 Bompastor in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sonia Bompastor[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Blois, France | ||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chelsea (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1994 | US Mer | ||
| 1994–1997 | US Thoury | ||
| 1997–2000 | Tours EC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2002 | La Roche-sur-Yon | ||
| 2002–2006 | Montpellier | 83 | (36) |
| 2006–2009 | Lyon | 54 | (15) |
| 2009–2010 | Washington Freedom | 41 | (6) |
| 2009–2010 | → Paris Saint-Germain (loan) | 13 | (10) |
| 2010–2013 | Lyon | 59 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1997–1998 | France U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2000–2013 | France | 156 | (19) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2021 | Lyon Academy | ||
| 2021–2024 | Lyon | ||
| 2024– | Chelsea | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 September 2016 (UTC) | |||
Sonia Bompastor (born 8 June 1980) is a French football manager and former player who currently manages Chelsea of the English Women's Super League.[2] She is the first person to win the UEFA Women's Champions League as both a player and a manager.[3]
Bompastor was a midfielder, preferably on the left side; she also played left back. Bompastor was a two-time winner of the National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) Female Player of the Year, and following a move to the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league in the United States, earned Player of the Month and All-Star honors.
Bompastor began her football career joining US Mer in 1988. In 1992, she joined US Thoury. In the same year, Bompastor earned selection to nationally recognized Clairefontaine academy joining alongside a select group of female players. After her stint at Clairefontaine, she joined Tours EC, now the women's section of professional club Tours FC. In 2000, she joined Division 1 Féminine club ESOF Vendée La Roche-sur-Yon and performed well enough to earn a move to Montpellier. At Montpellier, Bompastor earned domestic and individual honors, which resulted in a move to champions Lyon. In 2008, she joined the new United States-based women's soccer league, Women's Professional Soccer, after her American playing rights were chosen by Washington Freedom in the 2008 WPS International Draft.[4] After helping the Freedom reached the playoffs, Bompastor returned to France where she played for Paris Saint-Germain on loan. In 2010, she announced that she would be returned to Lyon for the 2010–11 season and, subsequently, was a part of the team that won the 2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League.
Bompastor is also a French international. Prior to playing for the senior team, she played at youth level representing the under-18 team at the 1998 UEFA Women's Under-18 Championship. Bompastor made her senior international debut in February 2000 in a friendly match against Scotland. From 2004 to 2006, she served as the national team's captain. Bompastor has played in numerous tournaments for her nation beginning with UEFA Women's Euro 2001.
In June 2013, Bompastor chose to end her career after the French Women's Cup final.[5] She became the academy director of Olympique Lyonnais Féminin after retirement.[6] In April 2021, she took over as manager of Lyon's first team.[7][8]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Sonia Bompastor to become Chelsea Women Head Coach". Chelsea F.C. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "UEFA Women's Champions League on Instagram: "𝓗𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓸𝓻𝔂 𝓜𝓪𝓴𝓮𝓻 👏 👑 Lyon boss Sonia Bompastor is the first woman to win the #UWCL title as a player and coach! 😍 #UWCLfinal | @olfeminin"".
- ^ Freedom sticks close to home with draft choices Archived 10 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Lyon and France stalwart Bompastor bows out". uefa.com. UEFA. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ "JEAN-MICHEL AULAS : "WE WILL BRING OUR EXPERTISE AND OUR PASSION TO THIS PROJECT"". Olympique Lyonnais. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "L'OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS ET JEAN-LUC VASSEUR ONT PRIS LA DÉCISION COMMUNE DE METTRE FIN À LEUR COLLABORATION" [OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS AND JEAN-LUC VASSEUR HAVE TAKEN THE JOINT DECISION TO END THEIR COLLABORATION]. Lyon. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Scott, Megan (28 April 2021). "Sonia Bompastor announced as new Olympique Lyonnais manager". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 9 May 2021.