Nicolas Usaï

Nicolas Usaï
Usaï with Châteauroux in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-05-01) 1 May 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Marseille, France[1]
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Pau (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1995 Marseille B 1 (0)
1995–2000 Istres 32 (0)
2000–2001 Valenciennes 31 (0)
2001–2002 Alès 26 (0)
2002–2003 Angoulême 34 (0)
2003–2005 Cherbourg 32 (0)
2005–2007 Athlético Marseille
Total 156+ (0+)
Managerial career
2008–2014 Istres
2014–2016 GS Consolat
2016–2018 Sedan
2018 Athlético Marseille
2018–2020 Châteauroux
2022 Nîmes
2022–2023 Orléans
2023– Pau
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nicolas Usaï (born 1 May 1974) is a French professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Ligue 2 club Pau FC. As a player, he was a left-back.

Managerial career

Usaï had a career as a semi-amateur footballer, before he began his managerial career in the lower divisions of France.[2] He was named the best manager of the 2015–16 Championnat National.[3]

On 24 October 2018, Usaï was named the manager of Ligue 2 club Châteauroux.[4] He was sacked by the club in December 2020.[5]

On 4 January 2022, Usaï became the new manager of Ligue 2 club Nîmes.[6] On 16 November 2022, he was relieved of his duties.[7]

On 28 December 2022, Usaï was hired by Championnat National club Orléans.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Nicolas Usai - Player Profile - Football". Eurosport.
  2. ^ "Bienvenue Nicolas ! - La Berrichonne Football". www.berrichonne.net.
  3. ^ foot-national.com (20 May 2016). "Nicolas Usaï, meilleur entraîneur de National : L'interview". Foot National. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Ligue 2 : Nicolas Usaï est le nouvel entraîneur de la Berrichonne". France Bleu. 24 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Châteauroux limoge son entraîneur Nicolas Usaï - Fil Info - Ligue 2 - Football". Sport24 (in French). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Nicolas Usaï nouvel entraîneur de Nîmes (officiel)". L'Équipe (in French). 4 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Nîmes se sépare de son entraîneur Nicolas Usaï". L'Équipe (in French). 16 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Nicolas Usaï, le nouvel entraîneur de l'US Orléans !" (in French). US Orléans. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.