Ghislain Printant
French football manager (born 1961)
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Ghislain Printant (born 13 May 1961) is a French football coach and former player who is the assistant head coach of Ligue 1 club Montpellier. He played as a goalkeeper.
Date of birth
13 May 1961
Place of birth
Montpellier, France
Position
Goalkeeper
Current team
Montpellier (assistant)|
Printant in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 May 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Montpellier, France | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Montpellier (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1971–1975 | ASPTT Montpellier | ||
| 1975–1980 | Montpellier | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1982 | Montpellier B | ||
| 1982–1989 | PI Vendargues | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1989–1992 | Montpellier (GK coach) | ||
| 1992–1994 | Marvejols | ||
| 1994–2004 | Montpellier (assistant) | ||
| 2004–2006 | Montpellier U16 | ||
| 2006–2010 | Montpellier B | ||
| 2010–2014 | Bastia (head of youth development) | ||
| 2014–2016 | Bastia | ||
| 2017 | Montpellier (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2019 | Saint-Étienne (assistant) | ||
| 2019 | Saint-Étienne | ||
| 2020–2021 | Bordeaux (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2024 | Ivory Coast (assistant) | ||
| 2024 | Marseille (assistant) | ||
| 2025– | Montpellier (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Managerial career
On 30 January 2017, Printant was hired as an assistant coach for Jean-Louis Gasset at Saint-Étienne.[1] After Gasset announced his retirement 2019, Printant was named as the manager.[2] He was sacked eight games into the season, with Saint-Étienne in the relegation zone.[3]
Printant was the assistant coach of the Ivory Coast under Jean-Louis Gasset. Leading the team in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (held in 2024 on home soil), the duo was sacked after finishing third in Group A.[4]
Managerial statistics
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
 Montpellier B |
1 July 2006 | 30 June 2010 | 136 | 44 | 40 | 52 | 32.35 |
| Bastia |
4 November 2014 | 28 January 2016 | 57 | 21 | 13 | 23 | 36.84 |
| Saint-Étienne |
6 June 2019 | 4 October 2019 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 20.00 |
| Total | 203 | 67 | 55 | 81 | 33.00 | ||
