Philippe Eullaffroy (born January 9, 1964) is a French

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manager and former

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who played as a

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. He is currently the performance manager for Quebec Soccer.

Playing career

Eullaffroy played professional football with Troyes AC from 1982 to 1991. He was selected to the team of the century by the fans and set a record after scoring the fastest goal in club history.

Managerial career

College level

Eullaffroy began his managerial career in his native France with the

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and Troyes AC youth academies. In 2005, he moved abroad to Canada where he began to manage the McGill Redmen, where he coached the team for three years. During his tenure with McGill, he was named the Coach of the Year for all three seasons.

Canadian Soccer League

In 2009, he was appointed head coach for

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in the

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. In his first season with the Attak, he led the club to their second National Division title. In the postseason the club reached the CSL Championship finals match where the Attak won in penalties against International Division champions the

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. For his achievements with the Attak in his debut season he was awarded the CSL Coach of the Year award. The following year Trois-Rivières ceased operations due to the ended cooperation as the farm team for the Montreal Impact, in which the ownership waived their players rights and opened their territory for the benefit of the Montreal Impact Academy. On March 23, 2010, Eullaffroy was appointed the head coach for the Montreal Impact Academy. He managed to lead Montreal to the CSL Championship final in the 2012 season but was defeated by First Division champions Toronto Croatia.

Montreal Impact

In 2013, he served as the Montreal Impact assistant coach under head coach

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in the

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. In 2014, he was named the academy director for the Montreal Impact academy. On November 17, 2014, Eullaffroy was hired as the head coach for the expansion franchise FC Montreal which began play in 2015 in the USL Pro. On July 3, 2020, Montreal dismissed him from his post as the academy's director.

Quebec soccer

In 2022, he ventured into the administrative side of soccer as the performance manager for the

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Managerial stats

Honors

Managerial

Trois-Rivières Attak * CSL Championship:

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* National Division Champions:

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Eullafroy, Philippe 1964 births Living people Soccer people from Quebec Men's association football forwards ES Troyes AC players French footballers French football managers Trois-Rivières Attak coaches CF Montréal non-playing staff Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) coaches Sportspeople from Troyes Footballers from Grand Est French expatriate football managers French expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate soccer coaches in Canada