- Claude Le Roy
-
Claude Le Roy Personal information Full name Claude Marie François Le Roy Date of birth February 6, 1948 Place of birth Bois-Normand-près-Lyre, France Playing position Manager Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1968–1970 FC Rouen 1970–1973 AC Ajaccio 1973–1977 Avignon Foot 84 1977–1980 Stade Lavallois 1980–1981 Amiens SC Teams managed 1980–1983 Amiens SC 1983–1985 Grenoble 1985 Al-Shabab 1985–1988 Cameroon 1989–1992 Senegal 1992–1995 Malaysia 1998 Cameroon 1999–2000 Strasbourg 2002–2003 Shanghai Cosco 2004 Cambridge United 2004–2006 DR Congo 2006–2008 Ghana 2008–2011 Oman 2011 Syria * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Claude Le Roy (born in Bois-Normand-près-Lyre, February 6, 1948) is a French football manager and former player, who gained prominence at international level as coach to the Senegal and Ghana national teams. In 2008, he signed a deal with the Omani national football team and in 2009, he signed a second 4-year contract with the team.
Le Roy has had a varied managerial career, starting out at the small French club Amiens SC, after taking over as manager when his playing days ended. His achievements in leading the Cameroon national team to be runners-up in the 1986 African Cup of Nations, and then champions in the 1988 competition, are often cited as his greatest managerial accomplishments.[1] He then took charge of Senegal[2] when they reached the quarterfinals at the 1992 African Cup of Nations, and returned to Cameroon to lead them during the 1998 World Cup.
After undertaking the role of football adviser at AC Milan in 1996, Le Roy had a spell as Director of Football at Paris Saint-Germain in 1997-98. Le Roy became manager of Cambridge United for a short spell in 2004, although he only ever signed a "moral contract",[3] and now claims he was only ever assisting his prodigy Herve Renard: "I was just helping out a friend [then-manager Hervé Renard], but we saved that club".[1] Following his departure from Cambridge, Le Roy was appointed as the head coach of the DR Congo. In September 2006, Le Roy was named by the Ghana Football Association as coach of the Ghana national football team.[4]
In February 2008, Le Roy led Ghana to 14th position in the FIFA World Rankings, their highest position ever, but quit the post in May 2008.[5]
He started coaching the Oman national football team in July 2008. Oman desperately needed a solid coach after disappointing Gulf Cup and Asian Cup performances, and Le Roy led them to victory in the 19th Gulf Cup of Nations held in January 2009 Muscat. During the competition Le Roy extended his deal with Oman for a further 4 years.
He became the new coach of the Syria national football team in March 2011, but resigned in May of the same year.[6]
References
- ^ a b Lion-hearted Leroy leading the 'Simbas' football.guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2007
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/intldetails/1989af.html
- ^ Claude Le Roy: "A moral contract only..." bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2007
- ^ Le Roy signs Ghana deal ghanafa.org. Retrieved 16 July 2007
- ^ LeRoy out of Ghana job BBC Sports. Retrieved 8 May 2008
- ^ "Le Roy dissolved his contract" (in Arabic). syrian-soccer.com. http://www.syrian-soccer.com/?page=show_det&select_page=6&id=5158. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
External links
Claude Le Roy international tournaments Senegal squad – 1992 Africa Cup of Nations 
Cameroon squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup 
Congo DR squad – 2006 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Kalemba • 2 Kitambala • 3 Nsumbu • 4 Tshinyama • 5 Biscotte • 6 Milambo • 7 Kinkela • 8 Mputu • 9 LuaLua • 10 Matumona • 11 Mbayo • 12 Matingou • 13 Lubanzadio • 14 Ilongo • 15 Ilunga • 16 Tampungu • 17 Mbele • 18 Bokese • 19 Kalala • 20 Kabundi • 21 Kasongo • 22 Musasa • 23 Chansa • Coach: Le Roy
Ghana squad – 2008 Africa Cup of Nations Third Place 
Claude Le Roy managerial positions Grenoble Foot 38 – managers Dewaquez (1945–46) · Lacoste (1953–54) · Dupraz (1956–59) · Fornetti (1959–63) · Molina (1963) · Batteux (1963–67) · Abad (1967–69) · Gardien (1969–70) · Donnard (1970–71) · R. Garcin (1971–75) · Boule (1975) · Deloffre (1975–78) · Belloni (1978–79) · Lafranceschina (1979–81) · Djorkaeff (1981–83) · Le Roy (1983–85) · R. Garcin (1985) · Buigues (1985) · R. Garcin (1985) · Lafranceschina (1986) · Dalger (1986–88) · Markov and Neubert (1988–89) · Parizon (1989–91) · Tosi (1991) · Simondi (1991–93) · David (1993–94) · Letard (1994–95) · Geraldès (1995–96) · Simondi (1996–97) · Michel (1997–01) · Westerloppe (2001) · É. Garcin (2001) · Michel (2001–03) · Cuperly (2003–04) · Goudet (2004–06) · Blaquart (2006) · Pouliquen (2006–07) · Baždarević (2007–10) · Pouliquen (2010–)
Cameroon national football team – managers Colonna (1965–70) · Fobete & Colonna (1970) · Schnittger (1970–73) · Beara (1973–75) · Ridanovic (1975–80) · Žutić (1980–82) · Vincent (1982) · Ognjanović (1982–84) · Le Roy (1985–88) · Nepomniachi (1988–90) · Redon (1991–92) · Nyongha (1992–94) · Michel (1994) · Nyongha (1994–96) · Depireux (1996–97) · Manga-Onguene (1997–98) · Le Roy (1998) · Lechantre (1999–2001) · Corfou (2001) · Akono (2001) · Schäfer (2001–04) · Artur Jorge (2004–06) · Haan (2006–07) · Nyongha (2007) · Pfister (2007–09) · Nkono (a.i.) (2009) · Le Guen (2009–10) · Clemente (2010–11) · Lavagne (2011–)
Senegal national football team – managers Diagne (1960–61) · Vandooren (1961–63) · Pfister (1979–82) · Wade (xxxx–xx) · Le Roy (1989–92) · Dieng (1992–93) · Boubacar (1993–94) · Bocandé & Boubacar (1994–95) · Schnittger (1995–00) · Metsu (2000–02) · Stephan (2002–05) · Sarr (2005–06) · Kasperczak (2006–08) · N'Diaye (2008) · Fall (2009) · Traoré (2009–)
RC Strasbourg – managers Bongard (1928–30) · Riebe (1930–32) · Neureuther (1932–33) · Fischer (1933–34) · Kerr (1934–35) · Blum (1935–38) · Rumbold (1938–39) · Bostelaar (1941–44) · Veinante (1945–47) · Andrup (1947–48) · Veinante (1948–49) · Nicolas (1949–52) · Humpál (1952–55) · Heisserer (1955–56) · Avellaneda (1956–57) · Faczinek (1957–58) · Humpál (1958–60) · Veinante (1960–61) · Jonquet (1961–64) · Frantz (1964–66) · Presch (1966–67) · Hauss (1967–68) · Frantz (1968–70) · Mateo (1970–71) · Csaknády (1971) · Frantz (1971) · Nowotarski (1971–73) · Domergue (1973–74) · Hollink (1974–75) · Frantz (1975–76) · Schilcher (1976) · Schwartz (1976–77) · Gress (1977–80) · Hild (1980–81) · Lemerre (1981–83) · Sundermann (1983–85) · Huck (1985) · Piasecki (1985–86) · Six (1986) · Herbin (1986–87) · Kasperczak (1987–88) · Dogliani (1988) · Banide (1988–89) · Specht (1989–91) · Gress (1991–94) · Jeandupeux (1994–95) · Duguépéroux (1995–98) · Girard (1998) · Mankowski (1998–99) · Le Roy (1999–00) · Pouliquen (2000–01) · Hašek (2001–03) · Kombouaré (2003–04) · Duguépéroux (2004–06) · Papin (2006–07) · Furlan (2007–09) · Gress (2009) · Janin (2009–10) · Fournier (2010–11) ·
Cambridge United F.C. – managers Target (1948) · Hartley (1949–50) · Whittaker (1951–55) · Williams (1955) · Johnson (1955–59) · Craig (1959) · Moore (1960–63) · Kirk (1963–66) · Wynn (1966–67) · Leivers (1967–74) · Atkinson (1974–78) · Docherty (1978–83) · Cozens (1983–84) · Ryan (1984–85) · Cozens (1985) · Shellito (1985–86) · Turner (1986–90) · Beck (1990–92) · Johnson (1992) · Atkins (1992–93) · Johnson (1993–95) · T. Taylor (1995–96) · McFarland (1996–2001) · Beck (2001) · J. Taylor (2001–04) · Le Roy (2004) · Renard (2004) · Thompson (2004–05) · Newman (2005–06) · Quinn (2006–08) · Brabin (2008–09) · Carden (2009) · Ling (2009) · Carden (2009) · Ling (2009–11) · George (2011–)
Congo DR national football team – managers Csanadi () · Mori () · Vidinić (1974) · Stănculescu (1974–75) · Pfister (1985–89) · Makombo Alamande (1989) · Bonga (1989–XX) · Mukendi (–93) · Watunda (1993) · Mukendi (1994) · Muntubila (1995) · Ertuğral (1995–96) · L. Basilwa (1996) · Muntubila (1996–97) · Magassouba (1997) · Celio Barros (1997) · Mokili (1997) · Watunda Iyolo (1998–99) · Lusadusu (1999–2000) · Magassouba (2000) · Maku Mayanga (2001) · Muntubila (2001) · Lusadusu (2001) · Maku Mayanga (2001) · Mulamba (2001) · Watunda Iyolo (2002) · Futila (2002) · Kabongo (2002) · Mkeba (2003) · Futila (2003) · Wadsworth (2003–04) · Le Roy (2004–06) · Depireux (2006–07) · N'Goma (2008 (c)) · Neveu (2008–10) · Nouzaret (2010–)
Ghana national football team – managers Ainsley (1958–59) · Sjolberg (1959–62) · Ember (1962) · Gyamfi (1963–65) · Parreira (1967) · Marotzke (1968–70) · Koufie (1970–73) · Nicolae (1973–74) · Weigang (1974–75) · Sampaio (1977–78) · Osam-Duodu (1978–81) · Gyamfi (1982–83) · Afranie (1984) · Addo (1984) · Gutendorf (1986–87) · Osam-Duodu (1988–89) · Ziese (1990–92) · Pfister (1992–93) · Osam-Duodu (1993) · Larsen (1993–94) · Affrey-Fynn (1994) · Gavrilă (1995) · Kurtz (1996) · Arday (1996–97) · Israël (1997–98) · Dossena (1999–00) · Osam-Duodu (2000) · Attuquayefio (2001) · Osam-Duodu (2001–02) · Živadinović (2002) · Afranie (2002–03) · Ziese (2003) · Zumdick (2003) · Barreto (2003) · Arday (2004) · Dujković (2004–06) · Le Roy (2006–08) · Tetteh (2008) · Rajevac (2008–10) · Appiah (2010–11) · Stevanović (2011–)
Categories:- 1948 births
- Living people
- French footballers
- FC Rouen players
- AC Ajaccio players
- Stade Lavallois players
- Amiens SC players
- French football managers
- Expatriate football coaches in Malaysia
- Grenoble Foot 38 managers
- Cameroon national football team managers
- Senegal national football team managers
- Malaysia national football team managers
- 1998 FIFA World Cup managers
- Cambridge United F.C. managers
- Democratic Republic of the Congo national football team managers
- Ghana national football team managers
- Oman national football team managers
- Syria national football team managers
- Expatriate football managers in England
- Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates
- Ligue 1 managers
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
