Olivier Frapolli (born 27 September 1971) is a French professional football manager and former player who currently manager of Ligue 2 club Laval.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 September 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Hyères, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Sweeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Laval (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1984 | Vitrolles | ||
| 1984–1988 | Aix-en-Provence | ||
| 1988–1991 | Toulouse | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1996 | Toulouse | 54 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | →Perpignan (loan) | 32 | (1) |
| 1995–1996 | →Stade Poitevin (loan) | 33 | (0) |
| 1996–1999 | Beauvais Oise | 118 | (1) |
| 1999–2001 | Martigues | 60 | (1) |
| 2001–2004 | Créteil | 61 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1993 | France U21 | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2006 | Créteil II | ||
| 2006 | Créteil (interim) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Créteil | ||
| 2010 | Sénart-Moissy | ||
| 2011–2012 | Orléans II | ||
| 2012–2016 | Orléans | ||
| 2017–2019 | Boulogne | ||
| 2019– | Laval | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editFrapolli began playing football at the age of 5 and went through youth academy in Aix-en-Provence. As a youth, he often played against Zinedine Zidane in regional tournaments, before playing together representing the Mediterranean leagues.[1] He joined the Toulouse's youth academy in 1988, who were noted for their strong youth development.[2] He roomed with Fabien Barthez at their training centre.[3] He was promoted to Toulouse's senior team in 1992, and made 50 appearances in the Division 1.[2]
In the 1993–94 season, Toulouse was relegated and Frapolli was not in his coaches plans. He agreed to join Perpignan on loan in the Ligue 2 in 1994,[4] and then to Stade Poitevin the following season.[5] He moved to Beauvais Oise from 1996 to 1999, and then to Martigues for a couple of seasons. He joined Créteil on 6 June 2001, and ended his career with them in 2004.[6]
International career
editFrapolli was a youth international for France, having represented the France U21 in 1993.[7]
Managerial career
editOn 20 April 2003, Frapolli started the process of earning his coaching badges in France.[8] In the tail-end of his career, he was demoted to the reserves of Créteil, and became their captain and then player-manager in December 2003.[9] He helped Créteil II win the 2005-2006 Championnat de France Amateur 2.[10] On 16 September 2006, he was named the interim manager at the senior Créteil side for 4 games after Albert Rust was sacked.[11] He was thereafter named assistant at Créteil for 2 years under Artur Jorge and then Thierry Goudet.[12] In April 2008, Goudet was sacked and Frapolli was named manager in the Championnat National.[5]
In June 2009, he almost joined FC Fleury 91 but had to pull out due to family emergency.[13] He became supervisor at Cannes for 6 months after in 2009.[14] He became manager at Sénart-Moissy in 2010, helping them avoid relegation in the Championnat de France Amateur 2 and win a regional Parisian trophy.[5]
In June 2010, he was named Yann Lachuer's assistant at the Ligue 2 club Orléans. He was named the coach of their reserves in the 2011–12 season, and then was named coach of the senior team in the summer of 2012 when Lachuer was sacked.[2] He helped the club win the 2013–14 Championnat National and achieve promotion to the Ligue 2 for the first time in 22 years, and was named the Coach of the Season by the managers of the league.[15] The team was relegated from Ligue 2 the following season, finishing in 18th.[16] He extended his contract with Orléans on 25 May 2016 for 2 years, keeping his club's confidence, on the condition that he reachieved promotion to the Ligue 2.[17] He again achieved promotion in the 2015–16 season, coming in second place to Strasbourg.[18] In December 2016, he was sacked after a bad start to the Ligue 2, but was recognized for his ability to scout players.[19]
In the summer of 2017, he moved to Boulogne in the Championnat National until 2019.[20] In May 2019, he was controversially poached by Laval and signed a 2-year contract.[21] After a couple difficult seasons, he helped Laval win 2021–22 Championnat National and achieved promotion into the Ligue 2 once more, and was again named Manager of the Season.[22]
Personal life
editFrapolli wished to become an architect as a youth, and hoped to play football secondarily. He graduated with a Baccalauréat économique et social, and then received a Brevet d'État d'éducateur sportif in 1989.[23] He has three children.[24]
Honours
editCréteil II
- Championnat de France Amateur 2 : 2005–06
Orléans
Laval
References
edit- ^ "Football-Quand le coach de l'USBCO jouait avec Zinedine Zidane". 12 July 2018.
- ^ a b c France, Centre (9 May 2012). "Olivier Frapolli sera l'entraîneur de l'US Orléans la saison prochaine en remplacement de Yann Lachuer". www.larep.fr.
- ^ France, Centre (22 May 2013). "Olivier Frapolli face aux héros de Munich". www.larep.fr.
- ^ "Recherche". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ a b c "Olivier Frapolli, jeune entraineur Français en quête de Ligue 1 – Interview". 17 February 2017.
- ^ à 00h00, Par S. B. Le 6 juin 2001 (5 June 2001). "Frapolli à Créteil". leparisien.fr.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "France - U-21 - International Results - Details". RSSSF.
- ^ "Site Officiel de la F.F.F. - La formation". 20 April 2003. Archived from the original on 20 April 2003.
- ^ à 00h00, Par S. B. Le 19 décembre 2003 (18 December 2003). "Frapolli remplace Vukicevic". leparisien.fr.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Créteil B - 05/06". footballdatabase.eu (in French). 30 May 2005. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ à 00h00, Par Le 20 octobre 2006 (19 October 2006). "Frapolli fait du rab". leparisien.fr.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Olivier Frapolli : 'Je suis fier de voir grandir Orléans'". www.hac-foot.com (in French). 2 August 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ à 07h00, Par Le 25 juin 2009 (25 June 2009). "Fleury s'offre Frapolli". leparisien.fr.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ à 07h00, Par Le 24 décembre 2009 (24 December 2009). "Le Racing-Levallois perd trois points". leparisien.fr.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ France, Centre (26 May 2014). "Olivier Frapolli sacré meilleur entraîneur et quatre joueurs dans l'équipe-type". www.larep.fr.
- ^ "Angers récompensé, Valenciennes et Ajaccio soulagés, Orléans condamné". Eurosport. 22 May 2015.
- ^ France, Centre (25 May 2016). "Olivier Frapolli, deux ans de plus à l'USO si..." www.larep.fr.
- ^ France, Centre (3 June 2016). "L'US Orléans s'impose face au CA Bastia (0-1) et monte en Ligue 2 !". www.larep.fr.
- ^ "Girondins4Ever - Olivier Frapolli : "Ce n'était pas le plus esthétique, il était un peu pataud"".
- ^ "Football-Olivier Frapolli prolonge à l'USBCO avec beaucoup d'ambition". 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Olivier Frapolli, nouvel entraîneur du Stade lavallois : "il y a un projet ambitieux et une dynamique à reconstruire"". ici, par France Bleu et France 3. 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Trophées du National 2022 : les lauréats". www.fff.fr.
- ^ "Site Officiel de la F.F.F." La formation. 20 October 2005. Archived from the original on 20 October 2005. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Olivier Frapolli, tableau d'honneur – Edith Magazine".
External links
edit- Olivier Frapolli at Soccerway
- Olivier Frapolli at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Olivier Frapolli – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French