Stéphane Mangione (born 25 December 1979) is a French

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coach and a former player who played as a

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. He is the caretaker manager of

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club

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Playing career

Mangione has long been a servant of hometown club Dijon FC in fourth, then third and finally second tier of French football. He spent a decade at the club with the exception of the 2003–04 season, when he was on loan at

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. On 10 November 2009, Mangione signed with

Amiens SC Amiens Sporting Club (; commonly referred to as Amiens SC or simply Amiens) is a French association football club based in the northern city of Amiens in the Hauts-de-France region. The club was formed in 1901 and play in Ligue 2, the second d ...

in third tier on a free transfer, where he played for two seasons. He then had a two years stint at

US Orléans Union Sportive Orléans Loiret Football (; commonly referred to as US Orléans or simply Orléans) is a French association football club based in Orléans. The club was founded in 1976 and currently play in Championnat National after being releg ...

in third tier and finally three seasons at Selongey in fifth tier of French football where he finally took a position of assistant manager.

Coaching career

In January 2019 he was hired as an assistant

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. On 26 November 2024, Mangione was appointed caretaker manager by

club

after the dismissal of Ahmed Kantari, whom Mangione was assisting before that.

Honours

;Dijon FCO * Champion at

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: 1999 * Champion at

: 2000

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* 1979 births Footballers from Côte-d'Or Living people 20th-century French sportsmen Men's association football defenders French men's footballers Dijon FCO players Nîmes Olympique players Amiens SC players US Orléans players Is-Selongey Football players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players French football managers Valenciennes FC managers Championnat National managers {{france-footy-defender-1970s-stub