The outstanding French coach coached the national team in Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, South Africa, Japan, Qatar and Morocco and belongs to the select company of coaches with 100 or more international matches. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.
Born: 21/03/1955 Country: France
Caps Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
For Ivory Coast
1 16. 4.93 Tlemcen Algeria 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
2 2. 5.93 Abidjan Nigeria 2-1 World Cup Qualifier
3 7. 7.93 Abidjan Niger 3-2
4 18. 7.93 Abidjan Algeria 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
5 25. 9.93 Lagos Nigeria 1-4 World Cup Qualifier
For Nigeria
1 5. 4.97 Lagos Guinea 2-1 World Cup Qualifier
2 27. 4.97 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso 2-1 World Cup Qualifier
3 7. 6.97 Lagos Kenya 3-0 World Cup Qualifier
- 7. 8.97 Tunis Cameroon 1-0 LG cup
- 9. 8.97 Tunis Tunisia 0-2 LG cup
4 17. 8.97 Conakry Guinea 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
For Burkina Faso
1 2.11.97 Bouaké Ivory Coast 0-0
2 12.12.97 Lusaka Zambia 0-2
3 27.12.97 Ouagadougou Ivory Coast 2-0
4 4. 1.98 Bobo Dioulasso Mozambique 1-0
5 7. 1.98 Ouagadougou Mozambique 4-2
6 11. 1.98 Ouagadougou Mali 0-0
7 27. 1.98 Monrovia Liberia 2-1
8 1. 2.98 Niamey Namibia 3-1
9 7. 2.98 Ouagadougou Cameroon 0-1 African Nations Cup
10 11. 2.98 Ouagadougou Algeria 2-1 African Nations Cup
11 15. 2.98 Ouagadougou Guinea 1-0 African Nations Cup
12 21. 2.98 Ouagadougou Tunisia 1-1 African Nations Cup (pen: 7-6)
13 25. 2.98 Bobo Dioulasso Egypt 0-2 African Nations Cup
14 27. 2.98 Ouagadougou DR Congo 4-4 African Nations Cup (pen: 1-4)
For South Africa
1 20. 5.98 Johannesburg Zambia 1-1
2 25. 5.98 Buenos Aires Argentina 0-2
3 6. 6.98 Baiersbronn Iceland 1-1
4 12. 6.98 Marseille France 0-3 World Cup
5 18. 6.98 Toulouse Denmark 1-1 World Cup
6 24. 6.98 Bordeaux Saudi Arabia 2-2 World Cup
For Japan
1 28.10.98 Osaka Egypt 1-0
2 1.12.98 Bangkok Nepal 5-0 Asian Games
3 3.12.98 Bangkok India 1-0 Asian Games
4 7.12.98 Bangkok South Korea 0-2 Asian Games
5 9.12.98 Bangkok Kuwait 2-1 Asian Games
6 11.12.98 Bangkok U.A.E. 0-1 Asian Games
7 31. 3.99 Tokyo Brazil 0-2
8 3. 6.99 Tokyo Belgium 0-0 Kirin Cup
9 6. 6.99 Yokohama Peru 0-0 Kirin Cup
10 29. 6.99 Asuncion Peru 2-3 Copa America
11 2. 7.99 Asuncion Paraguay 0-4 Copa America
12 5. 7.99 Pedro Juan C. Bolivia 1-1 Copa America
13 8. 9.99 Yokohama Iran 1-1
14 5. 2.00 Hong Kong Mexico 0-1 Carlsberg Cup
- 8. 2.00 Hong Kong Hong Kong 0-0 Carlsberg Cup (pen: 6-5)
15 13. 2.00 Macao Singapore 3-0 Asian Cup qualification
16 16. 2.00 Macao Brunei 9-0 Asian Cup qualification
17 20. 2.00 Macao Macao 3-0 Asian Cup qualification
18 15. 3.00 Kobe China 0-0
19 24. 4.00 Seoul South Korea 0-1
20 4. 6.00 Rabat France 2-2 Hassan II Cup (pen: 4-5)
21 6. 6.00 Rabat Jamaica 4-0 Hassan II Cup
22 11. 6.00 Sendai Slovakia 1-1 Kirin Cup
23 18. 6.00 Yokohama Bolivia 2-0 Kirin Cup
24 16. 8.00 Hirosima U.A.E. 3-1
25 14.10.00 Saida Saudi Arabia 1-4 Asian Cup
26 17.10.00 Saida Uzbekistan 8-1 Asian Cup
27 20.10.00 Beirut Qatar 1-1 Asian Cup
28 24.10.00 Beirut Iraq 4-1 Asian Cup
29 26.10.00 Beirut China 3-2 Asian Cup
30 29.10.00 Beirut Saudi Arabia 1-0 Asian Cup
31 20.12.00 Tokyo South Korea 1-1
32 24. 3.01 St. Denis France 0-5
33 24. 4.01 Cordoba Spain 0-1
34 31. 5.01 Niigata Canada 3-0 Confederations Cup
35 2. 6.01 Niigata Cameroon 2-0 Confederations Cup
36 4. 6.01 Ibaraki Brazil 0-0 Confederations Cup
37 7. 6.01 Yokohama Australia 1-0 Confederations Cup
38 10. 6.01 Yokohama France 0-1 Confederations Cup
39 1. 7.01 Sapporo Paraguay 2-0 Kirin Cup
40 4. 7.01 Oita Yugoslavia 1-0 Kirin Cup
41 15. 8.01 Shinozuka Australia 3-0 AFC/OFC Challenge Cup
42 4.10.01 Lens Senegal 0-2
43 7.10.01 Southampton Nigeria 2-2
44 7.11.01 Saitama Italy 1-1
45 21. 3.02 Osaka Ukraina 1-0
46 27. 3.02 Lodz Poland 2-0
47 17. 4.02 Yokohama Costa Rica 1-1
48 29. 4.02 Tokyo Slovakia 1-0 Kirin Cup
49 2. 5.02 Kobe Honduras 3-3 Kirin Cup
50 14. 5.02 Oslo Norway 0-3
51 25. 5.02 Tokyo Sweden 1-1
52 4. 6.02 Saitama Belgium 2-2 World Cup
53 9. 6.02 Yokohama Russia 1-0 World Cup
54 14. 6.02 Osaka Tunisia 2-0 World Cup
55 18. 6.02 Sendai Turkey 0-1 World Cup
For Qatar
1 4. 9.03 Dinard Algeria 0-1
2 14. 9.03 Kuwait Kuwait 1-2 Asian Cup qualification
3 20. 9.03 Doha Kuwait 2-2 Asian Cup qualification
4 24. 9.03 Doha Palestine 1-1 Asian Cup qualification
5 27. 9.03 Doha Palestine 2-1 Asian Cup qualification
6 19.11.03 Doha Singapore 2-0 Asian Cup qualification
7 29.11.03 Singapore Singapore 2-0 Asian Cup qualification
8 21.12.03 Doha Iraq 0-0
9 27.12.03 Kuwait Bahrain 0-0 Gulf Cup
10 29.12.03 Kuwait Saudi Arabia 0-0 Gulf Cup
11 3. 1.04 Kuwait U.A.E. 0-0 Gulf Cup
12 5. 1.04 Kuwait Yemen 3-0 Gulf Cup
13 8. 1.04 Kuwait Kuwait 2-1 Gulf Cup
14 11. 1.04 Kuwait Oman 0-2 Gulf Cup
15 13. 2.04 Doha Bahrain 2-0
16 18. 2.04 Tehran Iran 1-3 World Cup Qualifier
17 10. 3.04 Roma Lybia 0-1
18 31. 3.04 Amman Jordan 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
19 31. 5.04 Doha Turkmenistan 5-0
20 5. 6.04 Doha Kyrgyzstan 0-0
21 9. 6.04 Doha Laos 5-0 World Cup Qualifier
22 18. 7.04 Beijing Indonesia 1-2 Asian Cup
23 21. 7.04 Beijing Bahrain 1-1 Asian Cup
24 25. 7.04 Beijing China 0-1 Asian Cup
For Morocco
1 15.11.05 Clairefontaine Cameroon 0-0
Total Record
Matches Won Draw Lost For-Against Points Percentage
5 3 1 1 8- 8 7 70 (for Ivory Coast)
4 3 0 1 7- 3 6 75 (for Nigeria)
14 7 4 3 20- 15 18 64.29 (for Burkina Faso)
6 0 4 2 5- 10 4 33.33 (for South Africa)
55 25 16 14 88- 54 66 60 (for Japan)
24 8 8 8 30- 19 24 50 (for Qatar)
1 0 1 0 0- 0 1 50 (for Morocco)
109 47 34 29 158-109 125 57.34 (Total)
Types of Matches
World Cup 7 (4 Japan, 3 South Africa)
World Cup qualification 12 (8 Ivory Coast, 4 Nigeria)
Confederations Cup 5 (Japan)
African Nations Cup 6 (Burkina Faso)
Asian Cup 9 (6 Japan, 3 Qatar)
Asian Cup qualification 9 (3 Japan, 6 Qatar)
Asian Games 5 (Japan)
FC/OFC Challenge Cup 1 (Japan)
Gulf Cup 6 (Qatar)
Copa America 3 (Japan)
Kirin Cup 8 (Japan)
Hassan II Cup 2 (Japan)
Carlsberg Cup 2 (Japan)
Friendly 34
Total matches: 109
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Last updated:
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