Vincent Bordot

Vincent Bordot
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-04-09) 9 April 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Coulaines, France
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 Le Mans B
1998–1999 Le Mans 8 (0)
1999–2000 Thouars
2000–2001 Tours
2001–2003 Paris FC
2003–2004 Beauvais
2004–2005 Paris FC
2005–2009 Saint-Pryvé
Managerial career
2007–2011 Saint-Pryvé
2011–2019 Entente
2019–2021 Red Star
2022–2023 Paris 13 Atletico
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vincent Bordot (born 9 April 1975)[1] is a French football manager and former player. A midfielder, he played eight games in Ligue 2 for Le Mans at the start of his career before representing clubs in lower divisions.

As a manager, he led Entente to promotion to the Championnat National in an eight-year spell, eliminating Montpellier of Ligue 1 from the Coupe de France in 2019 before being relegated and leaving. With Red Star, he eliminated top-flight Nantes in a run to the last 16 of the cup in 2021 before being sacked that September.

Playing career

Born in Coulaines, near Le Mans in Sarthe, Bordot got his break in football when Marc Westerloppe saw him play in a Division d'Honneur match for his local team and gave him a trial for Le Mans FC's reserve team in the fifth-tier CFA 2. Bordot frustrated the club for his lack of commitment, but Westerloppe gave him one last chance, and gave him his professional debut on 29 April 1998 in a Ligue 2 game against OGC Nice.[2]

Bordot left Le Mans in 1999 for Thouars Foot 79 of the third-tier Championnat National, followed by Tours FC, then Paris FC in the CFA, AS Beauvais in the National and Saint-Pryvé Saint-Hilaire FC in CFA 2.[2][1] He moved to Paris because of his wife's work, and was signed by Paris FC in 2001 after sending them a curriculum vitae; in his first season there he was made captain by manager Robert Buigues.[3]

Managerial career

Entente

Bordot began managing at age 32 in 2007, at Saint-Pryvé,[2] followed by joining Entente SSG in 2011.[4] His team were promoted to the Championnat National in 2017.[5] On 2 December 2018, his team won 3–2 at home to Paris FC – ranked 4th in Ligue 2 – in the 8th round of the Coupe de France.[6]

On 5 January 2019, Bordot's Entente won 1–0 at home to Montpellier HSC – 4th in Ligue 1 – in the last 64 of the cup.[7] A month later they fell in the next round by a single goal at home to FC Nantes, also of the top flight.[8] The 2018–19 Championnat National season ended with relegation; his last home game was a 4–1 loss to Pau FC.[9]

Red Star

Remaining in the third tier, Bordot signed a two-year contract at Red Star F.C. in June 2019.[10] On 6 March 2021, he led them to a 3–2 win at home to top-flight RC Lens in the last 32 of the cup.[11] In the next round on 8 April against Olympique Lyonnais at the Stade Bauer, his team overcame a 2–0 half-time deficit to take the game to extra time, then lost 5–4 on penalties.[12]

After a 6–0 loss at FC Annecy on 10 September 2021, Bordot was removed from his post at Red Star six games into the season.[13]

Paris 13 Atletico

In October 2022, Bordot was hired at Paris 13 Atletico, who had won once in their first nine games of the 2022–23 Championnat National.[14] He won two and lost five of his 11 league matches before his dismissal in February 2023; the team slipped one league place to 17th in his tenure.[15]

Personal life

Bordot said in 2022 that he was tired of being incorrectly referred to as a Parisian manager, having spent all of his managerial career in the capital city's region. He indicated that he was born far from the city and had spent most of his playing career away from it, having moved there only because of his ex-wife. He also said that he was approached by Annecy and US Orléans in 2021.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Vincent Bordot : « En région parisienne, j'ai fait le tour ! »" [Vincent Bordot: "In the Paris region, I've done the tour!"] (in French). 13 Heures Foot. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Tournoux, Gilles (12 December 2018). "National : quand Westerloppe lançait la carrière du coach de l'Entente" [National: when Westerloppe launched the career of Entente's coach]. Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  3. ^ Tournoux, Gilles (6 October 2001). "Vincent Bordot : « Un match capital ! »" [Vincent Bordot: "A capital match!"]. Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b Pruneta, Laurent (21 October 2022). "«Ça me dérange d'avoir l'étiquette d'un entraîneur parisien», regrette Vincent Bordot le nouveau coach du Paris 13 Atletico" ["It annoys me to have this label of a Parisian manager", regrets Vincent Bordot, the new coach of Paris 13 Atletico]. Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Football, National. Vincent Bordot: « On ne doit pas s'endormir »" [Football, National. Vincent Bordot: "We must not fall asleep"]. Le Parisien (in French). 7 September 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  6. ^ Pruneta, Laurent (2 December 2017). "Coupe de France : l'Entente réalise l'exploit contre le Paris FC (3-2)" [Coupe de France: Entente pull it off against Paris FC (3-2)]. Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  7. ^ Pruneta, Laurent (6 January 2019). "Coupe de France : la belle Entente face à Montpellier !" [Coupe de France: beautiful Entente against Montpellier!]. Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  8. ^ Detout, Arnaud (2 February 2019). "Coupe de France : l'Entente éliminée de justesse par Nantes (0-1)" [Coupe de France: Entente eliminated narrowly by Nantes (0-1)]. Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  9. ^ Chami, Lionel (9 May 2019). "National : les supporteurs de l'Entente saluent la der de Bordot" [National: Entente supporters salute Bordot's finale]. Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  10. ^ Opoczynski, David (12 June 2019). "National : Bordot a signé 2 ans au Red Star" [National: Bordot signed for two years at Red Star]. Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Vincent Bordot (Red Star) : « Un moment de partage et de plaisir » après la victoire contre Lens" [Vincent Bordot (Red Star): "A moment to share and a moment of pleasure" after the victory against Lens]. L'Équipe (in French). 6 March 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  12. ^ Pruneta, Laurent (8 April 2021). "Coupe de France : le Red Star sort la tête haute" [Coupe de France: Red Star go out with their heads held high]. Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Football. National : le Manceau Vincent Bordot mis à pied à titre conservatoire par le Red Star" [Football. National: Le Mans-born Vincent Bordot suspended as a precautionary measure by Red Star]. Ouest-France (in French). 13 September 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Le Paris 13 Atlético officialise Vincent Bordot sur le banc" [Paris 13 Atletico confirm Vincent Bordot on the bench] (in French). Actufoot. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Football. National : le Coulainais Vincent Bordot n'est plus l'entraîneur du Paris 13" [Football. National: Coulaines-born Vincent Bordot is no longer the manager of Paris 13]. Ouest-France (in French). 18 February 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2024.