Frédéric Hantz (born 30 May 1966) is a French professional
football manager
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and former
player
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who played as a
midfielder
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.
Managerial career
Hantz formerly managed
Sochaux
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Geography
Sochaux lies east of Montbéliard, and southeast of Paris.
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, who had a playing career before coaching. On 18 December, he was named as new head coach by
Le Havre
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and was released after the end of his contract on 30 June 2010.
On 20 May 2010, Hantz replaced
Faruk Hadžibegić
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Club career
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as
SC Bastia
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coach.
In January 2016, Hantz replaced the duo of
Pascal Baills and
Bruno Martini
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His professional career was closely associated with Auxerre, for which he played 13 years. Having won more t ...
as Montpellier coach.
He succeeded in his mission of keeping the club in
Ligue 1
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, with Montpellier ending the season ranking 12th for the 2015–16 season.
In January 2017, following a difficult start to the second part of the season, the hardcore supporters of Montpellier, Butte Paillade 91, demonstrated their support for Hantz by showing up at the team's training with slogans in support of the coach and speaking out in his favour.
On 30 January 2017, he was replaced as Montpellier coach by former
Paris Saint-Germain
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assistant coach and
France national team assistant coach
Jean-Louis Gasset
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Football career
Born in Montpellier, Gasset played his whole career with hometown club Montpellier HSC.
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, and former Bastia coach
Ghislain Printant
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.
Managerial statistics
Honours
Bastia
*
Championnat National
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:
2010–11
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*
Ligue 2
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:
2011–12
Individual
*Ligue 2
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:
2011–12
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hantz, Frederic
1966 births
Living people
People from Rodez
Sportspeople from Aveyron
Association football midfielders
French footballers
Ligue 1 players
Rodez AF players
FC Aurillac Arpajon Cantal Auvergne players
Clermont Foot players
FC Istres players
FC Metz players
OGC Nice players
Chamois Niortais F.C. players
French football managers
Le Mans FC managers
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard managers
Le Havre AC managers
SC Bastia managers
FC Metz managers
Rodez AF managers
Montpellier HSC managers
Ligue 1 managers
Ligue 2 managers
Footballers from Occitania (administrative region)