Rudi Garcia

Rudi Garcia
Garcia in 2011
Personal information
Full name Rudi José Garcia[1]
Date of birth (1964-02-20) 20 February 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth Nemours, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1970–1979 Corbeil-Essonnes
1979–1982 Viry-Châtillon
1982–1983 Lille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1988 Lille 64 (4)
1988–1991 Caen 57 (1)
1991–1992 Martigues 15 (0)
1994–1996 Corbeil-Essonnes
Total 134+ (5+)
Managerial career
1994–1998 Corbeil-Essonnes
2001 Saint-Étienne
2002–2007 Dijon
2007–2008 Le Mans
2008–2013 Lille
2013–2016 Roma
2016–2019 Marseille
2019–2021 Lyon
2022–2023 Al Nassr
2023 Napoli
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rudi José Garcia (French pronunciation: [ʁydi gaʁsja]; Spanish pronunciation: [ˈruði ɣaɾˈθi.a];[a] born 20 February 1964) is a French professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Serie A club Napoli.

As a manager, Garcia coached Lille, Roma, Marseille, Lyon and had a season in Saudi Arabia with Al Nassr before being appointed by Napoli in June 2023.

  1. ^ "Rudi Garcia version espagnole" [Rudi Garcia Spanish version]. Le Journal du Dimanche (in French). Paris. 7 April 2013. Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.


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