Patrice Carteron (born 30 July 1970) is a French former professional

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who played as a defender. He is the current manager of Saudi club

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. Some of his previous managerial posts include the Mali national team,

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and

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Coaching career

Cannes

In 2007, Carteron took over as manager for

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, but was replaced by

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in June 2009.

Dijon

On 25 June 2009,

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hired the former Cannes coach. During his time with Dijon, he got the club promoted to the French top flight. On 24 May 2012, he parted company with Dijon, who had been relegated from the top division

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Mali national team

on 12 July 2012, he was named as the head coach of

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, where he led the African nation to a FIFA rank as high as 21. Mali also finished third in the

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during his tenure.

Mazembe

On 22 May 2013, he agreed to take charge of Congolese champions

, signing a two-year contract. Mazembe confirmed that Carteron would become their new head coach, while continuing his duties with Mali. With Mazembe, Carteron led the club to two league titles and one African Champions League title. On 7 January 2016, Carteron left TP Mazembe as his contract had run out.

Wadi Degla

After leaving Mazembe, Carteron took over at

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in the 2016–17 season. The team won 20 of their 30 matches during Carteron's tenure.

Al-Nassr

In 2017, Carteron moved on to

Al-Nassr Al Nassr Football Club ( ar, نادي النصر السعودي; '' Naṣr'' meaning ''Victory'') is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Riyadh. Formed in 1955, the club plays its home games at the Mrsool Park. Their home colours are yello ...

, where he led the club to a third-place finish in the

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, thus qualifying for the Asian Champions League.

Phoenix Rising

On 22 May 2017,

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club Phoenix Rising announced Carteron would take over head coaching duties, and would join the club as early as the first week of June.

Al Ahly

On 12 June 2018, the nab team

officially announced the signing of Carteron to take the seat of the manager for two years. Following Al Ahly's loss at the 2018 CAF Champions League Final and the team's knockout from the

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, he was sacked on 23 November 2018.

Raja Casablanca

Carteron was appointed coach of three times

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winner

on 30 January 2019. Two months later, he won the African Super Cup against Espérence de Tunis, the second in Raja Casablanca's history.

Zamalek

On 3 December 2019, Carteron was revealed as the new manager of

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side

, succeeding

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. He won the

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against Espérence de Tunis, the fourth in Zamalek's history. After six days he won the

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against Al Ahly, the fourth in Zamalek's history, winning two one-match trophies in a one-week span. On 13 June 2020, he renewed his contract with Zamalek for one more season until 2020–21. On 15 September 2020, Carteron announced his departure from the club putting an end to this spell in his managerial career.

Al-Taawoun

On 16 September 2020, Saudi club Al-Taawoun announced the signing of Carteron. On 18 September, he managed his first match with Al-Taawoun in a 1–0 defeat against

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, followed by another heavy defeat 6–0 against

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in the

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. Later on, he won his first match with Al-Taawoun against Al-Duhail 1–0 to reach the round of 16 of the Champions League.

Return to Zamalek

On 12 March 2021, Zamalek appointed Carteron as manager for the second time. On 24 August 2021, he led Zamalek to secure their 13th league title after a 2–0 win over El Entag El Harby.

Al-Ettifaq

On 4 March 2022,

announced the signing of Carteron to lead the first football team until the end of the 2021–22 season. A few days earlier, Mortada Mansour, president of Zamalek club, had announced the termination of the contract with Carteron by mutual consent.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Lyon *

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Saint-Étienne *

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: 2003–04

Manager

TP Mazembe *

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, 2013–14 *

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Raja Casablanca *

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Zamalek *

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