Jean Fernandez

Jean Fernandez (born 8 October 1954)[2] is a French professional football manager and former player. He has previously managed Metz and Marseille, where France national team star Franck Ribéry saw him as a mentor. He managed Auxerre for five years, and was named as France's manager of the year in the 2009–10 season after guiding Auxerre into the UEFA Champions League. He managed Nancy for the 2011 season and half of the 2012 season. Jean Fernandez resigned from his position with Nancy before the end of the 2013 season on 10 January 2013. He became the new Montpellier manager on 1 July 2013, but departed on 5 December that year after a run of seven games without a win.

Jean Fernandez

Fernandez as Montpellier manager in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Jean Fernandez
Date of birth	(1954-10-08) 8 October 1954
Place of birth	Mostaganem, French Algeria
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder[1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1972–1975	Béziers	62	(0)
1975–1980	Marseille	165	(1)
1980–1982	Bordeaux	85	(2)
1982–1984	Cannes	59	(1)
Total		371	(4)
Teams managed
1985–1990	Cannes
1990	Nice
1992	Marseille
1993–1994	Al-Nassr
1994–1995	Lille
1995–1996	Al-Nassr
1996–1997	Al-Shabab
1997	Al-Wahda
1998	Al-Nassr
1998–1999	Étoile du Sahel
1999–2002	Sochaux
2002–2005	Metz
2005–2006	Marseille
2006–2011	Auxerre
2011–2013	Nancy
2013–2015	Montpellier
2015–2017	Al-Khor
2017	Al-Gharafa
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Fernandez was born in Mostaganem, French Algeria. He competed for France at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[3]