Lionel Charbonnier

Lausanne When his Rangers contract ended, he joined Lausanne Sports of Switzerland's top flight (then called Nationalliga A). They finished eleventh out of 12 in the 2001–02 season, but were relegated alongside Sion (eighth) and Lugano (third) due to licensing regulations.

International career Charbonnier received one cap for France, against Italy on 11 June 1997 in the 1997 Tournoi de France, at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris; the match finished in a 2–2 draw. He was one of the three goalkeepers of the France national team that won the 1998 World Cup on home soil. Fabien Barthez was the goalkeeper who kept Charbonnier out of the starting eleven.

Managerial career Poitiers and Sens He became general manager of his hometown club Stade Poitevin in 2002 shortly after retiring. He parted with them in 2004. In 2005, he became the manager of another French lower-league club, Sens, until leaving in 2007 for international management.

Tahiti Under-20 In 2007, he became national coach of the Tahiti national football team's under-20 and under-17 sections. Charbonnier led the under-20 team to victory in the Oceania Football Confederation's championship of that age bracket. In 2009, he led the Under-17 team to the final of the same competition, and also the Under-20 team to their first World Cup at any level, in Egypt. At the World Cup, Tahiti finished bottom of their group without scoring a goal and being beaten by Spain, Nigeria and Venezuela.

At the end of the year, Charbonnier was in conflict with Reynald Temarii, a Tahitian who is President of the Confederation. They agreed that Charbonnier would leave his post.

In 2010, he signed a consulting contract with Eurosport, and also got another managerial post, with Aceh United of the Liga Primer Indonesia.

Honours Player Rangers Scottish Premier League: 1998–99

France FIFA World Cup: 1998

Manager Tahiti U20 OFC U-20 Championship: 2008

Orders Knight of the Legion of Honour: 1998