Sylvain Ripoll (born 15 August 1971) is a French former
football player and current
manager
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Management includes the activities ...
who manages the
French under-21 football team.
Career
As a player, Ripoll played with
Stade Rennais,
Le Mans and
FC Lorient
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.
On 25 May 2014, he was appointed as the new manager of Lorient. He won his first game as a manager in the first
Ligue 1 game of the season. Lorient managed to beat
AS Monaco
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with 1–2 in their own
Stade Louis II
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.
References
1971 births
Living people
Footballers from Rennes
French footballers
Association football midfielders
Stade Rennais F.C. players
Le Mans FC players
FC Lorient players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
French football managers
FC Lorient managers
Ligue 1 managers
France national under-21 football team managers
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