Hubert Fournier (French pronunciation: [ybɛʁ fuʁnje]; born 3 September 1967) is a French football manager and former player who most recently managed Lyon. He formerly managed Reims between 2010 and 2014, Gueugnon in 2008 and was an assistant coach at Stade de Reims from 2009 to 2010.[2]

Hubert Fournier
Fournier with Reims in 2013
Personal information
Full name Hubert Fournier
Date of birth (1967-09-03) 3 September 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Riom, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender[1]
Youth career
INF Vichy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1989 Maubeuge
1989–1993 Caen 97 (2)
1993–1996 Guingamp 118 (1)
1996–1998 Borussia Mönchengladbach 36 (0)
1998–2000 Lyon 58 (0)
2000–2002 Guingamp 63 (1)
2002–2004 Rouen 58 (1)
Managerial career
2008 Gueugnon
2010–2014 Reims
2014–2015 Lyon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

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Hubert Fournier[3] was born on 3 September 1967 in Riom, Puy-de-Dôme.[1]

Managerial career

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Under his first season (2010–11), Reims finished Ligue 2 as 10th and reached the quarter-final of the Coupe de France. In the following season (2011–12) Reims finished the Ligue 2 as runner-up and returned to Ligue 1 after 33 years.[citation needed]

On 23 May 2014, Fournier was named new manager of Lyon.[4]

On 23 December 2015, Fournier was dismissed as head coach of Lyon, and replaced by Bruno Génésio.[5]

Managerial statistics

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As of 19 December 2015[citation needed]
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Reims 1 July 2010 30 June 2014 164 57 49 58 034.76
Lyon 1 July 2014 23 December 2015 72 35 15 22 048.61
Total 236 92 64 80 038.98

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Hubert Fournier". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. ^ "H.Fournier nouvel entraîneur" [H. Fournier new manager] (in French). mercato365.com. 18 May 2010. Archived from the original on 21 May 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  3. ^ "French Football Federation". FIFA. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Ligue 1: Lyon appoint Hubert Fournier as manager on two-year deal". Sky Sports.
  5. ^ "Lyon appoint Bruno Genesio, confusion over Hubert Fournier". ESPN FC.
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