Florian Maurice
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 January 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, France | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nice (sports director) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lyon | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1997 | Lyon | 126 | (44) |
| 1997–1998 | Paris Saint-Germain | 29 | (7) |
| 1998–2002 | Marseille | 83 | (30) |
| 2001–2002 |
→ Celta Vigo (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2002–2004 | Bastia | 73 | (18) |
| 2004–2005 | Istres | 14 | (0) |
| 2005 | Châteauroux | 10 | (1) |
| Total | 325 | (95) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994–1996 |
France U21 | 21 | (15) |
| 1996–1999 | France | 6 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2020 | Lyon (scout) | ||
| 2020–2024 | Rennes (technical director) | ||
| 2024– | Nice (sports director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Florian Maurice (born 20 January 1974) is a French football executive and former professional
Paris Saint-Germain. He played six games and scored a single goal for the France national team, also representing his nation at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He is currently the sports director of Ligue 1 club Nice
.
Club career
Born in
1996 European Under-21 Championship and 1996 Summer Olympics tournaments.[2]
He made his debut for the France national team in August 1996, under national manager
Paris Saint-Germain in a transfer deal worth FF 41 million.[1] He was a part of the Paris SG team which won both the 1998 Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue trophies.[3][4] He played a single season at Paris SG, scoring seven league goals, before he moved on to Olympique de Marseille
in the summer 1998.
In his first season at Marseille, Maurice recovered his goal scoring ability, and netted 14 league goals. Marseille reached the final of the international 1999
Parma AC from Italy. The following two years at Marseille, Maurice suffered several minor injuries, and could not establish himself in the Marseille starting line-up. He played his last match for the France national team in November 1999, scoring his only national team goal in a 3–0 win against Croatia, before being dropped by new national team manager Roger Lemerre
.
He moved abroad in the summer 2001, to play for
relegation battling Istres team, and left the club in January 2005. He moved to Ligue 2 club LB Châteauroux
, where he played until he retired in September 2005.
Later career
From 2009 until 2020, Maurice worked as a scout for Lyon. In June 2020, he was hired by Rennes as technical director.[5][6] On 6 June 2024, he became the sports director of fellow French club Nice.[7]
Honours
Paris Saint-Germain
- 1997–98
- Coupe de la Ligue: 1997–98
Individual
References
- ^ a b (in French) Guirec Gombert, Florian Maurice: une reconversion réussie, le Figaro, 30 June 2008.
- ^ "Florian Maurice :: Florian Maurice ::".
- ^ "PSG – Bordeaux 2-2 (4-2 tab), 04/04/98, Coupe de la Ligue 97-98". archivesparisfootball.wordpress.com. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "PSG – Lens 2-1, 02/05/98, Coupe de France 97-98". archivesparisfootball.wordpress.com. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Joe Rodon est Rouge et Noir !". STADE RENNAIS F.C. (in French). 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Florian Maurice gets Stade Rennais FC gig". ligue1.com. 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Florian Maurice nouveau Directeur sportif, Franck Haise nouvel entraîneur" (in French). OGC Nice. 6 June 2024.
External links
- Florian Maurice at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Florian Maurice at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- FFF profile (in French)
- Florian Maurice at L'Équipe Football (in French)
