Jean-Aimé Toupane

Jean-Aimé Toupane (born 12 January 1958) is a Senegalese-French professional basketball coach and former player who is the current head coach of the French women's national team. He was also the head coach of the French men's national under-20 team from 2009 to 2021.

Playing career Toupane, who took part in the 1978 World Championship in Manila with the Senegal national team (6.4 points per World Cup game), played at club level in his native country until 1980 for the Jeanne d'Arc Dakar team. In 1980 he moved from Senegal to France and played for the lower-class club BAC Mirande until 1982.

Coaching career After a year as player-coach in Toulouse, Toupane devoted himself entirely to coaching at the club and held the position until 2001. In 2001, Toupane began working as a coach in Clermont-Ferrand. He remained in this position for the national team until 2007.

At the start of the 2008/09 season, Toupane was coach of the first division club Élan Béarnais, but in mid-November 2008, he was sacked after six defeats in a row.

In 2012/13 Toupane coached the second division club HTV.

National team coaching career In addition to his duties in the club, Toupane was head coach of the French men's U20 national team from 2009 to 2021. Under his leadership, France became European champions once in the U20 age group (2010), twice runners-up (2009, 2012) and twice third in the European Championships (2011, 2017).

Personal life Toupane is the father of Axel Toupane who also became a French international player.