Romain Revelli

Romain Revelli (born 22 August 1977) is a French professional football manager and former player. He is the head coach of Ligue 2 club, Villefranche.[1] As a player, he was a defensive midfielder.[2]

Romain Revelli
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-08-22) 22 August 1977
Place of birth Saint-Chamond, France
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Villefranche (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 Saint-Étienne B
1998–2001 Le Puy
Managerial career
2007–2011 Saint-Étienne (youth)
2011–2015 Saint-Étienne (assistant)
2015–2016 Évian (assistant)
2016 Évian
2017–2018 Andrézieux
2018–2019 Cholet
2019–2021 Andrézieux
2021–2023 Dunkerque
2023– Villefranche
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

A true "child of Les Verts", Revelli began his playing career at Saint-Étienne; he played for the club's B team from 1995 to 1998 before switching over to Le Puy for the three final years of his career.[2] He voluntarily retired from football in 2001, before the age of 25, in order to become a football manager.[3]

Managerial career

After passing through Haute-Loire, Revelli became a youth team coach for Saint-Étienne in 2007. He initially worked as the manager of the under-17 squad,[3] and later coached the under-19s of the club.[1] In 2011, Revelli was called by Christophe Galtier, ASSE manager since 2009, to become his assistant.[3] He subsequently held the position of assistant coach at Saint-Étienne for four years, being on the bench for over 100 Ligue 1 matches.[3] In 2015, Revelli became the assistant manager of Ligue 2 club Évian. The following year, he became head coach, but only until the club's liquidation in 2016.[3]

In 2017, Revelli returned to his home region, becoming the head coach of Andrézieux. He then would go on to coach Cholet from 2018 to 2019 before returning to Andrézieux.[3] In May 2021, he was appointed as head coach by Ligue 2 club Dunkerque, signing a two-year contract.[4] He leave from the club in the end of 2022–23 season. Revelli appointment manager of Championnat National club, Villefranche from 2023–24 season.

Personal life

Romain's brother Christophe was also a footballer. They played together at Saint-Étienne.[3]

References
  1. "Romain Revelli avec l'ASSE". ASSE-Stats (in French). Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. Romain Revelli at FootballDatabase.eu
  3. Chatel, Luc (3 June 2021). "Ex-adjoint de Christophe Galtier à Saint-Etienne, Romain Revelli entraînera Dunkerque en Ligue 2" [Ex-assistant of Christophe Galtier at Saint-Etienne, Romain Revelli will coach Dunkerque in Ligue 2]. Actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  4. "Soccer. Romain Revelli bounces back in Ligue 2". News in 24. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
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