François Ciccolini

François Ciccolini
Personal information
Full name	François Ciccolini
Date of birth	3 June 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth	Cozzano, France
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1982–1984	Olympique Ajaccio
1984–1985	Saint-Dizier
1985–1986	Olympique Ajaccio
1986–1988	Bastia
1988–1990	Gazélec Ajaccio
Managerial career
1997–2000	Porto Vecchio
2000–2004	Bastia (youth teams)
2004–2005	Bastia
2008–2009	Red Star
2009–2011	Monaco (youth teams)
2011	Neuchâtel Xamax
2014	JS Kabylie
2016–2017	Bastia
2018–2019	Laval
2019–2020	Gazélec Ajaccio
2020	USM Alger
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

François Ciccolini (born 3 June 1962)^[1] is a French football manager and former player.

Career

Born in Cozzano, Corsica, Ciccolini spent most of his playing career as a forward on the island, with SC Bastia and Gazélec Ajaccio. In his first managerial job with AS Porto-Vecchio, he took them to the last 32 of the 1999–2000 Coupe de France before losing to Bordeaux.^[2] He then moved into the ranks of Bastia, becoming manager in 2004 and being sacked in April 2005 when the team was 19th in Ligue 1.^[3]

Ciccolini returned to management in 2008 at Red Star F.C., and was dismissed the following March with the team in danger of relegation.^[4] After working in the youth teams of AS Monaco FC, he took the job at Neuchâtel Xamax FCS in June 2011.^[5] Following defeat in the first two games of the Swiss Super League season, he was dismissed in July and replaced by Joaquín Caparrós.^[6]

In October 2014, Ciccolini was hired at JS Kabylie in Algeria but left two months later to rejoin Bastia.^[7] He served as assistant to Ghislain Printant before taking the job outright in January 2016, with the team three points outside the relegation zone.^[8] They finished the season in 10th, but by the end of February 2017 they were 19th and he was dismissed and replaced by Rui Almeida.^[9]

Ciccolini's next job was at Stade Lavallois in the third-tier Championnat National. Early on in his tenure in August 2018, he made a threat of physical violence towards a Radio France journalist, and earned a five-month ban with the last two suspended.^[10] The following February, he made an obscene gesture towards fans at JA Drancy,^[11] and left his job by mutual consent days later.^[12]

In June 2019, Ciccolini returned to Gazélec on a two-year deal as manager, after the team's play-off relegation from Ligue 2.^[13] In May 2020 he was sacked, following the team's relegation to Championnat National 2.^[14]

In November 2020, Ciccolini was appointed at USM Alger back in Algeria. He was dismissed after his debut, a 2–1 loss to CR Belouizdad in the Super Cup, for "disrespecting government officials" by refusing to take a runners-up medal from prime minister Abdelaziz Djerad.^[15]

References

^ ^a ^b François Ciccolini at FootballDatabase.eu
^ Marcelli, Vincent (18 June 2019). "François Ciccolini nouvel entraîneur du GFCA" [François Ciccolini new manager of GFCA] (in French). Corse Net Infos. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
^ "Ciccolini débarqué" [Ciccolini sacked] (in French). Eurosport. 13 April 2005. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
^ "Le Red Star sacrifie Ciccolini" [Red Star sacrifice Ciccolini]. Le Parisien (in French). 18 March 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
^ "François Ciccolini neuer Xamax-Trainer" [François Ciccolini new Xamax manager]. 20 minutes (in German). 8 June 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
^ "Joaquin Caparros, nouvel entraîneur de Xamax" [Joaquín Caparrós, new manager of Xamax]. Le Temps (in French). 26 July 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
^ "François Ciccolini a quitté la JS Kabylie pour le SC Bastia" [François Ciccolini left JS Kabylie for SC Bastia] (in French). Siwel. 26 December 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
^ Rodden, Mark (28 January 2016). "Francois Ciccolini succeeds Ghislain Printant as Bastia manager". ESPN FC. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
^ "Rui Almeida replaces Ciccolini at Bastia". Ligue 1. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
^ "François Ciccolini, l'entraîneur de Laval, suspendu cinq mois pour des menaces envers un journaliste" [François Ciccolini, the manager of Laval, suspended for five months for threats towards a journalist]. L'Équipe (in French). 7 September 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
^ "Laval (N) : François Ciccolini aurait adressé des doigts d'honneur à des supporters" [Laval (N): François Ciccolini gave the middle finger to the supporters]. L'Équipe (in French). 2 February 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
^ "National : Laval se sépare de son entraîneur François Ciccolini" [National: Laval part ways with their manager François Ciccolini]. L'Équipe (in French). 12 February 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
^ "François Ciccolini nouvel entraîneur du Gazélec Ajaccio" [François Ciccolini new manager of Gazélec Ajaccio]. L'Équipe (in French). 18 June 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
^ "Gazélec Ajaccio : François Ciccolini n'est plus l'entraîneur (off)" [Gazélec Ajaccio: François Ciccolini is no longer the manager (official)] (in French). Foot National. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
^ Rouaba, Ahmed (23 November 2020). "USM Alger sack French coach after one game". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 January 2021.