Pascal Fernand Dupraz (born 19 September 1962) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a striker. He was most recently the manager of Dijon.
 Dupraz as Evian manager in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pascal Fernand Dupraz[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 September 1962[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Annemasse, France | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1981 | Sochaux | 4 | (0) |
| 1980–1982 | Thonon | 27 | (5) |
| 1982–1986 | Brest | 70 | (13) |
| 1986–1987 | Mulhouse | 31 | (3) |
| 1987–1989 | Toulon | 28 | (1) |
| 1989–1991 | Gueugnon | 37 | (2) |
| Total | 197 | (24) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1991–2003 | Gaillard | ||
| 2003–2007 | Croix-de-Savoie | ||
| 2007–2009 | Evian | ||
| 2010 | Evian | ||
| 2012–2015 | Evian | ||
| 2016–2018 | Toulouse | ||
| 2019–2021 | Caen | ||
| 2021–2022 | Saint-Étienne | ||
| 2023 | Dijon | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
editManagerial career
editÉvian
editOn 3 September 2012, Dupraz replaced Pablo Correa as manager of Évian.[4] At the time, Evian was 18th in the table and in danger of relegation, but Duprez kept the club in Ligue 1, finishing the 2012–13 Ligue 1 season in 16th with ten wins, ten draws and 18 losses. The club improved to 14th in the 2013–14 Ligue 1, as he guided them to eleven wins, eleven draws and 16 losses. However, in the 2014–15 Ligue 1 season, Évian slipped to 18th was relegated after finishing with eleven wins, four draws and 23 losses. Dupraz was dismissed on 30 June 2015.[5]
Toulouse
editDupraz was named manager of Toulouse in the Ligue 1 on 2 March 2016 following the resignation of Dominique Arribagé.[6] When he took over the club, it was 19th in the table ten points adrift of safety with ten games to go. Miraculously, he managed to keep Toulouse in Ligue 1, getting them into 17th on the second last week of the season.[citation needed]
In Dupraz's first game in charge, Toulouse drew Marseille 1–1 away from home.[7] He led Toulouse to five wins, three draws and two losses to finish the 2015–16 league season in 17th.[8]
Dupraz was dismissed as Toulouse manager on 22 January 2018 with the club in 19th in Ligue 1 on 20 points from 22 matches (five wins, five draws and twelve losses), and facing relegation. He was replaced by Mickaël Debève.[citation needed]
Caen
editDupraz was named as the new Caen manager on 1 October 2019.[9] After a year and a half and 55 matches, he was sacked by the club on 23 March 2021, and was replaced by Fabrice Vandeputte.[10]
Saint-Étienne
editOn 14 December 2021, Dupraz was named manager of Ligue 1 side Saint-Étienne, his objective being to avoid the club's relegation.[11] However, at the end of the season, the club was defeated in the relegation play-offs. Dupraz left at the end of his six-month contract.[12]
Media career
editDupraz was a consultant for the TV show J+1 on Canal+ during the 2015–16 Ligue 1 season, before being hired by Toulouse.[13]
In March 2018, Dupraz worked as a pundit for TF1 to analyze 2018 FIFA World Cup matches.[14] He was a commentator in a friendly on 26 March 2018, which saw the Netherlands meet Portugal.[15] The game was shown on TFX and was seen by approximately 751,000 viewers.[16]
References
edit- ^ "Entreprise SCI Pasmi à la Cadière-d'Azur (83740)" [Company SCI Pasmi in Cadière-d'Azur (83740)]. Figaro Entreprises (in French). 27 July 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
"Pascal Dupraz". BFM Business (in French). NextInteractive. Retrieved 10 April 2021. - ^ a b "Pascal Dupraz". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ "Pascal Dupraz". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ "Correa sacked by Evian". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ "Pascal Dupraz et son fils Julian vont recevoir leur lettre de licenciement de l'Evian-TG". L'Équipe. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Ligue 1: Pascal Dupraz nommé entraîneur de Toulouse". Le Monde. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ^ "Feuille de match Olympique de Marseille – Toulouse". Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Toulouse Football Club". Ligue 1 – Toulouse page. Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Caen: Pascal Dupraz nouvel entraîneur (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Départ de Pascal Dupraz du Stade Malherbe Caen". Stade Malherbe Caen (in French). 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Pascal Dupraz est le nouvel entraîneur de Saint-Étienne" (in French). L'Équipe. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Official | Pascal Dupraz leaves Saint-Étienne". Get French Football News. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ (in French) Sacha Nokovitch, Pascal Dupraz: «Je ne suis pas consultant par défaut», L'Équipe, 21 March 2018
- ^ (in French) Pascal Dupraz, consultant pour TF1 pendant la Coupe du monde 2018 - L'Équipe, 20 March 2018
- ^ "Football – match Portugal/Pays-Bas: Le commentateur Pascal Dupraz décrié sur Twitter (Revue de tweets)". Télé Loisirs. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "751 000 devant Portugal – Pays-Bas sur TFX". L'Équipe (in French). 27 March 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
External links
edit- Pascal Dupraz on Twitter
- Pascal Dupraz at Afterfoot.fr