François Ciccolini
François Ciccolini (born 3 June 1962[1]) is a French football manager and former footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | François Ciccolini | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Cozzano, France | ||
| Position(s) | Forward[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1984 | Olympique Ajaccio | ||
| 1984–1985 | Saint-Dizier | ||
| 1985–1986 | Olympique Ajaccio | ||
| 1986–1988 | Bastia | 18 | (0) |
| 1988–1990 | Gazélec Ajaccio | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1997–2000 | Porto Vecchio | ||
| 2000–2004 | Bastia (youth teams) | ||
| 2004–2005 | Bastia | ||
| 2008–2009 | Red Star | ||
| 2009–2011 | Monaco (youth teams) | ||
| 2011 | Neuchâtel Xamax | ||
| 2014 | JS Kabylie | ||
| 2016–2017 | Bastia | ||
| 2018–2019 | Laval | ||
| 2019–2020 | Gazélec Ajaccio | ||
| 2020 | USM Alger | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Cozzano, Corsica, Ciccolini spent most of his playing career on the island, with SC Bastia and Gazélec Ajaccio. In his first managerial job with AS Porto-Vecchio, he took them to the last 32 of the 1999–2000 Coupe de France before losing to Bordeaux.[2] He then moved into the ranks of Bastia, becoming manager in 2004 and being sacked in April 2005 when the team was 19th in Ligue 1.[3]
Ciccolini returned to management in 2008 at Red Star F.C., and was dismissed the following March with the team in danger of relegation.[4] After working in the youth teams of AS Monaco FC, he took the job at Neuchâtel Xamax FCS in June 2011.[5] Following defeat in the first two games of the Swiss Super League season, he was dismissed in July and replaced by Joaquín Caparrós.[6]
In October 2014, Ciccolini was hired at JS Kabylie in Algeria but left two months later to rejoin Bastia.[7] He served as assistant to Ghislain Printant before taking the job outright in January 2016, with the team three points outside the relegation zone.[8] They finished the season in 10th, but by the end of February 2017 they were 19th and he was dismissed and replaced by Rui Almeida.[9]
Ciccolini's next job was at Stade Lavallois in the third-tier Championnat National. Early on in his tenure in August 2018, he made a threat of physical violence towards a Radio France journalist, and earned a five-month ban with the last two suspended.[10] The following February, he made an obscene gesture towards fans at JA Drancy,[11] and left his job by mutual consent days later.[12]
In June 2019, Ciccolini returned to Gazélec on a two-year deal as manager, after the team's play-off relegation from Ligue 2.[13] In May 2020 he was sacked, following the team's relegation to Championnat National 2.[14]
In November 2020, Ciccolini was appointed at USM Alger back in Algeria. He was dismissed after his debut, a 2–1 loss to CR Belouizdad in the Super Cup, for "disrespecting government officials" by refusing to take a runners-up medal from prime minister Abdelaziz Djerad.[15]
References
- ^ a b François Ciccolini at FootballDatabase.eu
- ^ Marcelli, Vincent (18 June 2019). "François Ciccolini nouvel entraîneur du GFCA" [François Ciccolini new manager of GFCA] (in French). Corse Net Infos. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Ciccolini débarqué" [Ciccolini sacked] (in French). Eurosport. 13 April 2005. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Le Red Star sacrifie Ciccolini" [Red Star sacrifice Ciccolini]. Le Parisien (in French). 18 March 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "François Ciccolini neuer Xamax-Trainer" [François Ciccolini new Xamax manager]. 20 minutes (in German). 8 June 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Joaquin Caparros, nouvel entraîneur de Xamax" [Joaquín Caparrós, new manager of Xamax]. Le Temps (in French). 26 July 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "François Ciccolini a quitté la JS Kabylie pour le SC Bastia" [François Ciccolini left JS Kabylie for SC Bastia] (in French). Siwel. 26 December 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ Rodden, Mark (28 January 2016). "Francois Ciccolini succeeds Ghislain Printant as Bastia manager". ESPN FC. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Rui Almeida replaces Ciccolini at Bastia". Ligue 1. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "François Ciccolini, l'entraîneur de Laval, suspendu cinq mois pour des menaces envers un journaliste" [François Ciccolini, the manager of Laval, suspended for five months for threats towards a journalist]. L'Équipe (in French). 7 September 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Laval (N) : François Ciccolini aurait adressé des doigts d'honneur à des supporters" [Laval (N): François Ciccolini gave the middle finger to the supporters]. L'Équipe (in French). 2 February 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "National : Laval se sépare de son entraîneur François Ciccolini" [National: Laval part ways with their manager François Ciccolini]. L'Équipe (in French). 12 February 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "François Ciccolini nouvel entraîneur du Gazélec Ajaccio" [François Ciccolini new manager of Gazélec Ajaccio]. L'Équipe (in French). 18 June 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Gazélec Ajaccio : François Ciccolini n'est plus l'entraîneur (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 15 May 2020.
- ^ Rouaba, Ahmed (23 November 2020). "USM Alger sack French coach after one game". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 January 2021.