René Lobello (born 5 May 1963) is a French

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manager and former player.

Biography

Lobello was born in

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. After his playing career, he became a coach in several countries, in Middle East, in North Africa but also in Switzerland. Back in France, he worked in

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and

Sochaux Sochaux () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography Sochaux lies east of Montbéliard, and southeast of Paris. Population Inhabitants are known as ''Sochaliens''. Economy ...

before following Francis Gillot in

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and

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. He became assistant of coach

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, who wanted to expand his staff at

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in June 2016, he left the club a year later following the departure of the French coach. He joined

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club Liaoning Hongyun in August 2017. After a last place in the ranking, he was fired in September 2017 after only seven league games. Lobello was appointed manager of newly-relegated

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side

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in June 2018. He left the club in December 2018. From July 2020 to January 2022, he coached the team in

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, AS Ponte Vecchio. On 29 June 2023, he moved to Italy, where he became the new coach of Alessandria Calcio. The following month, on 10 July, due to corporate problems, he left his post.

Honors

* French Champion of French Ligue 2 in 2001 D2 with Sochaux * Winner of the African Cup Winners' Cup in 2003 with Étoile sportive du Sahel * Winner of the Asian Cup Winners' Cup in 1998 with Al Nasr Riyad * Winner of the French Cup in 2013 with Bordeaux

References

Interview of René Lobello

René Lobello and Francis Gillot signed in Shanghai

Article about René Lobello

René Lobello signs for Two years-deal in ASSE
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