
As a player
Bordeaux
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1995[15]
- Coupe de la Ligue runner up:1997
As a manager
FC Sion
- Swiss Cup: 2008–09, 2014–15
- UEFA Europa League, qualifying for the last 16: 2015–16
Libourne Saint-Seurin
External links
- ^ a b c Switzerland - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs Archived 31 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Didier Tholot retrouve le FC Sion !". fcsion.ch (in Swiss French). FC Sion. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "3 goals against AC Milan in the quarter finals of the 1996 UEFA Cup". Dailymotion. 9 July 2008.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (4 July 1999). "FC Basel - FC Boby Brno 0:0 (0:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (11 July 1999). "FC Boby Brno - FC Basel 2:4 (1:2)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (14 July 1999). "FC Basel - Neuchâtel Xamax 1:1 (1:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ Garin, Erik; Stokkermans, Karel (2006). "Switzerland 1999/2000". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (2015). "Didier Tholot - FCB statistics". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ Garin, Erik; Winkler, Pierre (2006). "Switzerland 2002/03". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "FC Sion wins the 2015 Swiss Cup (0-3)". Youtube. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017.
- ^ "Ligue 2 : Didier Tholot devrait succéder à Patrick Gabriel comme entraîneur de l'AS Nancy Lorraine" (in French). France bleu. 2 April 2018.
- ^ "ASNL : Didier Tholot débarqué de sa fonction d'entraîneur de l'équipe professionnelle" (in French). francetvinfo.fr. 27 October 2018.
- ^ "Didier Tholot prend les rênesdu Pau FC en Liuge 2" (in French). actufoot.com. 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Bordeaux-Karlsruhe 1995". uefa.com. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
External links
- Didier Tholot – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Didier Tholot's website