Paul Le Guen
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 March 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Pencran, France | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1989 | Brest | 154 | (6) |
| 1989–1991 | Nantes | 76 | (1) |
| 1991–1998 | Paris Saint-Germain | 344 | (24) |
| Total | 478 | (23) | |
| National team | |||
| 1993–1995 | France | 17 | (1) |
| 1998 | Brittany | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1998–2001 | Rennes | ||
| 2002–2005 | Lyon | ||
| 2006–2007 | Rangers | ||
| 2007–2009 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| 2009–2010 | Cameroon | ||
| 2011–2015 | Oman | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Paul Le Guen (French pronunciation: [pɔl lə ɡwɛn] or Breton pronunciation: [pawl lø ɡwɛnː]; born 1 March 1964) is a French football manager and a former player. His last role was as manager of the Oman national football team, from which he was relieved in November 2015.
During his playing career he enjoyed successful stays with FC Nantes and PSG and won 17 caps for the French national team.
During his playing career, Le Guen played at Stade Brest for six years, Nantes Atlantique for two years, before leaving Brittany for Paris St. Germain where he played for seven years (with 478 appearances and a Cup Winners' Cup medal in 1996).
At international level he played 17 times for France due to injuries and he was part of the team which lost out on a trip to the World Cup in 1994, along with Eric Cantona and David Ginola. He ended his playing career by taking part in a friendly where his home region of Brittany faced Cameroon on 21 May 1998. The match finished 1–1.
Le Guen had a successful managerial career in France, most notably leading Olympique Lyonnais to three consecutive Ligue 1 titles. He has also managed Stade Rennais, Paris Saint-Germain, Glasgow Rangers and the Cameroon national team. In July, 2016, he was to be named manager of the Nigeria national team, but didn't agree to the contract terms.
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