Francis De Percin

Francis De Percin

Personal information
Date of birth	(1969-10-08) 8 October 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Laval (assistant)
Youth career
	Fresnes
1984–1986	US Alfortville
1986–1989	Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1992	Paris Saint-Germain B
1992–1993	Paris FC
1993–1996	Tarbes
1996–2002	FC Plateau Lannemezan
Managerial career
2002–2004	Tarbes
2004–2005	FC Nestes
2009–2011	Tarbes
2011–2014	Créteil (assistant)
2014–2015	Créteil
2015–2018	Créteil (assistant)
2017	Créteil
2018–2021	Grenoble (assistant)
2021–2023	Amiens (assistant)
2023-	Laval (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francis "Tanase" De Percin (born 8 October 1969) is a French professional football manager and former player who is an assistant coach at Ligue 2 club Laval. As a player, he was a right-back.

Playing career

A right-sided full-back, De Percin is a product of the Paris Saint-Germain Academy. He played for Paris Saint-Germain's reserve side in the Division 3 until 1992, when he left the club to join neighboring club Paris FC, ^[2] also in the Division 3.^{[ citation needed ]} After a season at the club, De Percin signed for Championnat National 3 side Tarbes.^{[ citation needed ]} In 1996, he signed for FC Plateau Lannemezan, where he would play until his retirement in 2002. While playing for the senior team, he was the head of the club's youth academy.^{[ citation needed ]}

Coaching career

In 2002, following his retirement from his playing career, De Percin joined his former club Tarbes as head coach. He left after two seasons, joining FC Nestes as manager.^{[ citation needed ]} De Percin made his return to Tarbes in 2005, although as a youth coach. In 2009, he returned to his former position of head coach at the club, a role he would be in for two seasons.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2011, De Percin joined Créteil as an assistant manager. In the 2014–15 season in Ligue 2, he briefly stepped up as manager, coaching the side for four games before returning to his role of assistant manager.^{[ citation needed ]} In 2017, he endured another brief spell as caretaker manager of Créteil. De Percin left the club in 2018 to join Grenoble as an assistant coach, reuniting with his former Créteil manager Philippe Hinschberger. ^[3] In 2021, he joined Amiens in the same type of position, following Hinschberger's path.^{[ citation needed ]}

Personal life

De Percin was born in metropolitan France but is of Martiniquais descent. ^[4] His son Théo De Percin (born in 2001), is a professional footballer. The godfather of Francis De Percin's daughter is Jean-Luc Vasseur. ^[5]

Honours

Player

Paris Saint-Germain

• Coupe Gambardella runner-up: 1989 ^[5]

References

1. "Francis DE PERCIN". PSG70 (in French). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
2. Francis De Percin at WorldFootball.net
3. Ruiz, Christophe (25 June 2018). "Football : l'ex tarbais Francis De Percin entraîneur adjoint en Ligue 2" [Football: former Tarbais Francis De Percin assistant coach in Ligue 2]. La Semaine des Pyrénées (in French). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
4. "Amiens SC Football - Francis de Percin incite à la prudence".
5. "Francis De Percin : " J'ai préféré privilégier ma reconversion plutôt que de galérer "" [Francis De Percin: "I preferred favoring my post-career rather than struggling"]. PSG70 (in French). Retrieved 9 April 2022.