Jean-Michel Cavalli

Jean-Michel Cavalli (born 13 July 1957) is a French and Corsican football manager and former player, who is the manager of the Niger national team.

Jean-Michel Cavalli
Personal information
Date of birth (1957-07-13) 13 July 1957
Place of birth Ajaccio, France
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1975 Gazélec Ajaccio
1975–1976 Monaco
1976–1977 Boulogne-Billancourt
1977–1978 Puteaux C.S. Municipal
1978–1979 R.C. Solenzara Ventiseri Solaro
1979–1990 Gazélec Ajaccio
Managerial career
1990–1992 Gazélec Ajaccio
1993–1994 Al-Nassr
1994–1995 Lille (assistant coach)
1995–1997 Lille
1997–1998 Al-Riyadh
1998–1999 Gazélec Ajaccio
2000 Gazélec Ajaccio
2000–2001 RC Paris
2002 Ionikos
2003–2004 US Créteil
2005–2006 Triestina
2006–2007 Algeria
2007–2008 Wydad Casablanca
2008–2010 Nîmes
2009–2010 Corsica
2012–2013 Gazélec Ajaccio
2014–2015 MC Oran
2015–2016 Al-Hilal Club
2016–2017 USM Alger
2017–2018 Al-Ittihad Alexandria
2019 MC Oran
2020– Niger
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Cavalli started his playing career at the now-defunct Gazélec Ajaccio in 1971,[2] also turning out for Corsican sides Bastia SCB (1977–78) and Solenzara (1978–79) before a second spell at Gazélec. In that second spell, Cavalli would spend five years as club captain.

Managerial career

In his final few years as a player, the club hierarchy at Gazélec encouraged Cavalli to shadow then head coach Guy Calléja. In 1990, when Calléja was unable to continue in the role, Cavalli was promoted to manager - overseeing both the professionalisation of the football club [3] and ensuring that Gazélec were able to stay in Division 2 in a period of great transition.

His first taste of international management would take place when he took charge of Algeria in 2005.[4][5] Cavalli coached the Corsica national team, not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA, in a 2009 friendly against Congo.

Personal life

Jean-Michel Cavalli comes from a family which had a history of professional football players. His uncle, Jean Cavalli, won the 1935 Coupe de France with Olympique de Marseille, primarily as a rotational player.[6] His son is the former professional football player Johan Cavalli, who is the current Sporting Director at AC Ajaccio. When Jean-Michel took the reins of the Corsican national team in 2009, Johan was one of the players in the starting XI.

References
  1. Jean-Michel Cavalli at FootballDatabase.eu
  2. "Erreur 404". Archived from the original on 4 May 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  3. "Exclu - Jean-Michel Cavalli : "Je suis un homme de challenge, il me faut l'adrenaline"". 3 May 2019.
  4. "Football: Le Français Jean-Michel Cavalli à la tête de la sélection algérienne".
  5. "Equipe Nationale : Le Bilan de Jean-Michel Cavalli | Football algérien". Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  6. "Jean Cavalli - football database.eu". Retrieved 13 June 2023.
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