Patrice Carteron

Patrice Carteron (born 30 July 1970) is a French former professional football player who played as an defender. He is the current manager of Saudi club Al-Taawoun. Some of his previous managerial posts include the Mali national team, TP Mazembe, Al Ahly, Raja Casablanca and Zamalek.

Patrice Carteron
Carteron with Saint-Étienne
Personal information
Full name Patrice Carteron
Date of birth (1970-07-30) 30 July 1970
Place of birth Saint-Brieuc, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Al-Taawoun (manager)
Teams managed
Years Team
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 Casablanca
2019–2020 Zamalek
2020– Al-Taawoun

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

in 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 African giant 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 Casablanca

Carteron was appointed coach of three times CAF Champions League winner Raja Casablanca on 30 January 2019. Two months later, he won the African Super Cup against Espérence de Tunis, the second in Raja Casablanca'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 13th of June 2020, he renewed his contract with Zamalek for one more season till 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][lower-alpha 1]

Al-Taawoun

On 16 September 2020, Saudi club Al-Taawoun announced the signing of Carteron.[17] On 18 September, he managed his first match with Al-Taawoun in a 0–1 defeat against Persepolis,[18] followed by another heavy defeat 0–6 against Sharjah in the 2020 AFC Champions League.[19] 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.[20]

Managerial statistics
As of 16 December 2020
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
PWDLWin %
Cannes 10 March 2008 30 June 2009 54 13 18 23 024.1
Dijon 1 July 2009 24 May 2012 123 43 35 45 035.0
Mali 12 July 2012 25 May 2013 10 5 2 3 050.0
TP Mazembe 26 May 2013 7 January 2016 49 26 10 13 053.1
Wadi Degla 16 January 2016 7 November 2016 32 16 9 7 050.0
Al-Nassr 29 January 2017 4 June 2017 13 7 2 4 053.8
Phoenix Rising 5 June 2017 11 June 2018 41 20 14 7 048.8
Al Ahly 12 June 2018 23 November 2018 23 13 7 3 056.5
Raja Casablanca 30 January 2019 10 November 2019 41 18 14 9 043.9
Zamalek 3 December 2019 15 September 2020 31 18 10 3 058.1
Al-Taawoun 16 September 2020 present 13 4 5 4 030.8
Total 436 186 126 124 042.7

Honours

Player

Lyon

Saint-Étienne

Manager

TP Mazembe

Raja Casablanca

Zamalek

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 Casablanca in the 2019–20 CAF Champions League;[14] hence, the club's president Mortada Mansour offered him either to improve his contract to match the 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.[16]

References
  1. "Le Monde – Toute l'actualité en continu". Le Monde.fr.
  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". 7 January 2016 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  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". 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". 12 June 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. "Egyptian giants Al Ahly sack coach Patrice Carteron". November 23, 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  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. "Mortada Mansour accuses the head of Saudi cooperation of sabotaging Zamalek … and hints at Ferreira's return". world-today-news.com. 17 September 2020.
  17. "OFFICIAL: Patrice Carteron named Al Taawon's new head coach". kingfut.com. 16 September 2020.
  18. "Al-Taawoun FC (KSA) 0–1 Persepolis FC (Iran)". AFC. 18 September 2020.
  19. "Sharjah's AFC Champions League revival continues with super show against Al Taawoun". AFC. 21 September 2020.
  20. "Al Taawoun confirm AFC Champions League last 16 ticket with win over Al Duhail". AFC. 24 September 2020.
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