Patrice Neveu

Patrice Neveu

Personal information
Date of birth	(1954-03-29) 29 March 1954
Place of birth	Pré-Saint-Évroult, France
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
	Angoulême CFC
–	ES La Rochelle
Teams managed
1991–1998	Vendée Fontenay Foot
1998–1999	Angoulême CFC
1999	Niger
1999–2001	Medenine
2001	Dalian Shide
2002–2003	Zuhai
2004–2006	Guinea
2007	Ismaily
2008–2010	DR Congo
2012–	Mauritania
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Patrice Neveu (born 29 March 1954^[1] in Pré-Saint-Évroult) is a French football coach and former player.

Career

Playing career

Neveu enjoyed a short playing career in France with Angoulême CFC and ES La Rochelle.

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Neveu has managed both club and national sides. He began his career in France with club sides Vendée Fontenay Foot and Angoulême CFC, before becoming manager of the Niger national side in 1999. He then returned to club football - with Medenine, Dalian Shide and Zuhai - before returning to international level with the Guinea national side, who he managed from 2004 to 2006.^[2] He then managed Ismaily in Egypt from February to August 2007.^[3][4] He became manager of the DR Congo national side in April 2008.^[5] Neveu rejected calls in October 2008 from player Shabani Nonda for him to resign following some poor performances by the national side.^[6]

In October 2008, Neveu was named among a five-man shortlist for the vacant job as the manager of the Rwandan national side.^[7]

References

Patrice Neveu international tournaments v t e Guinea squad – 2006 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Diarso 2 Feindouno 3 I. Camara 4 Kaba 5 Baldé 6 Thiam 7 Mansaré 8 K. Sylla 9 S. Bangoura 10 Ismaël Bangoura 11 Ibrahima Bangoura 12 Cissé 13 O. Bangoura 14 Souare 15 Kalabane 16 A. Bangoura 17 Diallo 18 M. Sylla 19 Diawara 20 Yattara 21 Jabi 22 K. Camara 23 S. Camara Coach: Neveu