Stéphane Gilli

Stéphane Gilli (born 30 April 1974) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is currently the manager of club Angers.

Managerial career Gilli had a career as a semi-amateur footballer, before working as a physical therapist after a bad injury. In that role, he worked with CS Sfaxien, Nîmes and Fulham.

In 2003, he started working as the long-term assistant manager to Mehmed Baždarević, with whom he stayed for 17 years. He followed Baždarević as assistant at Istres, ESS, Al-Wakrah, Grenoble, Sochaux, the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. He managed Bosnia and Herzegovina for a game against Gibraltar in March 2017 after Baždarević was suspended for unsportsmanlike behaviour. He was terminated from Bosnia and Herzegovina, after knocking the tooth out of the Greek player Giannis Gianniotas during a brawl after the whistle after a 0-0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification draw with Greece on 9 June 2017.

In 2018, he joined Baždarević again at the French club Paris FC. After Baždarević was sacked on 30 December 2019, Gilli was appointed as the interim manager. In 2020, René Girard was appointed as manager, and Gilli then shifted to his assistant. From 2020 to 2022, he was appointed as the assistant manager for Vahid Halilhodžić during his stint with the Morocco national team.

On 3 June 2023, he was formally appointed the manager of Paris FC in Ligue 2. He led the club to promotion to Ligue 1 after finishing second in the second division, marking their first return to the top flight in 46 years. He was dismissed on 22 February 2026 following a run of poor results.

On 9 June 2026, Gilli was named as the manager of Ligue 1 side Angers.

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