Élisabeth Loisel

Élisabeth Loisel is a French former football player and manager. Throughout her career she played for Stade de Reims and VGA Saint-Maur. She was a member of the French national team between 1980 and her retirement in 1989 at 26.[1]

Élisabeth Loisel
Personal information
Full name Élisabeth Loisel
Date of birth (1963-08-01) 1 August 1963
Place of birth Meaux, France
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1982 Stade Reims
1982–1989 Saint-Maur
National team
1980–1989 France 40 (3)
Teams managed
1997–2007 France (women's)
2007–2008 China (women's)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In 1997 she was appointed the French national team's new manager. Under her tenancy France qualified for the 2003 World Cup[2] and the 2001 and 2005 European Championships. She was sacked after France failed to qualify for the 2007 World Cup.[3] That same year she was signed by the Chinese Football Association as China's manager for the 2008 Summer Olympics.[4] However, she was sacked five months from the tournament, following a disappointing performance in the 2008 Algarve Cup.[5]

She currently leads the Committee for Women's Football and the FIFA Women's World Cup in the French Football Federation.[6]

References
  1. Statistics Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine in the French Football Federation's website
  2. Loisel: "We aim to reach the quarter-finals" FIFA
  3. Bruno Bini sélectionneur des Bleues French Football Federation
  4. France's Loisel to lead China UEFA
  5. La Française Elisabeth Loisel remplacée par Shang Ruihua FIFA
  6. List of FFF's committee members in FIFA's website



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