Élisabeth Loisel (born 1 August 1963) is a French former

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player and manager. Throughout her career she played for

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and VGA Saint-Maur. She was a member of the

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between 1980 and her retirement in 1989 at 26. In 1997 she was appointed the France national team manager. Under her tenancy France qualified for the 2003 World Cup and the

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and

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. She was sacked after France failed to qualify for the 2007 World Cup. That same year she was signed by the

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's manager for the

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. However, she was sacked five months from the tournament, following a disappointing performance in the 2008 Algarve Cup. She currently leads the Committee for Women's Football and the FIFA Women's World Cup in the

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.List of FFF's committee members
in FIFA's website

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* * French women's football managers 1963 births Living people Sportspeople from Meaux Footballers from Seine-et-Marne French women's footballers Women's association football defenders Stade de Reims Féminines players France women's international footballers French football managers Female association football managers France women's national football team managers China women's national football team managers 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup managers French expatriate football managers French expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate football managers in China 20th-century French sportswomen {{France-women-footy-bio-stub