Thierry Froger

Thierry Froger

Personal information
Date of birth	(1963-03-21) 21 March 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth	Le Mans, France
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)^[citation needed]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	APR FC (head coach)
Youth career
1971–1978	Le Mans
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1986	Lille
1986–1987	Grenoble
1987–1991	Le Mans
Managerial career
1994–1997	Le Mans
1997–1998	Lille
1998–2003	Châteauroux
2003–2004	Gueugnon
2005–2008	Reims
2010–2011	Togo
2011–2012	Nîmes
2012–2014	Vannes
2015	Créteil
2017	TP Mazembe
2018–2019	USM Alger
2020–2021	USM Alger
2022–2023	Arta/Solar7
2023–	APR FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thierry Froger (born 21 March 1963) is a French football coach and former player who is the head coach of APR FC.

Playing career

Froger played club football for Le Mans, Lille and Grenoble.^[citation needed]

Coaching career

In January 2013, Froger replaced Stéphane Le Mignan at the head of the Vannes Olympique Club in National. Upon taking office, he failed in his attempt to bring the club back to Ligue 2 before finishing 17th the following season. Following this relegation, the club filed for bankruptcy and he left office. He bounced back at the Créteil-Lusitanos on 7 January 2015, taking over from resigned Philippe Hinschberger with the goal of keeping the club in Ligue 24. The club finished the season in 14th place with 45 points. After a good start to the 2015–16 season, the club was fourth at the end of the 9th round, he went on to have 7 defeats in 9 games including an elimination in the 7th round of the Coupe de France. On 4 December, Froger was laid off. On 5 December 2020 USMA agreed with former club coach Thierry Froger to lead him for one season after a consultation with Yahia and some lead players.[1]

At the beginning of the 2021–22 Djibouti Premier League season, Froger was hired by AS Arta/Solar7 as head coach. Led by Froger, the team won the Premier League and the Djibouti Cup in 2022.[2]

Froger was appointed head coach of Rwandan club APR FC in July 2023, having agreed a one-year contract.[3]

Managerial statistics

As of 15 August 2022^[citation needed]

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				P	W	D	L	Win %
Le Mans FC		1 January 1994	30 June 1997	158	54	62	42	034.18
LOSC Lille		1 July 1997	15 September 1998	52	19	17	16	036.54
LB Châteauroux		16 September 1999	30 June 2003	169	68	49	52	040.24
FC Gueugnon		23 February 2004	30 June 2005	53	17	18	18	032.08
Stade Reims		1 July 2005	30 June 2007	128	41	37	50	032.03
Togo		14 June 2010	2 March 2011	8	0	3	5	000.00
Nîmes Olympique		2 March 2011	25 May 2012	54	21	19	14	038.89
Vannes OC		29 December 2012	5 January 2015	59	16	22	21	027.12
US Créteil		7 January 2015	7 December 2015	39	12	10	17	030.77
TP Mazembe		15 February 2017	21 March 2017	5	2	2	1	040.00
USM Alger		19 June 2018[4]	14 March 2019[5]	37	20	7	10	054.05
USM Alger		5 December 2020[6]	7 March 2021	12	6	1	5	050.00
Arta/Solar7		31 January 2022	15 November 2022	20	13	5	2	065.00
Career total				794	289	252	253	036.40

References

1. "USMA : Thierry Froger fait son retour à la maison". DZFoot.com. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
2. "Djibouti Premier league : Arta Solar 7 retains Premier League title and strives to become the Dream Team of African football". 3 May 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
3. Kayinamura, Alexis (21 July 2023). "Thierry Froger unveiled as APR FC boss". The New Times. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
4. "USMA : Thierry Froger signe à Soustara". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
5. "USMA : Thierry Froger limogé". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
6. "USMA : Thierry Froger fait son retour à la maison". DZFoot.com. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.