Laurent Banide (born 26 January 1968) is a French football manager who coaches Monaco's women's side.

Laurent Banide
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-01-26) 26 January 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Alès, France
Team information
Current team
Monaco (women's head coach)
Youth career
Years Team
1975–1976 Monaco
1986–1988 Marseille
Managerial career
1990–1993 Monaco (youth)
1993–2005 Monaco (youth)
2005–2006 Monaco (assistant)
2006–2007 Monaco
2008 Umm Salal
2008–2009 Kuwait SC
2009–2010 Al Dhafra
2010 Al-Nasr
2011 Monaco
2012 Al Kharaitiyat
2012–2013 Al Dhafra
2013 Al-Wasl
2013–2014 Al-Orobah
2015 Al Dhafra
2016 Kuwait SC
2018 Umm Salal
2019 Oldham Athletic
2022– Monaco (women)

Coaching career

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Born in Alès, Banide had his first job in management with the youth of AS Monaco FC, as his father Gérard led the first team.[1] Banide was assistant to László Bölöni when on 23 October 2006, after losing seven of ten games at the start of the season, the Romanian was sacked and Banide took over.[2] At 38, he was the youngest coach in Ligue 1.[1] On 4 June 2007, after finishing the season in 9th, ten places above their position at his appointment, the principality club dismissed Banide.[3]

He then coached Umm Salal[4] and Kuwait SC. In February 2010 he left Al Dhafra FC to join Al-Nasr SC, replacing German colleague Frank Pagelsdorf.[5]

On 10 January 2011, Banide returned to Monaco. He succeeded Guy Lacombe at a club ranked 17th that had been eliminated from the Coupe de France by fifth-tier Chambéry.[6] The team were relegated to Ligue 2, and in early September he was sacked six games into the new season, leaving them second from bottom.[7]

After returning to, and subsequently departing, Qatari side Umm Salal, he was appointed head coach of English League Two side Oldham Athletic on 11 June 2019, signing a one-year deal with the club.[8] He was sacked on 19 September after winning only two out of eleven matches in charge.[9]

In 2022, Banide was appointed head coach of the women's side of Monaco.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Like father, like son at struggling Monaco". The Star. 27 December 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Laszlo Bölöni est "dispensé" de ses fonctions d'entraîneur de l'AS Monaco" [László Bölöni is "dismissed" from his functions as manager of AS Monaco]. Le Monde (in French). 24 October 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Monaco dismiss Banide". Eurosport. 4 June 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Qatar: Laurent Banide limogé - - Sports.fr". www.sports.fr. Archived from the original on 8 November 2008.
  5. ^ Emirati Arabi Uniti Banide guida l'Al-Nasr - Yahoo! Eurosport
  6. ^ "Monaco turn to Banide again". UEFA. 10 January 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Simone named new Monaco coach". FourFourTwo. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Laurent Banide: Oldham Athletic appoint former Monaco boss as new head coach". BBC Sport. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Dino Maamria: Oldham Athletic appoint ex-Stevenage boss after sacking Laurent Banide". BBC Sport. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Interview | Laurent Banide: "I want to take Monaco Women as high as possible, just like PSG & Lyon." – Get French Football News". Retrieved 24 August 2022.