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| Claude Puel |
 |
| Personal information |
| Date of birth |
2 September 1961 (1961-09-02) (age 48) |
| Place of birth |
Castres, France |
| Playing position |
Midfielder |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Olympique Lyon (Manager) |
| Youth career |
1970–1977
1977–1979 |
Castres
AS Monaco |
| Senior career1 |
| Years |
Club |
App (Gls)* |
| 1979–1996 |
AS Monaco |
0488 (4) |
| Teams managed |
1999–2001
2002–2008
2008– |
AS Monaco
Lille
Olympique Lyon |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)
|
Claude Puel (born 2 September 1961 in Castres) is a French former football midfielder, now a manager. He currently manages Ligue 1 side Olympique Lyon.[1] He spent 17 years playing for AS Monaco.
[edit] Managerial career
Before being appointed as the manager of Monaco, he was the physical trainer and manager of the Monaco's reserve team. He was appointed as the manager in January 1999. He won the French Championship in 2000, with players such as Ludovic Giuly and Marcelo Gallardo. In July 2001, his contract was not renewed and he left Monaco after 24 years at the club as a player and a coach. In July 2002, he was appointed manager of the Lille Olympique Sporting Club, where he became one of the longest serving coaches in the French League (serving for six consecutive seasons).[citation needed]
[edit] Manchester United incident
Puel courted controversy on 20 February 2007 in a UEFA Champions League match against Manchester United in Lille[citation needed]. After Ryan Giggs scored a quickly taken free-kick late in the game, Puel was thought to be encouraging his players to walk off the pitch in protest[citation needed], although the game eventually continued after a short delay. Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson described the incident in an interview with ITV after the match as 'disgraceful' and 'intimidation of the referee'[citation needed].
[edit] Olympique Lyonnais
Puel joined French club Olympique Lyon on 18 June 2008. He signed a four year contract with the seven time French champions. He also became Lyon's 4th different manager in the last 4 years.
[edit] Achievements
[edit] As player
[edit] As manager
- French Championship winner (2000) with Monaco
- Finalist Coupe de la Ligue (2001) with Monaco
- Second place, French Championship (2005) with Lille
- Third place, French Championship with Lille (2006) and Lyon (2009)
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Manager
| Team |
Nat |
From |
To |
Record |
| G |
W |
L |
D |
Win % |
| Monaco |
 |
January 1999 |
July 2001 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Lille |
|
1 July 2002 |
17 June 2008 |
338 |
136 |
93 |
109 |
40.24 |
| Lyon |
|
18 June 2008 |
Present |
29 |
15 |
5 |
9 |
51.72 |
| Total |
367 |
151 |
98 |
118 |
41.14 |
- As of 20 January 2009.[2][3]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
