Philippe Troussier

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Phillipe Troussier (born March 21, 1955 in Paris) is a former French football (soccer) player and now a manager.

Known as the "White Witch Doctor" for his success with African club teams such as Asec Abidjan of the Côte d'Ivoire and the national teams of Nigeria, South Africa and Burkina Faso, Troussier is best known as a coach for his time spent with the Japanese national team.

Troussier coached Japanese national team from 1998 to 2002, winning the 2000 Asian Cup, placing second at the 2001 Confederations Cup and made the round of 16 at the 2002 World Cup. He also coached the Japanese team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney to a fifth-place finish and 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship runner-up.

He was the head coach of the Moroccan national team, having taken over after the country's failure to qualify for the 2006 World Cup. However, he was fired after only two months in charge by the Moroccan FA due to a difference in opinion.

Philippe Troussier and his wife Dominique converted to Islam on March 17, 2006 in the Moroccan capital Rabat where they live.

He has taken the name Omar and his wife is no longer Dominique but Amina, they have adopted two local girls Selma and Mariam.

[edit] Teams coached

INF Vichy (1983-1984)
CS Alencon (1984-1987)
Red Star 93 (1987-1989)
ASEC Abidjan (1989-92)
Côte d'Ivoire national football team (1993)
Kaizer Chiefs (1994)
CA Rabat (1994-1995)
FUS Rabat (1995-1997)
Nigeria national football team (1997)
Burkina Faso national football team (1997-1998)
South Africa national football team (1998)
Japan national football team (1998-2002)
Qatar national football team (2003-2004)
Olympique de Marseille (2004-2005)
Morocco national football team (2005)

	South Africa squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup
1 Vonk \| 2 Mnguni \| 3 Nyathi \| 4 Jackson \| 5 Fish \| 6 Masinga \| 7 Fortune \| 8 Phiri \| 9 Bartlett \| 10 Moshoeu \| 11 Mkhalele \| 12 Augustine \| 13 Buckley \| 14 Sikhosana \| 15 Khumalo \| 16 Baloyi \| 17 McCarthy \| 18 Morula \| 19 Radebe \| 20 Mokoena \| 21 Issa \| 23 Gopane \| Coach: Troussier

	Japan squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Kawaguchi \| 2 Akita \| 3 Matsuda \| 4 Morioka \| 5 Inamoto \| 6 Hattori \| 7 H. Nakata \| 8 Morishima \| 9 Nishizawa \| 10 Nakayama \| 11 Suzuki \| 12 Narazaki \| 13 Yanagisawa \| 14 Santos \| 15 Fukunishi \| 16 K. Nakata \| 17 Miyamoto \| 18 Ono \| 19 Ogasawara \| 20 Myojin \| 21 Toda \| 22 Ichikawa \| 23 Sogahata \| Coach: Troussier