Christian Gourcuff

Christian Gourcuff

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1955-04-05) 5 April 1955
Place of birth	Hanvec, Brittany, France
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Algeria (Manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1972–1974	Rennes
1974–1978	Berné
1978–1980	Guingamp
1980–1981	Rouen
1981–1982	La Chaux-de-Fonds
1982–1986	Lorient
1986–1989	Le Mans
1989	Montreal Supra
International career
1988	Brittany indoor	1
Managerial career
1982–1986	Lorient
1986–1989	Le Mans
1989–1991	Pont-L'Abbé
1991–2001	Lorient
2001–2002	Rennes
2002–2003	Al-Ittihad
2003–2014	Lorient
2014–	Algeria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christian Gourcuff (born 5 April 1955) is a French football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of the Algeria national football team.

Club career

During his play career, Gourcuff played for Stade Rennais, US Berné, EA Guingamp, FC Rouen, FC La Chaux-de-Fonds, Lorient, Le Mans and Montreal Supra.

Coaching career

Gourcuff coached Lorient, Le Mans, Pont-L'Abbé, Stade Rennais and Al-Ittihad, and is considered in France as a shrewd tactician with a strong commitment to attacking football and an eye for young talent. Gourcuff is thus widely credited with having overseen the progress of youngsters such as Jérémy Morel, André-Pierre Gignac, Kevin Gameiro, Morgan Amalfitano, Michael Ciani, Christophe Jallet, Laurent Koscielny, Bruno Ecuele Manga and Lamine Koné. On 25 May Gourcuff left Lorient, as manager.

Algeria

On August 4, 2014, Gourcuff was officially unveiled as the new head coach of the Algeria national football team, taking over the vacant spot left by the departure of Vahid Halilhodžić. On February 3, 2015, Gourcuff was given a new deal despite Algeria's quarter-final exit at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Personal

His son, Yoann, is also a professional footballer who is currently playing with Rennes and a French International who competed in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.