Stéphane Moulin (born 4 August 1967) is a French professional

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and former

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. He was appointed as manager of

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club

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. After leaving Châteauroux, Moulin spent five years with

Châtellerault Châtellerault (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Châteulrô/Chateleràud''; oc, Chastelairaud) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in France. It is located in the northeast of the former province Poitou, and the re ...

, during which time he scored eleven goals in 129 league appearances.

Managerial career

Following his retirement in 1997, Moulin was appointed as manager of Châtellerault, a position he held for eight seasons. At the start of the 2005–06 season he was hired by his former club, Angers, to manage the reserve team. He initially shared the position with Gilles Kerhuiel, but continued alone after Kerhuiel left in 2006 to continue his playing career. In the summer of 2011, Moulin was promoted to first-team manager following the departure of

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. On 26 March 2021, Moulin announced that he would be leaving Angers at the end of the season, putting an end to his ten-year spell as manager of the club. He had been the longest-continuously-serving manager of any club in Europe's top five leagues. On 4 June 2021, Moulin was announced as the new manager of

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, signing a contract until 2024.

Personal life

In September 2021, Moulin publicly denounced an allegation of

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and

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from investigative reporter Romain Molina. Moulin declared his intention to lodge a legal complaint.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Châtellerault *

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Group D runners-up: 2004–05 Angers *

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runner-up: 2016–17

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moulin, Stephane 1967 births Living people Footballers from Paris French footballers French football managers Association football midfielders Angers SCO players LB Châteauroux players Ligue 2 players Angers SCO managers Stade Malherbe Caen managers SO Châtellerault players Ligue 1 managers Ligue 2 managers