Frédéric Antonetti (born 19 August 1961) is a French professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of French club Strasbourg. He previously managed Bastia, Gamba Osaka, Saint-Étienne, Nice, Rennes and Lille.
 Antonetti as Rennes manager in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frédéric Antonetti[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1961[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Venzolasca, France | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1972–1973 | Vescovato | ||
| 1973–1979 | Bastia | ||
| 1979–1982 | Vichy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1983 | Bastia | 2 | (0) |
| 1983–1985 | Béziers | 64 | (6) |
| 1985–1987 | Le Puy | 54 | (0) |
| 1987–1990 | Bastia | 53 | (6) |
| Total | 173 | (12) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1990–1994 | Bastia (youth) | ||
| 1994–1998 | Bastia | ||
| 1998–1999 | Gamba Osaka | ||
| 1999–2001 | Bastia | ||
| 2001–2004 | Saint-Étienne | ||
| 2005–2009 | Nice | ||
| 2009–2013 | Rennes | ||
| 2015–2016 | Lille | ||
| 2018–2019 | Metz | ||
| 2020–2022 | Metz | ||
| 2023 | Strasbourg | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
editAntonetti was born in Venzolasca, Haute-Corse.[2]
Managerial career
editBastia
editFollowing the end of his career in 1990, Antonetti later began managing his former club, Corsican Division 1 side Bastia on youth level before taking charge of the senior team in 1994. In his four years at the club, he guided them to the Coupe de la Ligue final in 1995, losing 2–0 against Paris Saint-Germain.[3]
Gamba Osaka
editIn May 1998, Antonetti moved abroad to Japan to become the new manager of J.League side Gamba Osaka. However, due to poor results, he was sacked in June 1999.[citation needed]
Return to Bastia
editAntonetti took charge of Bastia as manager for the second time in June 1999, succeeding José Pasqualetti.[citation needed]
Saint-Étienne
editOn 7 October 2001, Antonetti was revealed as the new manager of Saint-Étienne, penning a three-year deal.[4] When he took over the reins of Les Verts, the club was in Ligue 2. Antonetti led Saint-Étienne to promotion to Ligue 1 in 2004 and helped them reach the semi-finals of the Coupe de la Ligue, where they were knocked out by eventual winners Sochaux with 2–3.[5] He left the club in June 2004, having been in charge for three seasons.[citation needed]
Nice
editIn May 2005, Antonetti became the manager of Ligue 1 side Nice. In 2006, he managed Nice to the Coupe de la Ligue final against Nancy, but were defeated 2–1. He left the club at the end of the season in 2009 after four years in charge.[6]
Rennes
editOn 2 June 2009, Antonetti joined Ligue 1 club Rennes. After four years in charge of the club, he left by mutual consent. Antonetti later said of the club in 2017: “Rennes is like Canada Dry, it has the colour of a large club, but it’s not". He also spoke of his relationship with the club's president saying “With François Pinault, physically, we saw each other twice a year, once at the beginning of the season, another time in the middle, and then he came to the stadium with one or two matches".[7]
Lille
editOn 22 November 2015, Antonetti was appointed as the manager of Lille in place of Hervé Renard, signing a three-year contract. When he took over, Lille was in 17th place in the Ligue 1 table.[8] His first competitive match was a Ligue 1 away match against Angers on 28 November, which ended in a 2–0 defeat. After struggling during the first three months, Lille finished the season superbly, finishing fifth in Ligue 1 and runners-up in the Coupe de la Ligue final to Paris Saint-Germain after being beaten 2–1 in the 2015–16 season. In August 2016, Antonetti signed an extension to his contract that would tie him to the club until 30 June 2020.
On 22 November 2016, the club announced that they had parted company with Antonetti and that he had agreed to leave "in a friendly manner".[9] Antonetti received a severance payout of approximately €840,000, which was equivalent to seven months of his gross monthly wages of €120,000.[10] At the time of his departure, Lille was languishing in 19th place in the league, second from bottom in the 2016–17 season. They were also eliminated at the first hurdle of the UEFA Europa League in the third qualifying round against Gabala, where they were eliminated 2–1 on aggregate.[11]
Metz
editOn 24 May 2018, Antonetti was revealed as the new manager of Ligue 2 side Metz, who had just been relegated from Ligue 1.[12] In his first season, he secured promotion back to Ligue 1 following a 2–1 victory over Red Star.[13][14]
On 18 May 2019, club president Bernard Serin announced that Antonetti would not continue as manager for the 2019–20 season because of personal reasons and was instead handed a role as general manager, with his assistant Vincent Hognon taking over the managerial post.[15] Antonetti later returned to Metz for the 2020-21 season which saw the club finish 10th. On 22 February 2022, Antonetti was involved in a fight following the full-time whistle with Lille's sporting director Sylvain Armand. Antonetti was later given a ten-match touchline ban over the incident.[16] On 7 June 2022, Antonetti agreed to step down as Metz manager by mutual consent.[17]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of match played 3 June 2023
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Ref. | |||
| Bastia | 2 October 1994 | 13 May 1998 | 165 | 64 | 45 | 56 | 204 | 195 | +9 | 38.79 | [18] |
| Gamba Osaka | 14 May 1998 | 1 June 1999 | 44 | 17 | 0 | 27 | 67 | 81 | −14 | 38.64 | [19] |
| Bastia | 1 June 1999 | 19 May 2001 | 78 | 30 | 18 | 30 | 105 | 90 | +15 | 38.46 | [18] |
| Saint-Étienne | 7 October 2001 | 2 June 2004 | 120 | 55 | 30 | 35 | 129 | 106 | +23 | 45.83 | [18] |
| Nice | 24 May 2005 | 18 May 2009 | 171 | 62 | 55 | 54 | 173 | 165 | +8 | 36.26 | [18] |
| Rennes | 2 June 2009 | 30 May 2013 | 183 | 75 | 43 | 65 | 250 | 215 | +35 | 40.98 | [18] |
| Lille | 22 November 2015 | 22 November 2016 | 45 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 42.22 | [18] |
| Metz | 24 May 2018 | 18 May 2019 | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 71 | 31 | +40 | 60.87 | [18] |
| Metz | 12 October 2020 | 9 June 2022 | 74 | 18 | 25 | 31 | 79 | 112 | −33 | 24.32 | [18] |
| Strasbourg | 13 February 2023 | 27 June 2023 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 40.00 | [18] |
| Total | 941 | 374 | 242 | 325 | 1,152 | 1,056 | +96 | 39.74 | — | ||
Honours
editBastia
- Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 1994–95[citation needed]
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1997[citation needed]
Saint-Étienne
Nice
- Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2005–06[citation needed]
Rennes
- Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2012–13[citation needed]
Lille
- Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2015–16[citation needed]
Metz
- Ligue 2: 2018–19[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Antonetti Football Consulting". BFM Verif (in French). NextInteractive. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
"Frédéric Antonetti". BFM Business (in French). NextInteractive. Retrieved 31 October 2021. - ^ a b "Frédéric Antonetti". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ "Ligue1.com - French Football League - Coupe de la Ligue - Season 1994/1995 - Final - Paris Saint-Germain / SC Bastia". www.ligue1.com. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010.
- ^ "Antonetti takes reins at struggling St Étienne". ESPN Soccernet. Reuters. 9 October 2001. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Frédéric Antonetti en dix dates".
- ^ "Nice name Olle-Nicole to replace Antonetti as coach". Reuters. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "In Rennes, crisis swirls". 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Lille appoint Frederic Antonetti as new manager after poor start". ESPN. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Manager departs Ligue 1 strugglers Lille". Pulse Nigeria. 23 November 2016.
- ^ "LOSC – Ça coûte combien de virer Frédéric Antonetti?". Sportune.fr. 23 November 2016.
- ^ "Second-bottom Lille sack Antonetti". Sportal. 23 November 2016.
- ^ "Metz a choisi Frédéric Antonetti comme entraîneur".
- ^ "John Boye's Fc Metz Secures Promotion To Ligue 1". www.modernghana.com.
- ^ "METZ promoted back to top flight as champions". Ligue 1.
- ^ Ruiz, Joseph (18 May 2019). "Antonetti continuera à accompagner Metz "Dans un rôle adapté"". RMC Sport BFM TV (in French). Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Manager facing four-month ban after fighting opponent in touchline fracas". www.mirror.co.uk.
- ^ "Frédéric Antonetti set to leave Metz". www.getfootballnewsfrance.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Frédéric Antonetti at FootballDatabase.eu". FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "アントネッティ (Frédéric Antonetti)". J.League official website (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 October 2019.
External links
edit- Frédéric Antonetti at WorldFootball.net