| Ripoll in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sylvain Ripoll [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 August 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Rennes, France | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder [2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Guingamp (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1986 | CPB Ginguené | ||
| 1986–1990 | Rennes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1994 | Rennes | 77 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | → Le Mans (loan) | 33 | (1) |
| 1995–2003 | Lorient | 207 | (4) |
| Total | 317 | (5) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2016 | Lorient | ||
| 2017–2023 | France U21 | ||
| 2021 | France Olympic | ||
| 2024– | Guingamp | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sylvain Ripoll (born 15 August 1971) is a French former football player who is currently the manager of Ligue 2 side Guingamp. [3]
As a player, Ripoll played with Stade Rennais, Le Mans and FC Lorient.
On 25 May 2014, he was appointed as the new manager of Lorient. He won his first game as a manager in the first Ligue 1 game of the season. Lorient managed to beat AS Monaco with 1–2 in their own Stade Louis II. [4]