Corinne Diacre

Corinne Diacre
Personal information
Full name Corinne Catherine Diacre[1]
Date of birth (1974-08-04) 4 August 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Croix, France
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1982–1983 CO Saint-Chamond
1983–1986 SS Aubusson
1986–1988 ES Azérables
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–2007 Soyaux
International career
1993–2005 France 121 (14)
Managerial career
2007–2013 Soyaux
2007–2013 France (assistant)
2014–2017 Clermont (men)
2017–2023 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Corinne Catherine Diacre (born 4 August 1974) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a defender. She played her entire club career with Soyaux in the Division 1. She was also an international player with the France national team from 1993 to 2005, captaining the team for much of that period.

In August 2014, she became the first woman to coach a men's professional football team (Clermont) in a competitive match in France.[2] Diacre continued to manage Clermont for three seasons until taking up the position as head coach of the French women's national team, a job she lost in March 2023. Diacre’s tenure with France was notably marred with controversies.

  1. ^ "Décret du 14 mai 2014 portant promotion et nomination" [Decree of 14 May 2014 on promotion and appointment]. Journal Officiel de la République Française (in French). 2014 (112): 8034. 15 May 2014. PREX1409874D. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Clermont lose first match as Corinne Diacre makes history in France". The Guardian. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.