Patrick Hesse

Coaching career

France Spending seven years in charge of US Forbach in the Championnat de France Amateur, Three years later, in 2014, the Creutzwald native went back to France as the Laval manager at the time, Denis Zanko, contacted him for the assistant job, which he took and signed a one-and-a-half-year contract. Six months later, he left the Luxembourgish outfit by mutual agreement and took a ten-month managerial training course.

Africa One of Hesse's contacts, Michel Gruhn, put him in touch with then Mali coach Henryk Kasperczak, who hired Hesse with immediate effect as assistant since he knew him from his time with FC Metz.

Young Lions Hesse was given the Young Lions manager role ahead of the 2016 S.League as part of a coaching contingent summoned by FAS technical director Michel Sablon to go to Singapore. Even though the Frenchman arrived in Singapore in January, his official appointment as coach was deferred until he got his work pass one month later and was sanctioned to do business in the country. His first match in charge was a 1–0 triumph over Balestier Khalsa before losing twice in a row to Albirex Niigata S and Geylang International by 5–0 and 2–0 goal deficits. Early in the season, Hesse was also impressed with Albirex Niigata S and wanted the Young Lions to model their style of play after Albirex Niigata's. Ahead of the 2017 S.League, Hesse left his post, having not been complacent with the club's last place finish.

Personal life The former player is married and has children. UEFA Elite Youth License