Michel Dussuyer (born 28 May 1959) is a French football coach and former professional player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 May 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Cannes, France | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1981 | Cannes | 66 | (0) |
| 1981–1983 | Nice | 17 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | Alès | 34 | (0) |
| 1984–1986 | Cannes | 31 | (0) |
| 1986 | Montceau | 1 | (0) |
| 1986–1996 | Cannes | 128 | (0) |
| Total | 277 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Guinea | ||
| 2006–2007 | Cannes | ||
| 2008–2010 | Benin | ||
| 2010–2013 | Guinea | ||
| 2014–2015 | Guinea | ||
| 2015–2017 | Ivory Coast | ||
| 2018–2021 | Benin | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editDussuyer played club football as a goalkeeper for Cannes, Nice and Alès.[1]
Coaching career
editDussuyer was an assistant coach at Cannes between 1996 and 2002.[1]
He was appointed as manager of the Guinea national team in September 2002.[2] He led them to the 2004 African Cup of Nations, their first appearance in the competition since 1998.[3] The country reached the quarter-finals of the competition - their best result in 30 years - but he resigned in March 2004, citing family reasons.[4][5]
In 2006, he was an assistant coach to Henri Michel for the Ivory Coast national team, for the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations.[1] He returned to Cannes as manager, from 2006 to 2007.[6]
He was appointed as manager of the Benin national team in June 2008.[7] He was sacked in February 2010, along with the rest of the coaching staff.[8] He claimed he was not informed of his sacking by the Benin Football Federation.[9]
In May 2010 he returned as manager of Guinea.[10] After leaving in late 2013, he was re-appointed in February 2014.[11] After taking Guinea to the quarter-finals of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, he became manager of the Ivory Coast national team in July 2015.[12]
Dussuyer resigned from his role as Ivory Coast manager after the team failed to reach the quarter-finals of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[13]
In December 2017 he was linked with the vacant Benin national team manager's job.[14] He was appointed to the role in August 2018[15] and was in charge of Benin at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.[16][17] He was sacked by Benin in June 2021.[18]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Michel Dussuyer : " Une belle expérience en Afrique "" (in French). L'amicale des éducateurs de football. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Guinea get new coach". BBC Sport. 8 September 2002. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ James Copnall (3 October 2003). "Dussuyer: Man on a mission". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ Mohamed Fajah Barrie (24 February 2004). "Dussuyer may stay on". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Guinea lose coach". BBC Sport. 30 March 2004. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ James Copnall (11 June 2008). "Dussuyer signs for Benin". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Bénin: Les Ecureuils et Michel DUSSUYER sanctionnés" (in French). Fédération Béninoise de Football. Archived from the original on 11 February 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Benin coach Michel Dussuyer 'unaware' of sacking". BBC Sport. 9 February 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Dussuyer reappointed Guinea coach". BBC Sport. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Guinea reappoint Michel Dussuyer as coach". BBC Sport. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Frenchman Michel Dussuyer named as new Ivory Coast coach". BBC Sport. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Ivory Coast boss Michel Dussuyer resigns after African Nations Cup elimination". Eurosport. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Benin begin search for new national team coach". BBC Sport. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Bénin : Michel Dussuyer officialisé comme sélectionneur des Ecureuils". Publié par Franck OROCOTI pour Africa Top Sports Journaliste à Africa Top Sports Premier portail sportif Africain. 10 August 2018.
- ^ "2019 Africa Cup of Nations: Benin turn to uncapped quartet for qualifier". BBC Sport. 13 March 2019.
- ^ "CAN 2019-Bénin: Les objectifs de Michel Dussuyer". Publié par Rodolph TOMEGAH pour Africa Top Sports Journaliste à Africa Top Sports Premier portail sportif Africain. 17 May 2019.
- ^ "Benin Republic Sack Coach Michel Dussuyer After AFCON Debacle - The Heritage Times". 19 June 2021.