Who is Philippe Troussier?
Troussier is a former French professional footballer who is currently in management.
There is a lot of interesting stuff about him.
Omar posing for a photo. Photo: PeteydavisSource: Twitter
Do you know about this outstanding Frenchman’s career or hisWhite witch doctornickname?
Read about this and more below.
Philippe Troussier began his career as a football player.
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It is after his professional football career ended that he got into coaching.
His management work has not only come with success but also with its share of losses.
Get to find out why a former South African football legend referred to Troussier as an idiot.
Omar posing next to an artistic portrait of himself. Photo: ichimatsuyaSource: Instagram
There is not much known about his parents and his upbringing.
He started his career as a junior, being a defender within the French leagues.
Career
The Frenchman has had a successful career in both professional playing andmanagement.
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He started his youthfulfootballplaying days within French leagues.
He then progressed into management.
His lastprofessionalteam was Stade de Reims before making a move into management.
Omar and friends looking sharp. Photo: takehiro.nobukaniSource: Instagram
Coaching career
The Frenchman got his first coaching gig in France.
He managed INF Vichy through their league season of 1983/84, where they came in second place.
In the following season, he moved to the amateurs club CS Alencon where he learned amateur club management.
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He then briefly returned to his former club Red Star 93 in the 1987/88 league season.
He led them through to the end of the 1988/89 league and left the club in 1989.
Under his management, the team never lost a league game.
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Other Philippe Troussier teams include the teams of Morocco, Nigeria, and Burkina Faso.
In South Africa, he coached Kaizer Chiefs and the South African national team Bafana Bafana.
He, unfortunately, did not succeed with the national team in the 1998 World Cup.
Omar taking a photo with fellow PVF members. Photo: beo_minhvuong08Source: Instagram
The Philippe Troussier Bafana Bafana association would be short-lived because, after the tournament, he left Africa.
He had already gained the nicknameWhite Witch Doctordue to his success in African football.
Omar moved to Japan to guide them through to the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Omar having a good time with friends. Photo: jeremiehnSource: Instagram
He struggled with language barriers with the players, which brought losses.
He reverted to the under 20 team for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.
The Japanese squad was successful even in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
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They managed to get to the final 16, the best finish within the competition at the time.
He then moved to Qatar in 2003, but his success was not so.
He got fired after failing toqualifyfor the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
His stay seemed chaotic as he collided with senior players.
He was soon replaced and returned to Africa as head coach of the Moroccan national team in 2006.
He was, however, fired after two months due to a difference in opinion.
In March 2008, he returned to Japan to manage a third-division team.
He then took a break from football and converted to Islam in 2010.
He returned to manage a young Chinese team.
Though amidst criticism from Chinese fans, he still managed the team through to the 2013 Chinese league season.
In 2014, he became the manager of CS Sfaxien of Tunisia but then quit in the same year.
He got to be thehead coachof the Vietnam national U-19 team after a reference from PVF from 2019.
TheFootball Association of Irelanddenied the acclaimed reports.
Hetweetedthat Omar should never have been their coach due to his management style.
Later, the Frenchmanadmittedhis coaching mistakes.
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He is mostly known for hosting Jam Alley, a music game show that aired on SABC1.
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Source: Briefly News
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