Michel Der Zakarian

Michel Der Zakarian (Armenian: Միշել Տեր-Զաքարյան, born on 18 February 1963) is an Armenian former professional footballer who played as a defender, and the current coach of Montpellier HSC.

Michel Der Zakarian
Der Zakarian as Nantes manager in 2015
Personal information
Full name Michel Der Zakarian
Date of birth (1963-02-18) 18 February 1963
Place of birth Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Montpellier (manager)
Youth career
1969–1974 Vivaux Maronniers
1974–1979 Mazargues
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1988 Nantes 140 (1)
1988–1998 Montpellier 233 (15)
Total 373 (16)
National team
1996–1997 Armenia 5 (0)
Teams managed
1998–1999 Montpellier C
1999–2006 Montpellier (assistant)
2006 Nantes B
2006–2007 Nantes (assistant)
2007–2008 Nantes
2009–2012 Clermont
2012–2016 Nantes
2016–2017 Reims
2017– Montpellier
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Der Zakarian spent his entire professional career in France, with Nantes and Montpellier, and won the league with the former in 1983.[1] He was a member of the Armenia national team, participated in five international matches since his debut in home 1998 World Cup qualifying match against Portugal.

Managerial career

Der Zakarian was assistant to Georges Eo at Nantes, and succeeded him on 12 February 2007 when the team was 19th in Ligue 1; this was their fifth change of the position since winning the league title in 2001.[2] The Canaris were relegated, and he brought them back immediately from Ligue 2 as runners up to Le Havre, but was sacked on 26 August 2008 after gaining one point from the first three games of the season, and was replaced by Alain Perrin.[3]

On 1 June 2009, Der Zakarian succeeded Didier Ollé-Nicolle at Ligue 2 club Clermont.[4] Despite the club having one of the lowest budgets in the league, he led them to respective finishes of 6th, 7th and 5th in his three seasons before returning to Nantes.[5]

In 2012–13, his first season back at the Stade de la Beaujoire, Der Zakarian again won Nantes promotion to Ligue 1, in third place.[6] He kept them in the top flight in each of the following three seasons, though goals were hard to come by; they netted 38, 29 and 33 respectively over the 38-game campaigns.[1] Club owner Waldemar Kita disliked Der Zakarian and his management, but allowed him to see out his contract instead of paying for a dismissal.[1]

Der Zakarian left Nantes in May 2016 to sign for two years at Reims, newly relegated to Ligue 2.[7] A year later, he was back in the top flight after leaving by mutual accord to join Montpellier.[8]

In April 2019, Der Zakarian signed a new contract to stay at Montpellier until 2021.[9] The club ended that season in 6th, missing out on UEFA Europa League qualification only due to the results of the domestic cup finals.[1]

Personal life

Der Zakarian and his wife Véronique married in 1983.[1]

Managerial statistics
As of match played 3 February 2021
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref.
G W D L Win %
Nantes B 30 June 2006 20 September 2006 7 1 3 3 014.29
Nantes 12 February 2007 26 August 2008 63 26 21 16 041.27
Clermont 1 July 2009 30 May 2012 130 50 41 39 038.46
Nantes 31 May 2012 15 May 2016 173 67 47 59 038.73
Reims 23 May 2016 23 May 2017 42 16 13 13 038.10
Montpellier 23 May 2017 Present 141 52 46 43 036.88
Total 556 212 171 173 038.13 —

Honours

Nantes

Montpellier

References
  1. White, Adam; Devin, Eric (21 September 2020). "Michel Der Zakarian and Téji Savanier are making Montpellier marvellous". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  2. Lehousse, Christophe (13 February 2007). "Un nouveau tandem d'entraîneurs au FC Nantes" [A new pair of managers at FC Nantes]. Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  3. "FC Nantes : Der Zakarian limogé" [FC Nantes: Der Zakarian sacked]. Le Parisien (in French). 26 August 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  4. "Der Zakarian entraîneur de Clermont Foot" [Der Zakarian Clermont manager]. Le Parisien (in French). 1 June 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  5. "Michel Der Zakarian quitte le Clermont Foot" [Michel Der Zakarian leaves Clermont Foot] (in French). France 3. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  6. "FC Nantes. Les quatre vérités de Michel Der Zakarian" [FC Nantes. Michel Der Zakarian's four truths]. Ouest-France (in French). 19 May 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  7. "Stade de Reims : Michel Der Zakarian nommé entraîneur (officiel)" [Stade de Reims: Michel Der Zakarian named manager (official)]. L'Équipe (in French). 23 May 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  8. "Football. Michel Der Zakarian à Montpellier, c'est officiel" [Football. Michel Der Zakarian to Montpellier, it's official]. Ouest-France (in French). 22 May 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  9. "Mishel [sic] Der Zakarian extends contract with Montpellier HSC". News.am. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
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