Christian Gourcuff
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 5 April 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Hanvec, Brittany, France | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Rennes (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1974 | Rennes | ||
| 1974–1978 | Berné | ||
| 1978–1980 | Guingamp | ||
| 1980–1981 | Rouen | ||
| 1981–1982 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | ||
| 1982–1986 | Lorient | ||
| 1986–1989 | Le Mans | ||
| 1989 | Montreal Supra | ||
| National team | |||
| 1988 | Brittany indoor | 1 | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1982–1986 | Lorient | ||
| 1986–1989 | Le Mans | ||
| 1989–1991 | Pont-L'Abbé | ||
| 1991–2001 | Lorient | ||
| 2001–2002 | Rennes | ||
| 2002–2003 | Al-Ittihad | ||
| 2003–2014 | Lorient | ||
| 2014–2016 | Algeria | ||
| 2016– | Rennes | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Christian Gourcuff (born 5 April 1955) is a French football manager and former player. He is the manager of Rennes.
During his play career, Gourcuff played for Stade Rennais, US Berné, EA Guingamp, FC Rouen, FC La Chaux-de-Fonds, Lorient, Le Mans and Montreal Supra.
Gourcuff coached Lorient, Le Mans, Pont-L'Abbé, Stade Rennais and Al-Ittihad, and is considered in France as a shrewd tactician with a strong commitment to attacking football and an eye for young talent. Gourcuff is thus widely credited with having overseen the progress of youngsters such as Jérémy Morel, André-Pierre Gignac, Kevin Gameiro, Morgan Amalfitano, Michael Ciani, Christophe Jallet, Laurent Koscielny, Bruno Ecuele Manga and Lamine Koné. On 25 May Gourcuff left Lorient, as manager.
On August 4, 2014, Gourcuff was officially unveiled as the new head coach of the Algeria national football team, taking over the vacant spot left by the departure of Vahid Halilhodžić. On February 3, 2015, Gourcuff was given a new deal despite Algeria's quarter-final exit at the Africa Cup of Nations.
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