Franck Haise

Franck Haise

Haise as manager of Lens in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Franck Armel Gérard Haise
Date of birth	(1971-04-15) 15 April 1971 (age 53) [1]
Place of birth	Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Nice (head coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1995	Rouen	104	(4)
1995–1997	Laval	68	(0)
1997–1999	Beauvais	53	(3)
1999–2002	Laval	61	(0)
2002–2004	Angers	31	(0)
Total		317	(7)
Managerial career
2003–2006	Mayenne
2012–2013	Changé
2013–2015	Lorient B
2015–2016	Lorient (assistant)
2016	Lorient (caretaker)
2017–2020	Lens B
2020–2024	Lens
2024–	Nice
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Franck Haise (born 15 April 1971) is a French professional football manager who is currently head coach of Ligue 1 club Nice ^[2] and a former midfielder who spent most of his career as a player in the French second division.

Early life

Haise was born in Mont-Saint-Aignan, Seine-Maritime. ^[1]

Managerial career

On 25 February 2020 and after coaching the reserve team for 3 seasons, Haise became the head coach of Lens, following the dismissal of Philippe Montanier. ^[3]

On 27 May 2023, he led Lens to win 3–0 against Ajaccio in the 38th and final matchweek and qualify for the Champions League for the third time in their history after 1998–99 and 2002–03, finishing with 84 points only 1 point behind Paris Saint-Germain. ^[4] On 6 June 2024, he became the head coach of fellow French club Nice. ^[5]

Coaching style

Haise has generally set up Lens in a 3-4-1-2 formation, ^[6] although he has at times used a 3-5-2 ^{[7] [8]} and a 3-4-3. ^[9]

Despite mainly using a back three at Lens, he has stated, "I don’t have a favourite system. For some time now, we have often played 3-4-1-2 or 3-5-2 with the midfielder moving. This is the one I use because it more closely matches the squad and the players". ^[6]

Career statistics

Player

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^{[ citation needed ]}

Club	Season	League			National cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rouen	1988–89	Division 2	1	0	0	0	1	0
	1989–90	Division 2	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1990–91	Division 2	22	1	1	0	23	1
	1991–92	Division 2	29	2	1	0	30	2
	1992–93	Division 2	22	0	2	0	24	0
	1993–94	Division 2	29	1	1	0	30	1
	1994–95	National	1	0	1	0	2	0
	Total		104	4	6	0	110	4
Laval	1995–96	Division 2	30	0	4	0	34	0
	1996–97	Division 2	38	0	6	0	44	0
	Total		68	0	10	0	78	0
Beauvais	1997–98	Division 2	33	1	3	1	36	2
	1998–99	Division 2	20	2	0	0	20	2
	Total		53	3	3	1	56	4
Laval	1999–2000	Division 2	18	0	1	0	19	0
	2000–01	Division 2	17	0	0	0	17	0
	2001–02	Division 2	26	0	2	0	28	0
	Total		61	0	3	0	64	0
Angers	2002–03	National	29	0	4	0	33	0
	2003–04	Ligue 2	2	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		31	0	4	0	35	0
Career total			317	7	26	1	343	8

Manager

As of match played 1 March 2025

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record								Ref
			G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Lorient (caretaker)	24 October 2016	8 November 2016	3	0	1	2	5	7	−2	000.00	[10]
Lens	25 February 2020	30 June 2024	167	79	46	42	259	197	+62	047.31	[11]
Nice	1 July 2024	present	35	14	11	10	59	47	+12	040.00
Total			205	93	58	54	323	251	+72	045.37	—

Honours

Individual

• Ligue 1 Manager of the Year: 2022–23 ^[12]
• French Manager of the Year: 2022–23 ^[13]

References

1. "Franck Haise". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
2. Franck Haise at Soccerway
3. "Football : Philippe Montanier n'est plus l'entraîneur du RC Lens, Franck Haise intronisé" (in French). La Voix du Nord. 25 February 2020.
4. "Lens Win Against Ajaccio, Secure Spot in Champions League". beIN SPORTS. 27 May 2023.
5. "Florian Maurice nouveau Directeur sportif, Franck Haise nouvel entraîneur" (in French). OGC Nice. 6 June 2024.
6. Askew, Joshua (13 January 2021). "Franck Haise's RC Lens". holdingmidfield.com. Holding Midfield. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
7. Askew, Joshua (21 January 2021). "Case Study: Olympique Marseille 0-1 RC Lens 20/1/2021". holdingmidfield.com. Holding Midfield. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
8. Askew, Joshua (19 January 2021). "Case Study: Nantes 1-1 RC Lens 17/1/2021". holdingmidfield.com. Holding Midfield. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
9. Askew, Joshua (24 December 2020). "Case Study: RC Lens 2-1 Brest 23/12/2020". holdingmidfield.com. Holding Midfield. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
10. "France - Football Club Lorient - Results and fixtures - Soccerway".
11. "France - Racing Club de Lens - Results and fixtures - Soccerway".
12. "Franck Haise (Lens) élu meilleur entraîneur de Ligue 1". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 30 May 2023.
13. Schaad, Christophe (8 July 2023). "Franck Haise vainqueur du Trophée France Football du meilleur entraîneur français !". Lensois.com (in French). Retrieved 19 May 2024.

External links

• Franck Haise – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French (archived)