Éric Sékou Chelle (born 11 November 1977) is a professional football manager and a former player who played as a centre-back. Born in Ivory Coast to a French father and a Malian mother, he made five appearances for the Mali national team.
 Chelle with Lens in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Éric Sékou Chelle | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2003 | Martigues | 74 | (0) |
| 2003–2008 | Valenciennes | 142 | (10) |
| 2008–2011 | Lens | 82 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Istres | 60 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Chamois Niortais | 17 | (0) |
| Total | 375 | (11) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Mali | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2016 | GS Consolat (assistant manager) | ||
| 2016–2017 | GS Consolat | ||
| 2017–2021 | FC Martigues | ||
| 2021 | Boulogne | ||
| 2022–2024 | Mali | ||
| 2024– | MC Oran | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editChelle holds French nationality and spent his whole career in France, appearing for Martigues, Valenciennes, Lens, Istres, and Chamois Niortais. At international level, he represented Mali.
Coaching career
editIn May 2021 was appointed head coach of US Boulogne.[1] He was dismissed by Boulogne on 11 December 2021, after the club gained three points in preceding ten games.[2]
In 2022, Chelle was appointed manager of Mali.[3] He was dismissed on 13 June 2024.[4]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of 13 June 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| GS Consolat | 17 September 2016 | 30 June 2017 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 53.33 |
| FC Martigues | 1 November 2017 | 10 May 2021 | 80 | 35 | 24 | 21 | 43.75 |
| Boulogne | 21 May 2021 | 11 December 2021 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12.50 |
| Mali | 6 May 2022 | 13 June 2024 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 63.64 |
| MC Oran | 9 October 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Total | 148 | 67 | 40 | 41 | 45.27 | ||
References
edit- ^ "National. Eric Chelle nommé entraîneur de l'US Boulogne Côte d'Opale" (in French). footamateur.fr. 21 May 2021.
- ^ "DÉPART D'ÉRIC CHELLE" (Press release) (in French). Boulogne. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "Eric Chelle: New Mali coach ready for challenge". BBC Sport. 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Mali sack head coach Chelle". SuperSport. 14 June 2024.
External links
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- Éric Chelle at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Éric Chelle – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Éric Chelle coach profile at National-Football-Teams.com
- Éric Chelle coach profile at Soccerway
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