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Claude Puel

1961 - Today

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Claude Jacques Puel (French pronunciation: [klod pɥɛl]; born 2 September 1961) is a French football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He spent his entire playing career with Monaco, before becoming manager of the club, leading them to the league title in his first full season in charge. He has also managed Lille, Lyon, Nice and Saint-Étienne in Ligue 1, and Southampton and Leicester City in England's Premier League. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Claude Puel is the 220th most popular coach (down from 207th in 2024), the 4,495th most popular biography from France (down from 4,272nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular French Coach.

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Among COACHES

Among coaches, Claude Puel ranks 220 out of 471. Before him are Domènec Torrent, Ezio Pascutti, Mircea Rednic, Faouzi Benzarti, Juan Manuel Lillo, and Ľubomír Moravčík. After him are George Raynor, Antoninho, Omar Borrás, Karel Petrů, Jean-Louis Gasset, and Nelo Vingada.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Claude Puel ranks 277. Before him are Manuel Merino, Yang Mi-kyung, Tom Byron, George Wassouf, Timur Bekmambetov, and Ronald J. Garan Jr.. After him are Eric van de Poele, Eric Chu, Greg Egan, Birol Ünel, Antonia San Juan, and Margaret Mazzantini.

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In France

Among people born in France, Claude Puel ranks 4,495 out of 6,770. Before him are Paul Montel (1876), Arsène Darmesteter (1846), Alain Daniélou (1907), Raymond Bellot (1929), Alain Perrin (1956), and Jean-Michel Aulas (1949). After him are Bernard Darniche (1942), Antoine de Caunes (1953), Marcel Artelesa (1938), François Hesnault (1956), Henry Monnier (1799), and Edmund Dulac (1882).

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Among COACHES In France

Among coaches born in France, Claude Puel ranks 6. Before him are Arsène Wenger (1949), Jean-Pierre Papin (1963), Gérard Houllier (1947), Roger Lemerre (1941), and Paul Le Guen (1964). After him are Jean-Louis Gasset (1953), Walid Regragui (1975), Raynald Denoueix (1948), Guy Stéphan (1956), Élie Baup (1955), and Frédéric Antonetti (1961).

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