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Romain Revelli

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Romain Revelli
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-08-22) 22 August 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Saint-Chamond, France
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 Saint-Étienne B
1998–2001 Le Puy
Managerial career
2007–2011 Saint-Étienne (youth)
2011–2015 Saint-Étienne (assistant)
2015–2016 Évian (assistant)
2016 Évian
2017–2018 Andrézieux
2018–2019 Cholet
2019–2021 Andrézieux
2021–2023 Dunkerque
2023–2024 Villefranche
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Romain Revelli (born 22 August 1977) is a French professional football manager and former player.[1] As a player, he was a defensive midfielder.[citation needed]

Playing career

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A true "child of Les Verts", Revelli began his playing career at Saint-Étienne; he played for the club's B team from 1995 to 1998 before switching over to Le Puy for the three final years of his career.[citation needed] He voluntarily retired from football in 2001, before the age of 25, in order to become a football manager.[2]

Managerial career

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After passing through Haute-Loire, Revelli became a youth team coach for Saint-Étienne in 2007. He initially worked as the manager of the under-17 squad,[2] and later coached the under-19s of the club.[1] In 2011, Revelli was called by Christophe Galtier, ASSE manager since 2009, to become his assistant.[2] He subsequently held the position of assistant coach at Saint-Étienne for four years, being on the bench for over 100 Ligue 1 matches.[2] In 2015, Revelli became the assistant manager of Ligue 2 club Évian. The following year, he became head coach, but only until the club's liquidation in 2016.[2]

In 2017, Revelli returned to his home region, becoming the head coach of Andrézieux. He then would go on to coach Cholet from 2018 to 2019 before returning to Andrézieux.[2] In May 2021, he was appointed as head coach by Ligue 2 club Dunkerque, signing a two-year contract.[3] He leave from the club in the end of 2022–23 season. Revelli appointment manager of Championnat National club, Villefranche from 2023–24 season.

Personal life

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Romain's brother Christophe was also a footballer. They played together at Saint-Étienne.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Romain Revelli avec l'ASSE". ASSE-Stats (in French). Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Chatel, Luc (3 June 2021). "Ex-adjoint de Christophe Galtier à Saint-Etienne, Romain Revelli entraînera Dunkerque en Ligue 2" [Ex-assistant of Christophe Galtier at Saint-Etienne, Romain Revelli will coach Dunkerque in Ligue 2]. Actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Soccer. Romain Revelli bounces back in Ligue 2". News in 24. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
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