Élisabeth Loisel

Élisabeth Loisel
Personal information
Date of birth (1963-08-01) 1 August 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth Meaux, France
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1982 Stade Reims
1982–1989 Saint-Maur
International career
1980–1989 France 40 (3)
Managerial career
1997–2007 France (women's)
2007–2008 China (women's)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Élisabeth Loisel (born 1 August 1963) 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 France national team between 1980 and her retirement in 1989 at 26.[1]

In 1997 she was appointed the France national team manager. Under her tenancy 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 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 Committee for Women's Football and the FIFA Women's World Cup in the French Football Federation.[6]

References

  1. ^ Statistics Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine in the French Football Federation's website
  2. ^ Loisel: "We aim to reach the quarter-finals"[dead link‍] FIFA
  3. ^ Bruno Bini sélectionneur des Bleues French Football Federation
  4. ^ France's Loisel to lead China UEFA
  5. ^ La Française Elisabeth Loisel remplacée par Shang Ruihua[dead link‍] FIFA
  6. ^ List of FFF's committee members in FIFA's website

Category:French women's football managers


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