Philippe Jacques William Montanier (born 15 November 1964) is French professional

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manager and former player who is the head coach of club

Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Par ...

. As a player, he was as a

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Early life

Philippe Jacques William Montanier was born on 15 November 1964 in

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Managerial career

Montanier was head coach of

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from 2004 and was named Ligue 2

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in 2009. After achieving promotion to Ligue 1, he left Boulogne for

Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...

on 3 June 2009. He was offered the job as

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club

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manager, signing a two-year contract with the club on 4 June 2011. On 21 May 2013, it was announced that Montanier would not extend his contract at Real Sociedad, and instead, he later joined

Rennes Rennes (; br, Roazhon ; Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the Ille and the Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department ...

at the end of the season. On 27 June 2016, Montanier was appointed manager of

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side

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. His first game in charge was on 6 August, where his side beat newly-promoted

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4–3 at the

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. On 14 January 2017, Montanier was relieved of his duties following a run of two points from a possible 21 and only two clean sheets in 30 games. On 2 November 2017, Montanier became the new head coach of the France under-20 team. On 22 May 2018, Montanier took over as

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manager.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Manager

Boulogne *

Championnat National 2 The Championnat National 2, commonly known as National 2 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur (CFA), is a football league competition. The league serves as the fourth tier of the French football league system behind Ligue 1, Ligue ...

: 2004–05 Rennes *

Coupe de France The Coupe de France, formerly known as the Coupe Charles Simon, is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation (FFF). It was first held in 1917 and is open to all amateur and profession ...

runner-up: 2013–14 Toulouse *

Ligue 2 Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by Balkrishna Industries, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions ...

: 2021–22 Individual *Ligue 2

: 2008–09, 2021–22

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