Pascal Gastien (born 2 December 1963) is a French professional
football manager
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and former
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, who is the current manager of
Ligue 1 club
Clermont
Early life
Gastien was born in
Rochefort
Rochefort () may refer to:
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* Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, in the Charente-Maritime department
** Arsenal de Rochefort, a former naval base and dockyard
* Rochefort, Savoie in the Savoie department
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, Charente-Maritime.
He is the father of footballer
Johan Gastien.
Club career
In his playing days, Gastien played predominantly as a
central defensive midfielder. The majority of his playing career was spent in the top two divisions of the
French football league system
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.
Angoulême
Gastien's career started when he signed his first professional contract as an 18-year-old with then
Division 2 side
Angoulême. However, he found it difficult to break into the first team set up, playing only six league games, and left after just one season as a professional.
Niort
In the summer of 1982, Gastien joined then
Division 4
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side
Niort
Niort (; Poitevin: ''Niàu''; oc, Niòrt; la, Novioritum) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department, western France. It is the prefecture of Deux-Sèvres.
The population of Niort is 58,707 (2017) and more than 177,000 people live in the ...
. In the 1983–84 season, the team were promoted to the
third division following a third place in Division 4. He went on to feature in most games during the 1984–85 season as the team were winners of their group in the third division, winning a second consecutive promotion, this time to
Division 2. Gastien then played a major role two seasons later as the club secured promotion to the top division of
French football
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,
Division 1, finishing as runners-up in Division 2 in 1987. His performances for the club in the top-flight attracted the likes of
Marseille
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, whom he signed for in 1988.
Marseille
Gastien found first team opportunities harder to come by at Marseille, making just 18 league appearances as the club were crowned champions of France and winners of the
Coupe de France
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in the 1988–89 season.
Return to Niort
In order to play more football, Gastien returned to Niort, who had since been relegated back to Division 2, in the summer of 1989. However, his stay with the club was short-lived as he was sold to Division 1 outfit
Nice
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in the middle of the season.
Nice
Gastien went on to play for Nice for three-and-a-half seasons, but again found first-team chances in the top-flight limited, making only 61 league appearances in this time. He played in just four league matches in the 1990–91 season as the club were relegated from Division 1. He eventually left Nice in the summer of 1993 and joined then National 1 side
Châteauroux
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Climate
...
.
Châteauroux
Gastien played a major role in the 1993–94 season as Châteauroux finished top of the National, achieving promotion to Division 2. He enjoyed the next two seasons, playing in the majority of games for Châteauroux. However, in the 1996–97 season, Gastien's final season as a professional, he played a mediocre six matches as the team won the Division 2 championship, gaining promotion to Division 1. In the summer of 1997, Gastien was released by Châteauroux and subsequently retired.
International career
In the qualifying round for the
1988 Summer Olympics
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in
Seoul
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, Gastien played three games without scoring for France as they failed to qualify for the final tournament, finishing bottom of their group.
Managerial career
Niort
After retiring from professional football, Gastien turned his hand to management.
In October 1999, Gastien was appointed joint caretaker manager of Niort alongside former
Rennes boss
René Cédolin, but the pair did not take charge of any league games.
In 2000, Gastien was appointed permanently as head coach of Niort's reserve team.
In January 2005, Gastien took over from
Vincent Dufour
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as manager of the first team, who were struggling in Ligue 2. Unfortunately, Gastien was unable to avoid relegation to the Championnat National, with the team winning just three of the 17 games he was in charge, and at the end of the season, he reverted to being the reserve team coach, whilst
Philippe Hinschberger
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Playing career
Hinschberger was a one-club man, having spent his entire career with Metz.
Managerial career
Af ...
took control of first team duties. Gastien continued to coach the reserves until the summer of 2009.
On 4 June 2009, it was announced that Gastien had been re-appointed as manager of Niort.
Gastien led Niort to win the
Championnat de France Amateur during his first
full season in charge, thereby returning to the Championnat National at the first attempt.
In the 2010–11 campaign, Gastien led the club to an eleventh place in the third tier; in the 2011 close season, several new players including
Jimmy Roye and
Julien Ricaud were recruited and the following season, Niort went on to finish as runners-up to
Nîmes Olympique
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thanks to a 1–0 win away at
Gazélec Ajaccio
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on the final matchday. Niort were consequently promoted to Ligue 2, marking the club's return to the professional ranks of French football.
He spent two more years in charge of Niort, guiding the side to a 15th-placed finish in the 2012–13 season, followed by a fifth-place finish a year later.
It was announced on 19 May 2014 that Gastien would not have his contract renewed and would be leaving the club after a fifteen-year association.
Châteauroux
On 4 June 2014, Gastien was appointed as the new manager of his former club as a player, Châteauroux, succeeding
Jean-Louis Garcia. However, following a string of poor results, Gastien was relieved of his duties on 9 February 2015.
Clermont
Gastien was revealed as the new manager of
Clermont reserves on 11 May 2016. Gastien became the new manager of the senior team on 1 September 2017 after previous manager
Corinne Diacre
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left two days before on 30 August to take charge of the
France women's national team. In the
2020–21 Ligue 2
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, Gastien led Clermont to finish second in the league, to be promoted to the
Ligue 1 for the first time in their history.
Managerial statistics
Honours
Player
Niort
*
Division 3 Group Centre-Ouest: 1984–85
*
Division 2:
1986–87
Marseille
*
Division 1:
1988–89
*
Coupe de France
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:
1988–89
Châteauroux
*National 1 Group B: 1993–94
*Division 2:
1996–97
Manager
Niort
*
Championnat de France Amateur Group C:
2009–10
*Championnat National runner-up:
2011–12
Individual
*Ligue 2
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:
2018–19
References
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1963 births
Living people
People from Rochefort, Charente-Maritime
French men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Angoulême Charente FC players
Chamois Niortais F.C. players
Olympique de Marseille players
OGC Nice players
LB Châteauroux players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Olympic footballers for France
French football managers
Chamois Niortais F.C. managers
LB Châteauroux managers
Clermont Foot managers
Ligue 2 managers
Sportspeople from Charente-Maritime
Footballers from Nouvelle-Aquitaine