Patrice Carteron

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Patrice Carteron (born 30 July 1970) is a French football manager and former player. Some of his previous managerial posts include the Mali national team, Dijon, Al Ahly, Umm Salal, Al-Nassr and Al-Ettifaq. He played as a defender.

Date of birth (1970-07-30) 30 July 1970 (age 55)[1]
Place of birth Saint-Brieuc,[1] Côtes-d'Armor, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Defender
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Patrice Carteron
Carteron in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (1970-07-30) 30 July 1970 (age 55)[1]
Place of birth Saint-Brieuc,[1] Côtes-d'Armor, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Defender
Youth career
–1994 Laval
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1997 Rennes 118 (5)
1997–2000 Lyon 120 (11)
2000–2005 Saint-Étienne 142 (19)
2000–2001 → Sunderland (loan) 8 (1)
2005–2007 Cannes 49 (2)
Total 437 (38)
Managerial career
2008–2009 Cannes
2009–2012 Dijon
2012–2013 Mali
2013–2016 TP Mazembe
2016 Wadi Degla
2017 Al-Nassr
2017–2018 Phoenix Rising
2018 Al Ahly
2019 Raja CA
2019–2020 Zamalek
2020–2021 Al-Taawoun
2021–2022 Zamalek
2022–2023 Al-Ettifaq
2023–2024 Umm Salal
2024–2025 Sepahan
2025–2026 Umm Salal
2026 Wydad AC
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mali (as manager)
Africa Cup of Nations
Bronze medal – third place2013{{{2}}}
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Carteron in 2004–05

Coaching career

Cannes

In 2007, Carteron took over as manager for Cannes, but was replaced by Albert Emon in June 2009.

Dijon

On 25 June 2009, Dijon hired the former Cannes coach.[2] During his time with Dijon, he got the club promoted to the French top flight. On 24 May 2012, he parted company with Dijon, who had been relegated from the top division Ligue 1.

Mali national team

on 12 July 2012, he was named as the head coach of Mali,[3] where he led the African nation to a FIFA rank as high as 21. Mali also finished third in the African Cup of Nations during his tenure.

Mazembe

On 22 May 2013, he agreed to take charge of Congolese champions TP Mazembe, signing a two-year contract. Mazembe confirmed that Carteron would become their new head coach, while continuing his duties with Mali.[4] With Mazembe, Carteron led the club to two league titles and one African Champions League title.

On 7 January 2016, Carteron left TP Mazembe as his contract had run out.[5]

Wadi Degla

After leaving Mazembe, Carteron took over at Wadi Degla in the 2016–17 season. The team won 20 of their 30 matches during Carteron's tenure.

Al-Nassr

In 2017, Carteron moved on to Al-Nassr, where he led the club to a third-place finish in the Saudi Professional League, thus qualifying for the Asian Champions League.

Phoenix Rising

On 22 May 2017, United Soccer League club Phoenix Rising announced Carteron would take over head coaching duties, and would join the club as early as the first week of June.[6]

Al Ahly

On 12 June 2018, the nab team Al Ahly officially announced the signing of Carteron to take the seat of the manager for two years.[7][8][9]

Following Al Ahly's loss at the 2018 CAF Champions League Final and the team's knockout from the Arab Club Champions Cup, he was sacked on 23 November 2018.[10]

Raja CA

Carteron was appointed coach of three times CAF Confederation Cup winner Raja CA on 30 January 2019. Two months later, he won the African Super Cup against Espérence de Tunis, the second in Raja's history.[11]

Zamalek

On 3 December 2019, Carteron was revealed as the new manager of Egyptian Premier League side Zamalek, succeeding Milutin Sredojević.[12]

He won the CAF Super Cup 2020 against Espérence de Tunis, the fourth in Zamalek's history. After six days he won the 2019–20 Egyptian Super Cup against Al Ahly, the fourth in Zamalek's history, winning two one-match trophies in a one-week span. On 13 June 2020, he renewed his contract with Zamalek for one more season until 2020–21.[13]

On 15 September 2020, Carteron announced his departure from the club putting an end to this spell in his managerial career.[14]

Prior to his resignation, Carteron claimed that his decision was due to personal reasons; however, the sudden resignation was both surprising and shocking to Zamalek's board and fans, a few days after a 1–0 win over El Entag El Harby, since the club had only one month before their semi-final matches against Raja CA in the 2019–20 CAF Champions League.[15] Hence, the club's president Mortada Mansour offered him either to improve his contract to match any counter offer, or to stay until Zamalek complete the CAF Champions League campaign. Eventually, Carteron mentioned that his decision to leave was already taken, and that Zamalek still have time to prepare for their upcoming matches, then he would pay the release clause immediately.[16] Later on, Mortada Mansour accused Carteron of lying regarding that he had not an offer already, and that Al-Taawoun's president, Muhammad Al-Qasim, was trying to sabotage Zamalek.[17]

Al-Taawoun

On 16 September 2020, Saudi club Al-Taawoun announced the signing of Carteron.[18] On 18 September, he managed his first match with Al-Taawoun in a 1–0 defeat against Persepolis,[19] followed by another heavy defeat 6–0 against Sharjah in the 2020 AFC Champions League.[20] Later on, he won his first match with Al-Taawoun against Al-Duhail 1–0 to reach the round of 16 of the Champions League.[21]

Return to Zamalek

On 12 March 2021, Zamalek appointed Carteron as manager for the second time.[22] On 24 August 2021, he led Zamalek to secure their 13th league title after a 2–0 win over El Entag El Harby.[23]

Al-Ettifaq

On 4 March 2022, Al-Ettifaq announced the signing of Carteron to lead the first football team until the end of the 2021–22 season. A few days earlier, Mortada Mansour, president of Zamalek club, had announced the termination of the contract with Carteron by mutual consent.[24]

On 26 February 2023, Carteron and Al-Ettifaq agreed to end their contract mutually.[25]

Umm Salal

On 16 June 2023, Carteron became the head coach of Qatar Stars League club Umm Salal.[26]

Sepahan

In November 2024, Carteron was appointed head coach of the Iranian club Sepahan after signing a two-year contract.[27]

Return to Umm Salal

In June 2025, Carteron was reappointed as head coach of Qatari side Umm Salal.[28]

Wydad AC

Carteron served as head coach of Botola Pro side Wydad AC for a month before being sacked by late April 2026 following a five-match winless streak.[29]

Managerial statistics

As of 30 April 2026
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Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To P W D L Win %
Cannes 10 March 2008 30 June 2009 54131823024.07
Dijon 1 July 2009 24 May 2012 123433545034.96
Mali 12 July 2012 25 May 2013 10523050.00
TP Mazembe 26 May 2013 7 January 2016 49261013053.06
Wadi Degla 16 January 2016 7 November 2016 321697050.00
Al-Nassr 29 January 2017 4 June 2017 13724053.85
Phoenix Rising 5 June 2017 11 June 2018 4120147048.78
Al Ahly 12 June 2018 23 November 2018 231373056.52
Raja CA 30 January 2019 10 November 2019 4118149043.90
Zamalek 3 December 2019 15 September 2020 3118103058.06
Al-Taawoun 16 September 2020 12 March 2021 281189039.29
Zamalek 12 March 2021 28 February 2022 251942076.00
Al-Ettifaq 4 March 2022 26 February 2023 278613029.63
Umm Salal 16 June 2023 19 November 2024 46201115043.48
Sepahan 27 November 2024 25 June 2025 241392054.17
Umm Salal 1 July 2025 22 January 2026 249213037.50
Wydad AC 24 March 2026 30 April 2026 5023000.00
Total 554241153160043.50
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Honours

Player

Lyon

Saint-Étienne

Manager

TP Mazembe

Raja CA

Zamalek

Umm Salal

Sepahan

References

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