Gérard Prêcheur

Gérard Prêcheur (born 23 October 1959) is a French professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain.

Gérard Prêcheur
Prêcheur in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-10-23) 23 October 1959
Place of birth Nancy, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1980 SR Saint-Dié
1980–1982 AS Montferrand
1982–1985 USF Le Puy-en-Velay
1985–1988 Olympique de Valence
Managerial career
1988–1992 Olympique de Valence
2000–2004 France U20 (women)
2014–2017 Lyon (women)
2018–2019 Jiangsu Suning (women)
2022–2023 Paris Saint-Germain (women)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Prêcheur was previously in charge of Lyon and Jiangsu Suning.[1] He was nominated for The Best FIFA Women's Coach in 2016 and 2017.

Managerial career

Prêcheur started his managerial career with Olympique de Valence in 1988. From 2000 to 2014, he worked with French Football Federation for 14 years in different roles including head of women's football section, head coach of under-20 women's team and INF Clairefontaine manager.[2]

In June 2014, Prêcheur was appointed as the head coach of Division 1 Féminine club Lyon.[3] On 1 August 2022, he was announced as the manager of Paris Saint-Germain, replacing Didier Ollé-Nicolle. He signed a contract until June 2023 with an option to extend for one more year.[4]

Honours

Lyon

Jiangsu Suning

References
  1. "L'ancien entraîneur de l'OL Gérard Prêcheur signe en Chine". L'ÉQUIPE. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  2. "FOOT - Gérard Prêcheur : "A l'INF, les études sont primordiales"". 4 February 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  3. "Gérard Prêcheur takes over from Patrice Lair at Olympique Lyon". 8 June 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  4. "Gérard Prêcheur is the new women's team manager". 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
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