Jean-Guy Wallemme
Jean-Guy Wallemme | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 10, 1967 France |
| Occupation(s) | Football coach, former professional player |
| Known for | Playing for RC Lens; coaching Congo, Niger national teams; head coach of Paris 13 Atletico |
Jean-Guy Wallemme (born 10 August 1967) is a French football coach and former professional player, presently serving as the head coach of Paris 13 Atletico.
Playing career
During the 1998 season, Wallemme played a pivotal role in RC Lens' triumph in the French league championship.
Managerial career
Wallemme was appointed as the head coach of the Congo national team in August 2011. On 23 March 2012, he took on the additional responsibility of managing Auxerre, maintaining both positions until he stepped down from his Congo duties in October 2012.
In May 2018, he assumed the managerial role at C'Chartres, a club formed through a recent merger, for the 2018–19 campaign. While still leading C'Chartres, Wallemme was named manager of the Niger national team on 12 November 2019. Under his guidance, Niger competed in two qualification matches for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, suffering defeats against Ivory Coast and Madagascar. Soon after these fixtures, reports emerged indicating ambiguity regarding his continuation with Niger due to the absence of a formal contract.
After parting ways with C'Chartres in May 2020, Wallemme promptly signed with Fréjus Saint-Raphaël. In June 2022, he was appointed as the head coach of Paris 13 Atletico.