Julien Stéphan

Julien Stéphan (born 18 September 1980) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. Since July 2021 he has been the manager of Ligue 1 side Strasbourg, having previously had the same role at Rennes between December 2018 and March 2021, this tenure including victory in the 2018–19 Coupe de France.

Julien Stéphan
Stéphan as Strasbourg manager in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-09-18) 18 September 1980[1]
Place of birth Rennes, France
Position(s) Midfielder
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
2018–2021 Rennes
2021– Strasbourg
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Early life

Stéphan was born in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine.[1]

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.[2] After dispatching Real Betis, the club lost 4–3 on aggregate to Arsenal in the last 16.[3]

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.[4] He faced the same opponents on 3 August in the 2019 Trophée des Champions, a 2–1 loss.[5][6]

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.[7] He resigned on 1 March 2021, after four straight defeats and seven games without a win.[8]

Personal life

Stéphan is the son of France national team assistant manager Guy Stéphan and the brother of Guillaume Stéphan, also a former footballer.[9]

Managerial statistics
As of 29 April 2022
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 1 March 2021 110 46 28 36 157 130 +27 041.82 [10][11][12][13]
Strasbourg 1 July 2021 Present 37 16 12 9 59 40 +19 043.24
Total 244 105 68 71 358 279 +79 043.03

Honours

Rennes

References
  1. "Julien Stéphan". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  2. "Stade Rennais: Julien Stéphan confirmé comme entraîneur". L'Équipe (in French). 12 December 2018.
  3. Smyth, Rob (14 March 2019). "Arsenal 3-0 Rennes (agg: 4-3): Europa League last 16, second leg – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  4. "Rennes 2 PSG 2 (6–5 on penalties)". BBC Sport. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  5. "Mbappé, Di Maria work their magic to gift PSG French Super Cup victory". France 24. Reuters. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  6. 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.
  7. Carrier, Fanny (5 May 2020). "For Rennes coach, Champions League dream is not quite how he imagined it". Yahoo!. AFP. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  8. Fortune, Gregory (1 March 2021). "Stade Rennais : Julien Stéphan, de la Ligue des champions à la démission" (in French). RTL. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  9. "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.
  10. "2018–19 Ligue 1". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  11. "2018–19 Coupe de France". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  12. "2018–19 Coupe de la Ligue". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  13. "2018–19 Europa League Cup". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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