Claude Puel
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Claude Puel (born September 2, 1961 in Castres, France) is a former French footballer, now a manager, currently coach of Lille Olympique Sporting Club. He spent 17 years playing for AS Monaco.
Before being appointed as the manager of Monaco, he was the physical trainer and manager of the Monaco's reserve team. He was appointed as the manager in January 1999. He won the French Championship in 2000, with players such as Ludovic Giuly or Marcelo Gallardo. In July 2001, his contract was not renewed and he left Monaco after 24 years at the club as a player and a coach. In July 2002, he became the manager of Lille Olympique Sporting Club.
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[edit] Manchester United incident
Puel courted controversy on 20 February 2007 in a UEFA Champions League match against Manchester United in Lens. After Ryan Giggs scored a quickly taken free-kick late in the game, Puel was thought to be encouraging his players to walk off the pitch in protest, although the game eventually continued after a short delay. Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson described the incident in an interview with ITV after the match as 'disgraceful' and 'intimidation of the referee'.
[edit] Achievements
[edit] As player
- French Championship winner (1982, 1988)
- Coupe de France (1991)
- Semi-finaliste UEFA Champions League (1994)
[edit] As manager
- French Championship winner (2000) with Monaco
- Finalist Coupe de la Ligue (2001) with Monaco
- Second place, French Championship (2005) with Lille
- Third place, French Championship (2006) with Lille
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