Julien Stephan

Julien Stéphan (born 18 September 1980) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently in charge of Ligue 1 side Rennes.

Julien Stéphan
Stéphan as Rennes manager in 2019
Personal information
Full name Julien Stéphan
Date of birth (1980-09-18) 18 September 1980
Place of birth Rennes, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Rennes (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 Paris Saint-Germain B
2001–2002 Toulouse
2002–2003 RC Paris
2003–2005 Stade Briochin
2005–2008 Drouais
Teams managed
2015–2018 Rennes B
2018– Rennes
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Managerial career

Stéphan immediately decided to become a manager after his short playing career.

On 3 December 2018, Sabri Lamouchi was sacked as manager of Rennes due to poor results. While initially given a role as interim manager, Stéphan was given the permanent role nine days later after a string of victories including against Astana in the UEFA Europa League, qualifying Rennes for their first ever European knockout round.[1]

Stéphan led Rennes to their first trophy in 48 years on 27 April 2019 in the Coupe de France, beating Paris Saint-Germain 6–5 in a penalty shoot-out in the final after drawing 2–2.[2] Rennes again faced Paris Saint-Germain on 3 August 2019 in the Trophée des Champions, but Stéphan failed to repeat their cup achievement as Rennes lost 2–1.[3][4]

In 2019–20, Stéphan's Rennes team finished in 3rd when the season was curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic, therefore qualifying for the first time to the UEFA Champions League.[5]

Personal life

Stéphan is the son of France national team assistant manager Guy Stéphan and the brother of Guillaume Stéphan, also a former footballer.[6]

Managerial statistics
As of match played 6 February 2021
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
PWDLGFGAGDWin %Ref.
Rennes B 1 July 2015 3 December 2018 97 43 28 26 142 109 +33 044.33
Rennes 3 December 2018 Present 106 46 28 32 154 122 +32 043.40 [7][8][9][10]
Total 203 89 56 58 296 231 +65 043.84 —

Honours

Rennes

References
  1. "Stade Rennais: Julien Stéphan confirmé comme entraîneur". L'Équipe (in French). 12 December 2018.
  2. "Rennes 2 PSG 2 (6–5 on penalties)". BBC Sport. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  3. "Mbappé, Di Maria work their magic to gift PSG French Super Cup victory". France 24. Reuters. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  4. Coiquil, Alexandre (3 August 2019). "Grâce à Mbappé et Di Maria, le PSG remporte le Trophée des champions". TF1 (in French). Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  5. Carrier, Fanny (5 May 2020). "For Rennes coach, Champions League dream is not quite how he imagined it". Yahoo!. AFP. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  6. "Le Télégramme - CFA. STADE BRIOCHIN - GUINGAMP (B), SAMEDI (18 H) Stéphan et Stéphan : les enfants de la balle". Le Télégramme (in French). 14 November 2003. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  7. "2018–19 Ligue 1". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  8. "2018–19 Coupe de France". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  9. "2018–19 Coupe de la Ligue". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  10. "2018–19 Europa League Cup". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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