Christian Jean Gourcuff (born 5 April 1955) is a French former professional football player and manager. He spent a majority of his managerial career at Lorient, where he was the head coach for 25 years across three different spells.
Club career During his playing career, Gourcuff played for Rennes, US Berné, Guingamp, Rouen, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Lorient, Le Mans and Montreal Supra.
International career Gourcuff played one match for the Brittany regional team in 1988. It was an indoor game against the United States, and the final score was 6–2 in favor of Brittany.
Managerial career Becoming a player-manager at the age of 27, Gourcuff coached Lorient, Le Mans, Pont-l'Abbé, Rennes and Al-Ittihad.
On 4 August 2014, Gourcuff was officially unveiled as the new head coach of the Algeria national team, taking over the vacant spot left by the departure of Vahid Halilhodžić. On 3 February 2015, Gourcuff was given a new deal despite Algeria's quarter-final exit at the Africa Cup of Nations.
In the 2018–19 season, Gourcuff was the head coach of Qatari club Al-Gharafa.
Personal life His son, Yoann, is also a professional footballer who represented France at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenure TeamFromToRecordLorient1 July 19821 July 1986Le Mans1 July 19861 January 1989Pont-L'Abbé 1 September 19891 July 1991Lorient1 July 19911 July 2001Rennes1 July 20011 July 2002Al-Ittihad1 July 200230 June 2003Lorient1 July 200325 May 2014Algeria1 August 20143 April 2016Rennes17 May 20168 November 2017Al-Gharafa19 May 20183 June 2019Nantes8 August 20198 December 2020Total
Honours Orders Knight of the Legion of Honour: 2013
See also List of football managers with the most matches
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