![]() Puel as Lille manager in 2006 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Claude Jacques Puel[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 2 September 1961||
Place of birth | Castres, France[2] | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1970–1977 | Castres | ||
1977–1979 | Monaco | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1979–1996 | Monaco | 488 | (4) |
Managerial career | |||
1999–2001 | Monaco | ||
2002–2008 | Lille | ||
2008–2011 | Lyon | ||
2012–2016 | Nice | ||
2016–2017 | Southampton | ||
2017–2019 | Leicester City | ||
2019–2021 | Saint-Étienne | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Claude Jacques Puel (French pronunciation: [klod pɥɛl]; born 2 September 1961) is a French football manager and former player. He spent his entire playing career with Monaco, before becoming manager of the club, leading them to the league title in his first full season in charge. He has also managed Lille, Lyon, Nice and Saint-Étienne in Ligue 1, and Southampton and Leicester City in England's Premier League.