Frédéric Antonetti

Frédéric Antonetti (born 19 August 1961) is a French professional football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of Ligue 1 side Metz. He has previously managed Bastia, Gamba Osaka, Saint-Étienne, Nice, Rennes and Lille.

Frédéric Antonetti
Antonetti as Rennes manager in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-08-19) 19 August 1961[1]
Place of birth Venzolasca, France
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Metz (manager)
Youth career
1972–1973 Vescovato
1973–1979 Bastia
1979–1982 Vichy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1983 Bastia 2 (0)
1983–1985 Béziers 64 (6)
1985–1987 Le Puy 54 (0)
1987–1990 Bastia 53 (6)
Total 173 (12)
Teams managed
1990–1994 Bastia (youth)
1994–1998 Bastia
1998–1999 Gamba Osaka
1999–2001 Bastia
2001–2004 Saint-Étienne
2005–2009 Nice
2009–2013 Rennes
2015–2016 Lille
2018–2019 Metz
2020– Metz
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

As a footballer, Antonetti played for Bastia, Béziers and Le Puy.

Managerial career

Bastia

Following the end of his career in 1990, Antonetti later began managing his former club, Corsican Division 1 side Bastia on youth level before taking charge of the senior team in 1994. In his four years at the club, he guided them to the Coupe de la Ligue final in 1995, losing 2–0 against Paris Saint-Germain.[2]

Gamba Osaka

In May 1998, Antonetti moved abroad to Japan to become the new manager of J.League side Gamba Osaka. However, due to poor results, he was sacked in June 1999.

Return to Bastia

Antonetti took charge of Bastia as manager for the second time in June 1999, succeeding José Pasqualetti.

Saint-Étienne

On 7 October 2001, Antonetti was revealed as the new manager of Saint-Étienne, penning a three-year deal.[3] When he took over the reins of Les Verts, the club was in Ligue 2. Antonetti led Saint-Étienne to promotion to Ligue 1 in 2004 and helped them reach the semi-finals of the Coupe de la Ligue, where they were knocked out by eventual winners Sochaux with 2–3.[4] He left the club in June 2004, having been in charge for three seasons.

Nice

In May 2005, Antonetti became the manager of Ligue 1 side Nice. In 2006, he managed Nice to the Coupe de la Ligue final against Nancy, but were defeated 2–1. He left the club at the end of the season in 2009 after four years in charge.[5]

Rennes

On 2 June 2009, Antonetti joined Ligue 1 club Rennes. After four years in charge of the club, he left by mutual consent. Antonetti later said of the club in 2017: “Rennes is like Canada Dry, it has the colour of a large club, but it’s not". He also spoke of his relationship with the club's president saying “With François Pinault, physically, we saw each other twice a year, once at the beginning of the season, another time in the middle, and then he came to the stadium with one or two matches".[6]

Lille

On 22 November 2015, Antonetti was appointed as the manager of Lille in place of Hervé Renard, signing a three-year contract. When he took over, Lille was in 17th place in the Ligue 1 table.[7] His first competitive match was a Ligue 1 away match against Angers on 28 November, which ended in a 2–0 defeat. After struggling during the first three months, Lille finished the season superbly, finishing fifth in Ligue 1 and runners-up in the Coupe de la Ligue final to Paris Saint-Germain after being beaten 2–1 in the 2015–16 season. In August 2016, Antonetti signed an extension to his contract that would tie him to the club until 30 June 2020.

On 22 November 2016, the club announced that they had parted company with Antonetti and that he had agreed to leave "in a friendly manner".[8] Antonetti received a severance payout of approximately €840,000, which was equivalent to seven months of his gross monthly wages of €120,000.[9] At the time of his departure, Lille was languishing in 19th place in the league, second from bottom in the 2016–17 season. They were also eliminated at the first hurdle of the UEFA Europa League in the third qualifying round against Gabala, where they were eliminated 2–1 on aggregate.[10]

Metz

On 24 May 2018, Antonetti was revealed as the new manager of Ligue 2 side Metz, who had just been relegated from Ligue 1.[11] In his first season, he secured promotion back to Ligue 1 following a 2–1 victory over Red Star.[12][13]

On 18 May 2019, club president Bernard Serin announced that Antonetti would not continue as manager for the 2019–20 season because of personal reasons and was instead handed a role as general manager, with his assistant Vincent Hognon taking over the managerial post.[14]

Managerial statistics
As of match played 7 February 2021
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
PWDLGFGAGDWin %Ref.
Bastia 2 October 1994 13 May 1998 165 64 45 56 204 195 +9 038.79 [15]
Gamba Osaka 14 May 1998 1 June 1999 44 17 0 27 67 81 −14 038.64 [16]
Bastia 1 June 1999 19 May 2001 78 30 18 30 105 90 +15 038.46 [15]
Saint-Étienne 7 October 2001 2 June 2004 120 55 30 35 129 106 +23 045.83 [15]
Nice 24 May 2005 18 May 2009 171 62 55 54 173 165 +8 036.26 [15]
Rennes 2 June 2009 30 May 2013 183 75 43 65 250 215 +35 040.98 [15]
Lille 22 November 2015 22 November 2016 45 19 11 15 51 43 +8 042.22 [15]
Metz 24 May 2018 18 May 2019 46 28 11 7 71 31 +40 060.87 [15]
Metz 12 October 2020 present 18 7 7 4 22 16 +6 038.89 [15]
Total 870 357 220 293 1,072 942 +130 041.03 —

Honours

Bastia

Saint-Étienne

Nice

Rennes

Lille

Metz

References
  1. "Football : Frédéric Antonetti". Retrieved 13 January 2009.
  2. http://www.ligue1.com/coupeLigue/feuille_match/73253
  3. "Antonetti takes reins at struggling St Étienne". ESPN Soccernet. Reuters. 9 October 2001. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  4. https://www.francefootball.fr/news/Frederic-antonetti-en-dix-dates/610072
  5. "Nice name Olle-Nicole to replace Antonetti as coach". Reuters. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  6. http://frenchfootballweekly.com/2017/11/03/in-rennes-crisis-swirls/
  7. "Lille appoint Frederic Antonetti as new manager after poor start". ESPN. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  8. "Manager departs Ligue 1 strugglers Lille". Pulse Nigeria. 23 November 2016.
  9. "LOSC – Ça coûte combien de virer Frédéric Antonetti?". Sportune.fr. 23 November 2016.
  10. "Second-bottom Lille sack Antonetti". Sportal. 23 November 2016.
  11. https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Metz-a-choisi-frederic-antonetti-comme-entraineur/904246
  12. "John Boye's Fc Metz Secures Promotion To Ligue 1". www.modernghana.com.
  13. "METZ promoted back to top flight as champions". Ligue 1.
  14. Ruiz, Joseph (18 May 2019). "Antonetti continuera à accompagner Metz "Dans un rôle adapté"". RMC Sport BFM TV (in French). Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  15. "Frédéric Antonetti at FootballDatabase.eu". FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  16. "アントネッティ (Frédéric Antonetti)". J.League official website (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 October 2019.
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