Philippe Troussier facts for kids
Troussier in 2023
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| Full name | Philippe Bernard Victor Troussier Philippe Omar Troussier |
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| Date of birth | 21 March 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974–1975 | AS Choisy-le-Roi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1976 | RC Joinville | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976–1977 | Angoulême | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1978 | Red Star 93 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1981 | Rouen | 79 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981–1983 | Reims | 38 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 142 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1984 | INF Vichy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1987 | CS Alençon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1989 | Red Star 93 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | Créteil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1992 | ASEC Mimosas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Ivory Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Kaizer Chiefs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | FUS Rabat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Burkina Faso | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2002 | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Japan U20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Japan U23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Qatar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Marseille | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Morocco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | FAR Rabat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Ryūkyū (sports director) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Shenzhen Ruby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Sfaxien | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Hangzhou Greentown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Chongqing Liangjiang (Technical director) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | PVF (Technical director) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Vietnam U19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Vietnam U23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Vietnam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Philippe Omar Troussier is a French former football player. He was born on March 21, 1955. He recently managed the Vietnam national football team from February 2023 to March 2024.
Philippe Troussier started his career as a defender in French football leagues. After playing, he became a coach. He began coaching in France, but he became well-known when he moved to the Ivorian team ASEC Mimosas. There, he won several league titles. This success led him to work with many African national teams, including Ivory Coast, Nigeria, South Africa, and Burkina Faso.
Later, he coached Japan and had a very successful time, winning the 2000 AFC Asian Cup. After his time with national teams, he returned to coaching club teams.
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Playing Career
Philippe Troussier began his football journey as a player. He became a professional with the French club Angoulême in the 1976–77 season. He then played for Red Star 93 and Rouen. His last professional club was Stade de Reims, where he played until 1983. He spent his entire playing career in the second division of French football. After 1983, he decided to become a coach.
Coaching Career
Early Coaching Days
After getting his coaching licenses, Troussier started his first coaching job with the French Football Federation. He managed a team called INF Vichy. This team played in the third division and was special because its young players could develop without worrying about promotion or relegation. In the 1983–84 season, his team finished second in their group.
The next season, Troussier coached CS Alençon in the French fourth division. He spent three seasons there, learning how to manage an amateur football club. He then returned to his old club, Red Star 93, in 1987. He helped them get promoted to the second division by the end of the 1988–89 season. He left Red Star 93 in June 1989 to briefly manage Créteil.
Coaching in Africa
Troussier's first coaching job outside France was with ASEC Mimosas, a top club in Ivory Coast. In his first season, he won the league championship. He went on to win two more league titles with them. He loved the country so much that he even became an Ivorian citizen.
Because of his great success with ASEC Mimosas, the Ivory Coast national football team hired him as their manager. He tried to help them qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, but they did not make it. After this, he moved to South Africa to coach Kaizer Chiefs.
After a short time with Kaizer Chiefs, Troussier moved to Morocco to coach Fath Union Sport. He led them to win the Coupe du Trône in 1995. Even though the team was relegated to the second division, he stayed with them for several seasons.
He then got a chance to coach the Nigeria national football team. He helped Nigeria qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. However, the Nigerian Football Federation decided to replace him with a more experienced coach, Bora Milutinović, before the World Cup.
Troussier quickly found a new job coaching Burkina Faso. He coached them in the 1998 African Cup of Nations, which Burkina Faso was hosting. He quickly made the team strong, and they reached the semi-finals, their highest finish ever at that time.
His work with Burkina Faso impressed the South African Football Association. They offered him the job to lead South Africa in the 1998 World Cup. However, the team did not perform well and was knocked out in the group stages. After the tournament, he left Africa. He was given the nickname "White Witch Doctor" because of his successful impact on African football.
Coaching in Asia
In 1998, Troussier became the coach of Japan. His goal was to improve the team's performance for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, which Japan was co-hosting. At first, he found it hard to communicate with the players because he needed a translator. Japan did not do well in the 1999 Copa América.
After this, Troussier decided to focus on younger players. He took charge of the under-20 team for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship. The team did very well and finished as runners-up. He continued to coach Japan's youth teams, leading the under-23 team to the quarter-finals of the 2000 Summer Olympics. Many of these young players then joined the senior team and won the 2000 AFC Asian Cup. With this success, Troussier led Japan to the final 16 at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, which was Japan's best result in the competition at that time.
In July 2003, Troussier became the manager of Qatar. He aimed to repeat his success with Japan by helping Qatar qualify for the 2004 AFC Asian Cup. They qualified successfully, and he again used a mix of young and naturalized players. However, Qatar finished last in their group at the tournament. Because of this and a poor start to their 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, Troussier was fired.
Back to France and Africa
On November 27, 2004, Troussier returned to France to manage Olympique de Marseille. He had some disagreements with the senior players, including French international Bixente Lizarazu. Marseille finished fifth in the league that season, and Troussier was replaced.
He then went back to Africa to coach the Moroccan national team in 2005. He took over after Morocco failed to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. However, he was fired after only two months because of different ideas with the Royal Moroccan Football Federation.
Return to Asia (Again)
After his time with Morocco, Troussier took a break from football. In March 2008, he returned to Japan to manage FC Ryūkyū, a third-division team. He was later replaced by another French coach.
On February 22, 2010, he started coaching again with the Chinese club Shenzhen Ruby F.C.. He signed a three-year contract. He continued his strategy of using young players, but this led to the team being relegated from the top league. This was the first time a former top-tier champion in China was relegated since professional football began there.
He stayed with the club in the second division. However, he faced a lot of criticism from fans. After a match against Chongqing F.C., he told fans who doubted him "not to come to the game." This caused more problems with fans and even some players. He later took a "regular holiday" back to France, which many believed was a way for the club to get him to resign. He returned and managed the club through the 2013 season, but they could not get promoted.
In June 2014, Troussier became the manager of CS Sfaxien in Tunisia. He left the club in September 2014.
Vietnam and Recent Coaching
In 2018, Philippe Troussier became a technical director at PVF Football Academy, a football academy in Vietnam. In 2019, he also became the head coach of the Vietnam U19 National Team.
On February 16, 2023, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) announced that Troussier would be the new head coach of the Vietnam national football team. He officially started in March 2023, taking over from Park Hang-seo. His contract was set to run until July 2026. He was in charge of the U22, U23, Olympic, and senior Vietnam national teams.
At the 2023 SEA Games, the Vietnam U-22 team lost in the semi-finals but won the bronze medal.
However, under his leadership, Vietnam had a difficult time in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. They were eliminated in the group stage after losing to Japan and Indonesia. This was the first time Vietnam did not get past the group stage in the Asian Cup since 2007. Calls for Troussier to be fired grew louder.
After Vietnam lost again to Indonesia in a World Cup qualification match in March 2024, criticism increased. Fans even held posters asking for him to be removed. His contract was ended by the VFF shortly after the match.
Personal Life
Philippe Troussier and his wife converted to Islam while in Morocco. He then took the name Philippe Omar Troussier.
Managerial Statistics
Philippe Troussier has coached many teams throughout his career. Here is a summary of his record as a manager:
- Nigeria (1997): 4 games played, 3 wins, 0 draws, 1 loss.
- Burkina Faso (1997–1998): 6 games played, 3 wins, 0 draws, 3 losses.
- South Africa (1998): 6 games played, 0 wins, 4 draws, 2 losses.
- Japan U20 (1998–1999): 7 games played, 5 wins, 0 draws, 2 losses.
- Japan (1998–2002): 43 games played, 17 wins, 14 draws, 12 losses.
- Japan U23 (2000): 4 games played, 2 wins, 0 draws, 2 losses.
- Qatar (2004): 4 games played, 1 win, 0 draws, 3 losses.
- Marseille (2004–2005): 23 games played, 8 wins, 6 draws, 9 losses.
- FAR Rabat (2007): 3 games played, 1 win, 0 draws, 2 losses.
- Shenzhen Ruby (2011–2013): 49 games played, 11 wins, 11 draws, 27 losses.
- Sfaxien (2014): 10 games played, 4 wins, 3 draws, 3 losses.
- HZ Greentown (2014–2015): 17 games played, 5 wins, 5 draws, 7 losses.
- Vietnam U23 (2023–2024): 12 games played, 6 wins, 3 draws, 3 losses.
- Vietnam (2023–2024): 14 games played, 4 wins, 0 draws, 10 losses.
In total, across all his coaching roles, he managed 202 games, winning 70, drawing 46, and losing 86.
Honors
Philippe Troussier has won several awards and titles during his coaching career:
- ASEC Mimosas
* Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division: 1990, 1991, 1992
- FUS Rabat
* Coupe du Trône: 1995
- Japan U20
* FIFA U-20 World Cup: Runner-up in 1999
- Japan
* FIFA Confederations Cup: Runner-up in 2001 * AFC Asian Cup: Winner in 2000
- Vietnam U23
* SEA Games: Bronze medal in 2023
Individual Awards
- AFC Coach of the Year: 2000
- Japan Football Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2020
See also
In Spanish: Philippe Troussier para niños
