Julien Stéphan

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Julien Stéphan
Stéphan as Strasbourg manager in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-09-18) 18 September 1980 (age 44)[1]
Place of birth Rennes, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[citation needed]
Position(s)
Defensive midfielder[citation needed
]
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
2023–2024
Rennes
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Julien Stéphan (born 18 September 1980) is a French professional

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. In November 2023, he was reappointed as manager of Rennes before being sacked a year later.

Early life

Stéphan was born in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France.[1]

Managerial career

On 3 December 2018,

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.[2] After dispatching Real Betis, the club lost 4–3 on aggregate to Arsenal in the last 16.[3]

Stéphan led Rennes to their first trophy in 48 years on 27 April 2019 in the

final after drawing 2–2.[4] He faced the same opponents on 3 August in the 2019 Trophée des Champions, a 2–1 loss.[5][6] 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.[7] He resigned on 1 March 2021, after four straight defeats and seven games without a win.[8]

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.[9] In January 2023, with Strasbourg sitting in nineteenth place with one win from seventeen games, Stéphan was sacked.[10]

Personal life

Stéphan is the son of France national team assistant manager Guy Stéphan and the brother of Guillaume Stéphan, also a former footballer.[11]

Managerial statistics

As of 3 November 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win % Ref.
Rennes B
 1 July 2015 3 December 2018 97 43 28 26 142 109 +33 044.33
Rennes
 3 December 2018 1 March 2021 110 46 28 36 157 130 +27 041.82 [12][13][14][15]
Strasbourg 1 July 2021 9 January 2023 58 19 21 18 81 75 +6 032.76
Rennes
 19 November 2023 7 November 2024 41 18 7 16 70 57 +13 043.90
Total 306 126 84 96 450 372 +78 041.18

Honours

Manager

Rennes B

Rennes

References

  1. ^ a b "Julien Stéphan". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Stade Rennais: Julien Stéphan confirmé comme entraîneur". L'Équipe (in French). 12 December 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b "Rennes 2 PSG 2 (6–5 on penalties)". BBC Sport. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Mbappé, Di Maria work their magic to gift PSG French Super Cup victory". France 24. Reuters. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Carrier, Fanny (5 May 2020). "For Rennes coach, Champions League dream is not quite how he imagined it". Yahoo!. AFP. Retrieved 31 August 2020.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ Fortune, Gregory (1 March 2021). "Stade Rennais : Julien Stéphan, de la Ligue des champions à la démission" (in French). RTL. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Strasbourg sack Julien Stephan". SportsMax. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  10. beIN SPORTS
    . 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  11. ^ "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. Archived from the original on 8 March 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  12. ^ "2018–19 Ligue 1". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  13. ^ "2018–19 Coupe de France". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  14. ^ "2018–19 Coupe de la Ligue". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  15. ^ "2018–19 Europa League Cup". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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