Hubert Fournier

Hubert Fournier (French pronunciation: [ybɛʁ fuʁnje]; born 3 September 1967) is a French football manager and former player who most recently managed Lyon. He formerly managed Reims between 2010 and 2014, Gueugnon in 2008 and was an assistant coach at Stade de Reims from 2009 to 2010.^[2]

Hubert Fournier

Fournier with Reims in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Hubert Fournier
Date of birth	(1967-09-03) 3 September 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Riom, France
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender[1]
Youth career
	INF Vichy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1989	Maubeuge
1989–1993	Caen	97	(2)
1993–1996	Guingamp	118	(1)
1996–1998	Borussia Mönchengladbach	36	(0)
1998–2000	Lyon	58	(0)
2000–2002	Guingamp	63	(1)
2002–2004	Rouen	58	(1)
Managerial career
2008	Gueugnon
2010–2014	Reims
2014–2015	Lyon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Hubert Fournier^[3] was born on 3 September 1967 in Riom, Puy-de-Dôme.^[1]

Managerial career

Under his first season (2010–11), Reims finished Ligue 2 as 10th and reached the quarter-final of the Coupe de France. In the following season (2011–12) Reims finished the Ligue 2 as runner-up and returned to Ligue 1 after 33 years.^{[citation needed]}

On 23 May 2014, Fournier was named new manager of Lyon.^[4]

On 23 December 2015, Fournier was dismissed as head coach of Lyon, and replaced by Bruno Génésio.^[5]

Managerial statistics

As of 19 December 2015^{[citation needed]}

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Reims	1 July 2010	30 June 2014	164	57	49	58	034.76
Lyon	1 July 2014	23 December 2015	72	35	15	22	048.61
Total			236	92	64	80	038.98

Honours

Individual

• Onze d'Or Coach of the Year: 2015^{[citation needed]}