Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pablo Alejandro Correa Velázquez | ||
Date of birth | March 14, 1967 | ||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Nancy (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1979–1986 | Nacional | ||
1986–1988 | Rentistas | ||
1988–1990 | Peñarol | ||
1990–1991 | Rentistas | ||
1991–1993 | Defensor Sporting | ||
1993–1994 | San Lorenzo | 3 | (0) |
1994–1995 | Montevideo Wanderers | ||
1995–2000 | Nancy | 119 | (28) |
Teams managed | |||
2002–2011 | Nancy | ||
2012 | Évian Thonon Gaillard | ||
2013– | Nancy | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Pablo Alejandro Correa Velázquez (born March 14, 1967 in Uruguay) is a Uruguayan former footballer and currently manager of AS Nancy.
Correa started his footballing career as a player in Uruguay, where he played for Nacional, Rentistas, Peñarol and Defensor Sporting.
In 1993, he joined San Lorenzo de Almagro in Argentina, but returned to Uruguay after only 3 games with the club, to join Montevideo Wanderers.
In 1995 Correa moved to France, where he played the remainder of his career in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 for AS Nancy, Correa himself, played up front with Tony Cascarino and became a hit with the fans.
After his retirement he joined the coaching staff at the club and was appointed as the club manager in 2002.
In 2004, Correa got Nancy promoted into Le Championnat after six years in Ligue 2. In 2005, Correa guided Nancy to the Coupe de la Ligue final against Nice. Nancy came back from behind to win 2–1, giving them a place in the 2006/07 UEFA Cup. Better still, Nancy finished 12th in Ligue 1 and they had survived in style beating AS St-Étienne 2–0 and hammering Rennes 6–0.
On 25 May 2011, Correa announced he would terminate his contract after the end of the season. He headed Nancy as manager for nine consecutive years since 2002.
On 2 January 2012, Correa was named as new coach of Ligue 1 side Évian Thonon Gaillard F.C., replacing Bernard Casoni.