Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1 August 1963 | ||
Place of birth | Meaux, France | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1979–1982 | Stade Reims | ||
1982–1989 | Saint-Maur | ||
International career | |||
1980–1989 | France | 40 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
1997–2007 | France (women's) | ||
2007–2008 | China (women's) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Élisabeth Loisel (born 1 August 1963) is a French former football player and manager. Throughout her career she played for Stade de Reims and VGA Saint-Maur. She was a member of the French national team between 1980 and her retirement in 1989 at 26. [1]
In 1997 she was appointed the French national team's new manager. Under her tenancy France qualified for the 2003 World Cup [2] and the 2001 and 2005 European Championships. She was sacked after France failed to qualify for the 2007 World Cup. [3] That same year she was signed by the Chinese Football Association as China's manager for the 2008 Summer Olympics. [4] However, she was sacked five months from the tournament, following a disappointing performance in the 2008 Algarve Cup. [5]
She currently leads the Committee for Women's Football and the FIFA Women's World Cup in the French Football Federation. [6]