Patrice Carteron

Patrice Carteron

Carteron with Al Ahly in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1970-07-30) 30 July 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth	Saint-Brieuc, France
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Sepahan (manager)
Youth career
0000–1994	Laval
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1997	Stade Rennais	118	(5)
1997–2000	OL	120	(11)
2000–2005	Saint-Étienne	142	(19)
2000–2001	→ Sunderland (loan)	8	(1)
2005–2007	Cannes	49	(2)
Total		437	(38)
Managerial career
2008–2009	Cannes
2009–2012	Dijon
2012–2013	Mali
2013–2016	TP Mazembe
2016	Wadi Degla
2017	Al-Nassr
2017–2018	Phoenix Rising
2018	Al Ahly
2019	Raja CA
2019–2020	Zamalek
2020–2021	Al-Taawoun
2021–2022	Zamalek
2022–2023	Al-Ettifaq
2023–2024	Umm Salal
2024–	Sepahan
Medal record Men's football Representing   Mali (as manager) Africa Cup of Nations 2013
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carteron in 2004–05

Patrice Carteron (born 30 July 1970) is a French former professional football player who played as a defender. He is currently the head coach of Iran premiere league club Sepahan SC. Some of his previous managerial posts include the Mali national team, Al-Nassr and Al-Ettifaq.

Coaching career

Cannes

In 2007, Carteron took over as manager for AS Cannes, but was replaced by Albert Emon in June 2009.

Dijon

On 25 June 2009, Dijon FCO hired the former Cannes coach. ^[1] During his time with Dijon, he got the club promoted to the French top flight. On 24 May 2012, he parted company with Dijon, who had been relegated from the top division Ligue 1.

Mali national team

on 12 July 2012, he was named as the head coach of Mali, ^[2] where he led the African nation to a FIFA rank as high as 21. Mali also finished third in the African Cup of Nations during his tenure.

Mazembe

On 22 May 2013, he agreed to take charge of Congolese champions TP Mazembe, signing a two-year contract. Mazembe confirmed that Carteron would become their new head coach, while continuing his duties with Mali. ^[3] With Mazembe, Carteron led the club to two league titles and one African Champions League title.

On 7 January 2016, Carteron left TP Mazembe as his contract had run out. ^[4]

Wadi Degla

After leaving Mazembe, Carteron took over at Wadi Degla SC in the 2016–17 season. The team won 20 of their 30 matches during Carteron's tenure.

Al-Nassr

In 2017, Carteron moved on to Al-Nassr, where he led the club to a third-place finish in the Saudi Professional League, thus qualifying for the Asian Champions League.

Phoenix Rising

On 22 May 2017, United Soccer League club Phoenix Rising announced Carteron would take over head coaching duties, and would join the club as early as the first week of June. ^[5]

Al Ahly

On 12 June 2018, the nab team Al Ahly officially announced the signing of Carteron to take the seat of the manager for two years. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Following Al Ahly's loss at the 2018 CAF Champions League Final and the team's knockout from the Arab Club Champions Cup, he was sacked on 23 November 2018. ^[9]

Raja CA

Carteron was appointed coach of three times CAF Confederation Cup winner Raja CA on 30 January 2019. Two months later, he won the African Super Cup against Espérence de Tunis, the second in Raja's history. ^[10]

Zamalek

On 3 December 2019, Carteron was revealed as the new manager of Egyptian Premier League side Zamalek, succeeding Milutin Sredojević. ^[11]

He won the CAF Super Cup 2020 against Espérence de Tunis, the fourth in Zamalek's history. After six days he won the 2019–20 Egyptian Super Cup against Al Ahly, the fourth in Zamalek's history, winning two one-match trophies in a one-week span. On 13 June 2020, he renewed his contract with Zamalek for one more season until 2020–21. ^[12]

On 15 September 2020, Carteron announced his departure from the club putting an end to this spell in his managerial career. ^{[13] [a]}

Al-Taawoun

On 16 September 2020, Saudi club Al-Taawoun announced the signing of Carteron. ^[16] On 18 September, he managed his first match with Al-Taawoun in a 1–0 defeat against Persepolis, ^[17] followed by another heavy defeat 6–0 against Sharjah in the 2020 AFC Champions League. ^[18] Later on, he won his first match with Al-Taawoun against Al-Duhail 1–0 to reach the round of 16 of the Champions League. ^[19]

Return to Zamalek

On 12 March 2021, Zamalek appointed Carteron as manager for the second time. ^[20] On 24 August 2021, he led Zamalek to secure their 13th league title after a 2–0 win over El Entag El Harby. ^[21]

Al-Ettifaq

On 4 March 2022, Al-Ettifaq announced the signing of Carteron to lead the first football team until the end of the 2021–22 season. A few days earlier, Mortada Mansour, president of Zamalek club, had announced the termination of the contract with Carteron by mutual consent. ^[22]

On 26 February 2023, Carteron and Al-Ettifaq agreed to end their contract mutually. ^[23]

Umm Salal

On 16 June 2023, Carteron became the head coach of Qatar Stars League club Umm Salal. ^[24]

Managerial statistics

As of 29 September 2023

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			P	W	D	L	Win %
Cannes	10 March 2008	30 June 2009	54	13	18	23	024.07
Dijon	1 July 2009	24 May 2012	123	43	35	45	034.96
Mali	12 July 2012	25 May 2013	10	5	2	3	050.00
TP Mazembe	26 May 2013	7 January 2016	49	26	10	13	053.06
Wadi Degla	16 January 2016	7 November 2016	32	16	9	7	050.00
Al-Nassr	29 January 2017	4 June 2017	13	7	2	4	053.85
Phoenix Rising	5 June 2017	11 June 2018	41	20	14	7	048.78
Al Ahly	12 June 2018	23 November 2018	23	13	7	3	056.52
Raja CA	30 January 2019	10 November 2019	41	18	14	9	043.90
Zamalek	3 December 2019	15 September 2020	31	18	10	3	058.06
Al-Taawoun	16 September 2020	12 March 2021	28	11	8	9	039.29
Zamalek	12 March 2021	28 February 2022	25	19	4	2	076.00
Al-Ettifaq	4 March 2022	26 February 2023	27	8	6	13	029.63
Umm Salal	16 June 2023	Present	5	2	2	1	040.00
Total			520	237	141	142	045.58

Honours

Player

Lyon

• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1997

Saint-Étienne

• Ligue 2: 2003–04

Manager

TP Mazembe

• Linafoot: 2013, 2013–14
• CAF Champions League: 2015

Raja CA

• CAF Super Cup: 2019

Zamalek

• Egyptian Premier League: 2020–21
• Egyptian Super Cup: 2019
• CAF Super Cup: 2020

Umm Salal

• Qatari Stars Cup: 2023—24

Notes

1. Prior to his resignation, Carteron claimed that his decision was due to personal reasons; however, the sudden resignation was both surprising and shocking to Zamalek's board and fans, a few days after a 1–0 win over El Entag El Harby, since the club had only one month before their semi-final matches against Raja CA in the 2019–20 CAF Champions League. ^[14] Hence, the club's president Mortada Mansour offered him either to improve his contract to match any counter offer, or to stay until Zamalek complete the CAF Champions League campaign. Eventually, Carteron mentioned that his decision to leave was already taken, and that Zamalek still have time to prepare for their upcoming matches, then he would pay the release clause immediately. ^[15] Later on, Mortada Mansour accused Carteron of lying regarding that he had not an offer already, and that Al-Taawoun's president, Muhammad Al-Qasim, was trying to sabotage Zamalek.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Le Monde – Toute l'actualité en continu". Le Monde.fr.^{[ failed verification ]}
2. "Mali appoint Frenchman Patrice Carteron as coach". goal.com. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
3. "Patrice Carteron signed his contract". TP Mazembe official site. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
4. "Patrice Carteron parts ways with DR Congo's TP Mazembe". BBC Sport. 7 January 2016.
5. "Celebrated international soccer coach Patrice Carteron joins Phoenix Rising FC as new head coach". Phoenix Rising FC official website. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
6. "الأهلي يتعاقد مع كارتيرون مديرًا فنيًا لمدة موسمين.. والمدرب الفرنسي يصل غدًا" (in Arabic). 12 June 2018.
7. Team, KingFut (12 June 2018). "Official: Al Ahly appoint Patrice Carteron as new coach".
8. "Carteron appointed as new coach of Egyptian giants Al Ahly". BBC Sport. 12 June 2018.
9. "Egyptian giants Al Ahly sack coach Patrice Carteron". BBC Sport. 23 November 2018.
10. Talaat, Tarek (31 January 2019). "Confederation Cup holders Raja Casablanca appoint Patrice Carteron". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
11. Soliman, Seif (3 December 2019). "Official: Zamalek appoint Patrice Carteron as new manager". KingFut. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
12. "Upcoming Cairo Derby should be postponed, insists Patrice Carteron". kingfut.com. 21 February 2020.
13. "Patrice Carteron resigns as Zamalek head coach". kingfut.com. 15 September 2020.
14. "Zamalek coach Carteron resigns before Caf Champions League semi-finals". Goal.com. 16 September 2020.
15. "In a surprise move: Carteron leaves Zamalek, Mortada appoints Tarek Yehia". egypttoday.com. 16 September 2020.
16. "OFFICIAL: Patrice Carteron named Al Taawon's new head coach". kingfut.com. 16 September 2020.
17. "Al-Taawoun FC (KSA) 0–1 Persepolis FC (Iran)". AFC. 18 September 2020.
18. "Sharjah's AFC Champions League revival continues with super show against Al Taawoun". AFC. 21 September 2020.
19. "Al Taawoun confirm AFC Champions League last 16 ticket with win over Al Duhail". AFC. 24 September 2020.
20. Soliman, Seif (12 March 2021). "OFFICIAL: Patrice Carteron returns to Zamalek for second stint". KingFut. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
21. "Zamalek seal 13th Egyptian Premier League title after beating Entag". KingFut. 24 August 2021.
22. عمارة, أحمد. "الاتفاق يعلن.. وسعودي سبورت ينفرد بـكواليس التعاقد مع كارتيرون". سعودى سبورت (in Arabic). Retrieved 5 March 2022.
23. "الاتفاق يفسخ عقد كارتيرون".
24. "نادي أم صلال يتعاقد رسميا مع المدرب الفرنسي كارتيرون" (in Arabic). al-sharq.com. 16 June 2023.

External links

• Patrice Carteron at L'Équipe Football (in French)