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French footballer and manager
Willy Sagnol
Sagnol in 2007
Personal information
Full name
Willy David Frédéric Sagnol[1]
Date of birth
(1977-03-18) 18 March 1977 (age 47)[2]
Place of birth
Saint-Étienne, France
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s)
Right back
Team information
Current team
Georgia (manager)
Youth career
1990–1995
Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1995–1997
Saint-Étienne
46
(1)
1997–2000
Monaco
71
(0)
2000–2009
Bayern Munich
184
(7)
2003–2008
Bayern Munich II
3
(0)
Total
304
(8)
International career
2000–2008
France
58
(0)
Managerial career
2011–2013
France (technical director)
2013
France U20 (interim)
2013–2014
France U21
2014–2016
Bordeaux
2017
Bayern Munich (assistant)
2017
Bayern Munich (interim)
2021–
Georgia
Medal record
Men's football
Representing France
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner
2001
Winner
2003
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up
2006
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Willy David Frédéric Sagnol (born 18 March 1977) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the manager of the Georgia national team.
Sagnol spent much of his professional career playing for Bayern Munich in Germany's Bundesliga. He was also part of the French squad at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, 2002 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2004, 2006 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2008.
As a manager, he had a two-year period in charge of Bordeaux before being appointed as coach of the Georgia national team in 2021, subsequently leading them to a first ever major tournament by qualifying for UEFA Euro 2024.
^"Entreprise Willy Sagnol Sports à Beaulieu-sur-Mer (06310)" [Company Willy Sagnol Sports in Beaulieu-sur-Mer (06310)]. Figaro Entreprises (in French). 7 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020. "Willy Sagnol". BFM Business (in French). NextInteractive. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
^"2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
^Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Willy Sagnol (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
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GK 16 Fabien Barthez RB 19 WillySagnol 12' CB 15 Lilian Thuram CB 5 William Gallas LB 3 Eric Abidal CM 4 Patrick Vieira 56' CM 6 Claude Makélélé 76'...
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