Personal information | |||
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Full name | Élisabeth Loisel | ||
Date of birth | 1 August 1963 | ||
Place of birth | Meaux, France | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1979–1982 | Stade Reims | ||
1982–1989 | Saint-Maur | ||
National team | |||
1980–1989 | France | 40 | (3) |
Teams managed | |||
1997–2007 | France | ||
2004–2010 | China | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
Élisabeth Loisel is a French former football player and manager. Throughout her career she played for Stade de Reims and VGA Saint-Maur. She was a member of the French national team between 1980 and her retirement in 1989 at 26.[1]
In 1997 she was appointed the French national team's new manager. Under her tenance France qualified for the 2003 World Cup[2] and the 2001 and 2005 European Championships. She was sacked after France failed to qualify for the 2007 World Cup.[3] That same year she was was signed by the Chinese Football Association as China's manager for the 2008 Summer Olympics.[4] However she was sacked five months from the tournament, following a disappointing performance in the 2008 Algarve Cup.[5]
She currently leads the Commitee for Women's Football and the FIFA Women's World Cup in the French Football Federation.[6]
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