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'''Paul Le Guen''' (born [[March 1]], [[1964]] in Pencran, [[Brittany]]) is a former [[France|French]] international [[football (soccer)|footballer]] and current [[Coach (sport)|football manager]]. Le Guen is currenly manager of [[Scottish Premier League]] club [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]].
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Paul Le Guen
| image = Paul Le Guen.JPG
| caption = Le Guen managing [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] in 2009
| full_name = Paul Joseph Marie Le Guen<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.verif.com/dirigeants/Paul-LE-GUEN-6261957/ |title=Paul Joseph Marie Le Guen |website=Verif.com |access-date=8 March 2025 |language=fr}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|3|1|df=y}}<ref name=LequipeManager>{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheEntraineur17.html |title=Paul Le Guen |newspaper=L'Équipe |___location=Paris |access-date=7 March 2020 |language=fr}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Pencran]], Finistère, France
| height = 1.86 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/paul-le-guen/ |title=Paul Le Guen: Profile |website=worldfootball.net |date=10 April 2018 |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref>
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = 1971–1977
| youthclubs1 = GA Landerneau
| youthyears2 = 1977–1982
| youthclubs2 = US Pencran
| youthyears3 = 1982–1983
| youthclubs3 = AS Brest
| youthyears4 = 1983–1984
| youthclubs4 = [[Stade Brestois 29|Brest]]
| years1 = 1984–1989 | caps1 = 120 | goals1 = 4 | clubs1 = [[Stade Brestois 29|Brest]]
| years2 = 1989–1991 | caps2 = 76 | goals2 = 1 | clubs2 = [[FC Nantes|Nantes]]
| years3 = 1991–1998 | caps3 = 248 | goals3 = 16 | clubs3 = [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]
| totalcaps = 444 | totalgoals = 21
| nationalyears1 = 1993–1995 | nationalcaps1 = 17 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalteam1 = [[France national football team|France]]
| nationalyears2 = 1998 | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalteam2 = [[Brittany national football team|Brittany]]
| manageryears1 = 1998–2001 | managerclubs1 = [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]]
| manageryears2 = 2002–2005 | managerclubs2 = [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]
| manageryears3 = 2006–2007 | managerclubs3 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| manageryears4 = 2007–2009 | managerclubs4 = [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]
| manageryears5 = 2009–2010 | managerclubs5 = [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]]
| manageryears6 = 2011–2015 | managerclubs6 = [[Oman national football team|Oman]]
| manageryears7 = 2017–2018 | managerclubs7 = [[Bursaspor]]
| manageryears8 = 2019–2022 | managerclubs8 = [[Le Havre AC|Le Havre]]
}}
'''Paul Joseph Marie Le Guen''' ({{IPA|fr|pɔl lə ɡwɛn|lang}}, {{IPA|br|pawl lø ɡwɛnː|lang}}; born 1 March 1964) is a French professional [[Association football|football]] [[Manager (association football)|manager]] and former player. He was most recently the manager of French club [[Le Havre AC|Le Havre]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Paul-le-guen-limoge-par-le-havre/1338984 | title=Paul le Guen limogé par le Havre }}</ref>
 
During his playing career, Le Guen played as a [[midfielder]], and enjoyed a successful stay with [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] between 1991 and 1998, and won 17 caps for the [[France national football team|France national team]]. As a manager, his most notable achievement has been winning the [[Ligue 1]] title in each of his three seasons in charge of [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] between 2002 and 2005.
Le Guen had a successful managerial career in France, most notably leading [[Olympique Lyonnais]] to three consecutive [[Ligue 1]] titles. During his playing career he enjoyed successful stays at [[FC Nantes]] and [[Paris St. Germain]] and won 17 caps for the [[France national football team|French national team]].
 
==Club career==
He is 1.86 m (6'1") tall and 79 kg (174 lbs).
Le Guen was born in [[Pencran]], Finistère.<ref name=LequipeManager/> During his playing career, he played at [[Stade Brestois 29|Brest]] for five years and [[FC Nantes|Nantes Atlantique]] for two years, before leaving his home region of [[Brittany]] for [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]. In seven seasons at the [[Parc des Princes]], he made 478 appearances, winning a league title, three French Cups, two League Cups and the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|Cup Winners' Cup]] medal in [[1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|1996]]. Le Guen scored the winning goal in the [[1995 Coupe de France Final]] against Strasbourg.<ref>{{cite news
|url=https://archivesparisfootball.wordpress.com/2015/05/22/psg-strasbourg-1-0-130595-coupe-de-france-94-95/
|title=PSG – Strasbourg 1-0, 13/05/95, Coupe de France 94-95
|publisher=archivesparisfootball.wordpress.com
|access-date=3 January 2020}}</ref>
 
==PlayingInternational career==
At international level, Le Guen played 17 times for [[France national football team|France]], due to injuries and he was part of the team which lost out on a trip to the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]], along with [[Eric Cantona]] and [[David Ginola]]. He ended his playing career by taking part in a friendly where [[Brittany national football team|Brittany]] faced Cameroon on 21 May 1998. The match finished in a 1–1 draw.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}
===Club level===
During his playing career, Le Guen played at [[AS Brest]] for six years, [[Stade Brestois]], [[FC Nantes]] for two years, before leaving Brittany for Paris St. Germain where he played for seven years (with 478 appearances and a [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|Cup Winners' Cup]] medal in [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1995-96|1996]]).
 
==Managerial career==
===International level===
Le Guen had a successful managerial career in France, most notably leading [[Olympique Lyonnais]] to three consecutive [[Ligue 1]] titles. He has also managed [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Stade Rennais]], Paris Saint-Germain, [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]], the [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon national team]], the [[Oman national football team|Oman national team]], [[Bursaspor]] and [[Le Havre AC|Le Havre]]. In July 2016, he was to be named manager of the [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria national team]], but didn't agree to the contract terms.<ref>{{cite news |title=Le Guen turns down Nigeria contract |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2016/07/19/le-guen-turns-down-nigeria-contract/87312714/ |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=19 July 2016 |access-date=23 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Le Guen rejects Nigeria offer |url=https://www.beinsports.com/en/football/news/le-guen-rejects-nigeria-offer-1/301770 |website=[[BeIN Sports]] |date=20 July 2016 |access-date=23 October 2019}}</ref>
At international level he played just 17 times for France due to injuries and he was part of the team which lost out on a trip to the [[1994 World Cup|World Cup in 1994]], along with [[Eric Cantona]] and [[David Ginola]].
He ended his playing career by taking part in a friendly where his home region of Brittany faced [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] on [[21 May]] [[1998]] where the match finished 1-1.
 
==Management career==
===Rennes===
During his time at Rennes between 1998 and 2001, Le Guen was noted for signing then unknown players, such as [[Shabani Nonda]] and [[El Hadji Diouf]], who under his guidance, developed into talented footballers. He resigned from Rennes in 2001 after a fall-out with the club's board. This led to him taking a year off from football.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}
He was sacked by Rennes in 2001 after a fall-out with the club's board. This led to him taking a year off from football.
 
===Lyon===
Le Guen replaced [[Jacques Santini]] as manager of Olympique Lyonnais inon 21 May 2002 after they captured their first league title.<ref>{{cite news |title=Paul Le Guen, nouvel entraîneur de l'OL |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/2002/05/23/paul-le-guen-nouvel-entraineur-de-l-ol_4236755_1819218.html |newspaper=[[Le Monde]] |date=23 May 2002 |access-date=23 October 2019 |language=fr}}</ref> Le Guen experienced a grim start to his managerial career at Lyon, winning only three games of the first nine, but eventually took Lyon to a further three consecutive championships and competed inreached the [[UEFA Champions League]] quarter-final. He resigned from his position at Lyon on [[May 9]], [[May 2005]], the day after the club won their fourth consecutive Ligue 1 championship,<ref>{{cite news |first=Lionel |last=Venturini |title=Paul Le Guen met fin au suspense |url=https://www.humanite.fr/node/327336 He|magazine=[[L'Humanité]] was|date=10 replacedMay by2005 |access-date=23 October 2019 |language=fr}}</ref> with [[GerardGérard Houllier]] taking over.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gérard Houllier, le choix de Lyon |url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2005/05/30/154472-gerard-houllier-le-choix-de-lyon.html |newspaper=[[La Dépêche du Midi]] |date=30 May 2005 |access-date=23 October 2019 |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Houllier neuer trainer bei Olympique Lyon |url=https://rp-online.de/sport/fussball/international/houllier-neuer-trainer-bei-olympique-lyon_aid-17133293 |newspaper=[[Rheinische Post]] |agency=[[Sport-Informations-Dienst]] |date=29 May 2005 |access-date=23 October 2019 |language=de}}</ref>
 
After leaving the club, Le Guen embarked upon another year away from football management. During this time, he turned down management positions at several top European clubs, including [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] and [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]], and also stated that he would not return to manage his former club Paris Saint-Germain.<ref name="ScotlandonSunday">{{cite news |first=Darren |last=Tulett |title=Le Guen's insight and analysis a real Plus for French TV |url=http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/sport.cfm?id=753162006 |newspaper=[[Scotland on Sunday]] |date=21 May 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060622071004/http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/sport.cfm?id=753162006 |archive-date=22 June 2006 |access-date=22 September 2006}} (See "Life and Times of Le Guen": 2005–6)</ref>
===After Lyon===
After leaving the club, Le Guen embarked upon another year away from football management. During this time he turned down management positions at [[Olympiacos]], [[SL Benfica|Benfica]], [[Fenerbahçe SK|Fenerbahçe]], [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]],<ref>{{nl icon}} {{cite web|author= Pieter Hanson|title = Le Guen had oogje op PSV-job|publisher = Voetbalzone|date = 2006-03-20|url = http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/patc/hollywoodsign/index.html|accessdate = 2006-09-22}}</ref> [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]] and [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]] and also stated that he would not return to manage his former club [[Paris St. Germain|PSG]].<ref name="ScotlandonSunday">{{cite news|author = Darren Tulett|title = Le Guen's insight and analysis a real Plus for French TV|publisher = [[Scotland on Sunday]]| date = [[2006-05-21]]|url = http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/sport.cfm?id=753162006|accessdate = 2006-09-22}} (See "Life and Times of Le Guen": 2005-6)</ref>
 
===Rangers===
On 11 March 2006, it was confirmed that Le Guen had agreed to replace [[Alex McLeish]] as manager of Rangers starting in [[2006–07 in Scottish football|the 2006–07 season]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Graham |last=Spiers |title=Murray's moonbeam vision doomed to destruction right from the outset |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/scotland/article2176234.ece |newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=1 August 2007 |access-date=23 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519092917/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/scotland/article2176234.ece |archive-date=19 May 2009}}</ref> Le Guen signed a three-year contract<ref>{{cite news|title = Rangers name Le Guen as manager|website = [[BBC Sport]]| date = 11 March 2006|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/4791030.stm|access-date = 22 September 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Ewan |last=Murray |title=Le Guen to get £10m transfer pot |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/mar/13/newsstory.rangers |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=13 March 2006 |access-date=23 October 2019}}</ref> with the option to extend his stay at [[Ibrox Stadium|Ibrox]],<ref name="ScotlandonSunday"/> and quickly acquired a number of players.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}} Le Guen was the first Catholic to manage Rangers, a [[Rangers F.C. signing policy|team with a historically Protestant identity]].<ref name=big>{{cite news |title=Big day for ... Paul Le Guen|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/nov/11/newsstory.sport11 |access-date=3 October 2021 |work=The Guardian |date=11 November 2006}}</ref>
 
Le Guen made a poor start to his Ibrox career. His record across his first ten league games was the worst start to a season by an [[Old Firm]] debutant since [[John Greig]]'s team won only two, drew six and lost two of their opening ten games in [[1978–79 in Scottish football|1978–79]].<ref>{{cite news|author = Andrew Smith|title = Rangers faithful question whether Le Guen is tackling the problem|publisher = [[The Scotsman]]| date = 15 October 2006|url = http://sport.scotsman.com/football.cfm?id=1527662006|access-date = 15 October 2006}}</ref>
On [[March 11]] [[2006]], it was confirmed that Paul Le Guen had agreed to replace [[Alex McLeish]] as manager of Rangers starting in [[2006-07 in Scottish football|season 2006/2007]]. Le Guen signed a 3 year contract with Rangers,<ref>{{cite news|title = Rangers name Le Guen as manager|publisher = [[BBC News Online]]| date = [[2006-03-11]]|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/4791030.stm|accessdate = 2006-09-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author = Alan Campbell|title = Le Guen is new Rangers manager|publisher = [[Sunday Herald]]| date = [[2006-03-12]]|url = http://www.sundayherald.com/54561|accessdate = 2006-09-22}}</ref> with the option to extend his stay at [[Ibrox Stadium]].<ref name="ScotlandonSunday"/> He quickly acquired a number of players to try and strengthen the squad, [[Dean Furman]] from English Champions [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]],<ref name="ScotlandonSunday"/> [[William Stanger]] and [[Antoine Ponroy]] from Rennes, [[Karl Svensson]] from [[IFK Göteborg]], [[Libor Sionko]],<ref name="ScotlandonSunday"/> [[Filip Sebo]] and [[Saša Papac]] from [[Austria Vienna]], [[Lionel Letizi]] from [[Paris Saint Germain]] and [[Lee Martin]] and [[Phil Bardsley]] on loan from [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]. Le Guen made a disappointing start to his time at Rangers winning only 4 games of his first 10, Ranger's worst start to a league campaign since [[1995]].<ref>{{cite news|author = Darell King|title = Gers leave bitter taste despite the French dressing|publisher = [[Evening Times]]| date = [[2006-09-25]]|url = http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/hi/sport/6028741.html|accessdate = 2006-10-06}}</ref> Le Guen had an equally bad start at Lyon - three wins from his first nine games, but eventually took them to three consecutive [[Ligue 1|French league]] titles and the [[UEFA Champions League]] quarter finals.
 
On 8 November, Rangers were knocked out of the [[Scottish League Cup]] at the quarter-final stage by [[Scottish Football League First Division|First Division]] side [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]]. The result, the first time Rangers had been knocked out of a cup tournament by a lower league side at home,<ref>{{cite news|first = Colin |last = Duncan|title = A disaster waiting to happen |publisher = [[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]| date = 9 November 2006 |url = http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/tm_headline=a-disaster-waiting-to-happen%26method=full%26objectid=18066498%26siteid=66633-name_page.html|access-date = 9 November 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author = Matthew Lindsay|title = Nowhere to run to, nowhere to hide for Le Guen |publisher = [[Evening Times]]| date = 9 November 2006 |url = http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/hi/sport/6029579.html |access-date = 9 November 2006 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061114125739/http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/hi/sport/6029579.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 14 November 2006}}</ref> prompted protests outside Ibrox and demands for the situation to improve.<ref>{{cite news |title=Murray in the firing line as supporters protest outside Ibrox |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12494985.murray-in-the-firing-line-as-supporters-protest-outside-ibrox/ |newspaper=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |date=9 November 2006 |access-date=23 October 2019}}</ref>
 
On 1 January 2007, Rangers announced that Le Guen had stripped [[Barry Ferguson]] of his captaincy of the club and dropped him from the squad for a match the following day. ''[[BBC Sport]]'' reported that Ferguson would not play for Rangers again under Le Guen.<ref>{{cite news|title = Gers strip Ferguson of captaincy |website = [[BBC Sport]]| date = 1 January 2007|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6223023.stm|access-date = 1 January 2007}}</ref>
 
Club chairman [[David Murray (Scottish businessman)|David Murray]] announced on 4 January 2007 that Le Guen had left Rangers by mutual consent.<ref name="Le Guen departure">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6231489.stm|website=BBC Sport website|title=Le Guen and Rangers part company|date=4 January 2007}}</ref> At the time, this made him the club's shortest-serving manager, and the only one to leave the club without completing a full season in charge.<ref name=fitbastats>{{cite web |title=Rangers managers timeline |url= http://www.fitbastats.com/rangers/manager_timeline.php |work=FitbaStats.com|access-date=14 June 2017}}</ref>
==Trivia==
*Paul Le Guen has got a Master of Science degree in Economics, which he completed at the [[University of Nantes]].
*He is nicknamed ''la patate de Pencran (the Pencran potato)'', potato also being used for "big shot" in french slang, and Le Guen's birthplace Pencran being famous for its production of potatoes.
*Paul Le Guen is the first Roman Catholic to manage Rangers, though he admits that he has not been a practising Catholic since his youth.<ref name="ScotlandonSunday-real">{{cite news|author = Darren Tulett|title = The real Paul Le Guen|publisher = Scotland on Sunday| date = [[2006-05-21]]|url = http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/sport.cfm?id=753352006|accessdate = 2006-09-22}}</ref>
 
Le Guen's European record with Rangers has been described as being 'excellent' after remaining unbeaten in the [[2006–07 UEFA Cup]] and finishing at the top of their group.<ref name=uefa /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6176046.stm|title=Ferguson wants more from Rangers|date=23 November 2006|website=BBC Sport|access-date=15 May 2011}}</ref> However, it was the poor domestic results that ultimately led to his departure.<ref name=uefa>{{cite web|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/football/37346-smith-hoping-to-continue-euro-form|title=Smith hoping to continue Euro form|date=14 February 2007|publisher=Metro|access-date=15 May 2011}}</ref>
==References==
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===Paris Saint-Germain===
[[File:Paul Le Guen au Camp des Loges 01.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Le Guen during a training session with Paris Saint-Germain in November 2009]]
 
It was announced on 15 January 2007 that Le Guen would return to the club he once skippered as a player as first team coach replacing [[Guy Lacombe]] at Paris Saint-Germain. When Le Guen arrived, PSG were lying 17th in Ligue 1 but he led them to safety in his first season finishing 15th.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6263353.stm|website=BBC Sport|title=Le Guen returns to coach at PSG|date=15 January 2007}}</ref> As the 2007–08 season in Ligue 1 unfolded, it was clear that Le Guen was getting inconsistent performances from the crop of players, as the club was in the relegation zone with four games in the league season remaining, while winning the [[Coupe de la Ligue]] after beating [[RC Lens|Lens]] with 2–1,<ref name=CoupedelaLigue>{{cite news |title=Paris au finish |url=https://www.eurosport.fr/football/coupe-de-la-ligue/2007-2008/paris-au-finish_sto1524952/story.shtml |website=Eurosport |date=30 March 2008 |access-date=23 October 2019 |language=fr}}</ref> as well as qualifying for the final of the [[Coupe de France]]. Winning the Coupe de la Ligue guaranteed the side a place in the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] for the [[2008–09 UEFA Cup|2008–09]] season. PSG announced on 5 May 2009 that Le Guen would not be offered a new contract and would leave at the end of the 2008–09 season.<ref>{{cite news |title=PSG choose to let Le Guen go |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01d9-0f85bae225ab-1bd488222913-1000--psg-choose-to-let-le-guen-go/ |website=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=5 May 2009 |access-date=23 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Le Guen poussé au départ |url=https://www.europe1.fr/sport/Le-Guen-pousse-au-depart-244506 |website=[[Europe 1]] |date=5 May 2009 |access-date=23 October 2019 |language=fr}}</ref>
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===Cameroon national football team===
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Le Guen was named Cameroon national football team manager on 15 July 2009, penning a six-month contract.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cameroon appoint Le Guen |url=https://www.worldsoccer.com/news/cameroon-appoint-le-guen-286269 |magazine=[[World Soccer (magazine)|World Soccer]] |date=15 July 2009 |access-date=23 October 2019}}</ref> He made an immediate impact by leading the team to qualification for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Indomitable Lions roar through to record sixth finals |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=262942&league=FIFA.WORLDQ.CAF&cc=5739 |work=ESPN |date=14 November 2009 |access-date=4 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020134103/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=262942&league=FIFA.WORLDQ.CAF&cc=5739 |archive-date=20 October 2012}}</ref> Le Guen also stripped veteran defender [[Rigobert Song]] of the captaincy and the appointment of [[Samuel Eto'o]] as the new captain.<ref>{{cite news |first=Thomas |last=Sheldrick |title=Cameroon gambles on Eto'o as captain as well as target man |url=https://www.dw.com/en/cameroon-gambles-on-etoo-as-captain-as-well-as-target-man/a-5660559 |website=[[Deutsche Welle]] |date=8 June 2010 |access-date=23 October 2019}}</ref> Both players responded well to the change with Eto'o scoring goals, and Song winning back his starting spot as the Lions qualified for the finals. However, Cameroon were the first team officially knocked out of the 2010 World Cup. Le Guen announced his resignation on 24 June 2010.<ref>{{cite news |first=Alexandra |last=Hudson |title=Le Guen quits as Cameroon coach after exit |url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/le-guen-quits-as-cameroon-coach-after-exit |website=[[Fox News]] |agency=[[Reuters]] |date=24 June 2010 |access-date=23 October 2019}}</ref>
 
===Oman national football team===
Towards the end of the 2010–11 season, Le Guen claimed he had received job offers from several Ligue 1 clubs that were seeking new candidates to fill the remaining vacancies,{{citation needed|date=June 2014}} but he turned them all down. He eventually accepted an offer from Oman national football team on 11 June 2011.<ref>{{cite news |title=Le Guen is Oman's new football coach |url=https://www.muscatdaily.com/Archive/Oman/Le-Guen-is-Oman-s-new-football-coach |newspaper=[[Muscat Daily]] |date=12 June 2011 |access-date=23 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626115916/https://www.muscatdaily.com/Archive/Oman/Le-Guen-is-Oman-s-new-football-coach |archive-date=26 June 2012}}</ref> He led Oman to qualification for the [[2015 AFC Asian Cup]], where they were to be absent in [[2011 AFC Asian Cup|2011]]. Oman were eliminated in the group stage of the tournament with one win and two losses. Le Guen was sacked on 19 November 2015 after a poor start of the [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]] campaign.<ref>{{cite news |title=Oman fires French coach Le Guen due to poor results |url=https://www.efe.com/efe/english/sports/oman-fires-french-coach-le-guen-due-to-poor-results/50000266-2768820 |agency=[[EFE]] |date=19 November 2015 |access-date=23 October 2019}}</ref>
 
===Bursaspor===
Le Guen was announced as the new manager of [[Süper Lig]] team Bursaspor on 22 June 2017,<ref>{{cite news |first=Shoaib Ur |last=Rehman |title=Le Guen appointed Bursaspor coach |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/355767/ |newspaper=[[Business Recorder]] |agency=Agence France-Presse |date=22 June 2017 |access-date=23 October 2019}}</ref> His first game was on 11 August 2017, a 1–0 league defeat away to [[İstanbul Başakşehir F.K.|İstanbul Başakşehir]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Süper Lig'in açılış maçında gülen taraf Medipol Başakşehir |url=https://www.ntv.com.tr/spor/super-ligin-acilis-macinda-gulen-taraf-medipol-basaksehir,YT0YrOwELE2wCrcY3DAiTA?_ref=infinite |website=[[NTV Spor]] |date=11 August 2017 |access-date=23 October 2019 |language=tr}}</ref> However, a string of poor results meant he was removed from his managerial post on 10 April 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bursaspor, teknik direktör Le Guen ile yolları ayırdı |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/bursaspor-teknik-direktor-le-guen-ile-yollari-40800181 |newspaper=[[Hürriyet Daily News]] |agency=[[Demirören News Agency]] |date=10 April 2018 |access-date=23 October 2019 |language=tr}}</ref>
 
===Le Havre===
On 29 May 2019, after ten years of managing abroad, Le Guen returned to France to become the new manager of Le Havre, replacing [[Oswald Tanchot]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Le Havre annonce Paul Le Guen |url=http://sports.tv5monde.com/paul-guen-devient-manager-sportif-entraineur-hac-9129697.html |website=TV5 Monde |date=29 May 2019 |access-date=23 October 2019 |language=fr}}</ref> His debut game as manager came on 26 July 2019, ending in a 2–2 away draw to [[AC Ajaccio|Ajaccio]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Esteban |last=Pinel |title=Le HAC ramène un bon point d'Ajaccio au terme d'une seconde période complètement folle |url=https://www.francebleu.fr/sports/football/le-hac-ramene-un-bon-point-d-ajaccio-au-terme-d-une-seconde-periode-completement-folle-1564185744 |website=France Bleu |date=27 July 2019 |access-date=23 October 2019 |language=fr}}</ref><ref name="Le Havre">{{cite web |url=https://www.ligue1.com/club/havre-ac/calendrier |title=Le Havre 2019–20 fixtures and results |website=Ligue de Football Professionnel |access-date=23 October 2019}}</ref>
 
After a 6th-place finish in his debut campaign, Le Guen signed a new contract in August 2020, extending his deal by two years to 2023.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ligue 2. Paul Le Guen prolonge son contrat jusqu'en 2023 au Havre |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/le-havre-ac/ligue-2-paul-le-guen-prolonge-son-contrat-jusqu-en-2023-au-havre-6943616 |access-date=3 January 2023 |work=Ouest-France |date=20 August 2020 |language=French}}</ref> He was dismissed in June 2022, having not led the team to promotion and amidst negotiations for a sale of the club to a North American consortium.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ligue 2. Paul Le Guen et Le Havre, c'est officiellement terminé |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/le-havre-ac/ligue-2-paul-le-guen-et-le-havre-c-est-officiellement-termine-590fa036-ee02-11ec-8a3d-5fe123df4f36 |access-date=3 January 2023 |work=Ouest-France |date=17 June 2022 |language=French}}</ref>
 
==Personal life==
Le Guen met his wife Claude during his studies for a master's degree in Economic Sciences at the [[University of Western Brittany]] in [[Brest, France|Brest]]. As of 2006, they have three children.<ref name=big/> Le Guen ran the [[Marathon des Sables]] in the Moroccan desert in 2006.<ref name=big/>
 
==Managerial statistics==
{{updated|match played 19 June 2022}}
 
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|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|From
!rowspan=2|To
!colspan=5|Record
!rowspan=2|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!{{abbr|P|Matches played}}!!{{abbr|W|Matches won}}!!{{abbr|D|Matches drawn}}!!{{abbr|L|Matches lost}}!!{{abbr|Win %|Win percentage}}
|-
|align=left|[[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]]
|align=left|June 1998
|align=left|May 2001
{{WDL|121|52|23|46}}
|{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}
|-
|align=left|[[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]
|align=left|21 May 2002
|align=left|9 May 2005
{{WDL|156|85|43|28}}
|{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}
|-
|align=left|[[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
|align=left|9 May 2006
|align=left|4 January 2007
{{WDL|31|16|8|7}}
|<ref name=fitbastats/>
|-
|align=left|[[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]
|align=left|15 January 2007
|align=left|1 June 2009
{{WDL|132|62|30|40}}
|{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}
|-
|align=left|[[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]]
|align=left|15 July 2009
|align=left|24 June 2010
{{WDL|19|7|5|7}}
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=1935 |title=Paul Le Guen managerial career statistics |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Racing Post |access-date=23 October 2019}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|[[Oman national football team|Oman]]
|align=left|12 June 2011
|align=left|19 November 2015
{{WDL|85|31|28|26}}
|{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}
|-
|align=left|[[Bursaspor]]
|align=left|22 June 2017
|align=left|10 April 2018
{{WDL|34|13|7|14}}
|{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}
|-
|align=left|[[Le Havre AC|Le Havre]]
|align=left|29 May 2019
|align=left|19 June 2022
{{WDL|110|37|37|36}}
|<ref name="Le Havre"/>
|-
!colspan=3|Total
{{WDLtot|688|303|181|204}}
!
|}
 
==Honours==
===Player===
'''Paris Saint-Germain'''
*[[Ligue 1|Division 1]]: [[1993–94 French Division 1|1993–94]]<ref name=LequipePlayer>{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur10479.html |title=Paul Le Guen |newspaper=L'Équipe |___location=Paris |access-date=7 March 2020 |language=fr}}</ref>
*[[Coupe de France]]: [[1992–93 Coupe de France|1992–93]], [[1994–95 Coupe de France|1994–95]], [[1997–98 Coupe de France|1997–98]]<ref name=LequipePlayer/>
*[[Coupe de la Ligue]]: [[1995 Coupe de la Ligue Final|1994–95]], [[1998 Coupe de la Ligue Final|1997–98]]<ref name=LequipePlayer/>
*[[Trophée des Champions]]: [[1995 Trophée des Champions|1995]]{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}<ref>{{cite web|title=The 11th Trophée Des Champions|url=https://www.ol.fr/en/contents/articles/2006/07/28/the-11th-trophee-des-champions|website=www.ol.fr|access-date=5 October 2021}}</ref>
*[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|1995–96]];<ref name=LequipePlayer/> runner-up: [[1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|1996–97]]{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}
 
===Manager===
'''Lyon'''
*[[Ligue 1]]: [[2002–03 Ligue 1|2002–03]], [[2003–04 Ligue 1|2003–04]], [[2004–05 Ligue 1|2004–05]]<ref name=LequipeManager/>
*Trophée des Champions: [[2002 Trophée des Champions|2002]], [[2003 Trophée des Champions|2003]], [[2004 Trophée des Champions|2004]]<ref name=LequipeManager/>
 
'''Paris Saint-Germain'''
*Coupe de la Ligue: [[2007–08 Coupe de la Ligue|2007–08]]<ref name=CoupedelaLigue/>
*Coupe de France runner-up: [[2007–08 Coupe de France|2007–08]]<ref name=LequipeManager/>
 
==References==
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==External links==
{{Rangers_F.C._squad}}
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.fff.fr/servfff/historique/historique.php?id=LE%20GUEN%20Paul Paul Le Guen profile] at the [[French Football Federation]]
*[http://www.stade-rennais-online.com/2402-Paul-Le-Guen.html Paul Le Guen profile] at Stade Rennais Online
 
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