Fabien Mercadal
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fabien Mercadal | ||
| Date of birth | 29 February 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Manosque, France | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Caen (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989-1991 | AC Digne | ||
| 1991-1994 | Marseille II | ||
| 1994-1995 | Gap | ||
| 1995-1997 | Évry FC | ||
| 1997-1999 | Saint-Georges | ||
| 1999-2000 | Gap | ||
| 2000-2002 | Manosque | ||
| 2002-2004 | Gap | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2005-2008 | Gap | ||
| 2012–2016 | Dunkerque | ||
| 2016–2017 | Tours | ||
| 2017–2018 | Paris FC | ||
| 2018– | Caen | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Fabien Mercadal (born 29 February 1972) is a French former footballer who played as a defender, and the current coach of French club Stade Malherbe Caen.
Professional career
The son of a Corsican-born division 3 footballer, Mercadal had an unassuming career as a footballer in the 3rd and 4th divisions in France. Mercadal was considered an unlucky footballer who was set back by a couple severe injuries.[1]
Managerial career
Mercadal begun coaching professionally with Tours FC in the French Ligue 2 in 2016. After a series of unfortunate results he was let go, and spent 4 months waiting for his next opportunity. He joined Paris FC in the summer of 2017. Mercadal is a passionate coach, known for his extravagant praise. A self-admitted sore loser, Mercadal vomitted after losses early in his career.[2]
On 8 June 2018, Mercadal was announced as the manager of Ligue 1 side Stade Malherbe Caen.[3]
References
- ↑ "La passion selon Mercadal". 15 September 2017.
- ↑ "Fabien Mercadal : « C'est important de se cultiver, de ne pas être con »". SOFOOT.com.
- ↑ "Caen : Fabien Mercadal nouveau coach (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.