Joël Magnin | |
Fullname: | Joël Patrick Magnin |
Birth Date: | 31 May 1971 |
Birth Place: | Neuchâtel, Switzerland |
Height: | 1.78m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years1: | 1992–1999 |
Caps1: | 198 |
Goals1: | 31 |
Years2: | 1996 |
Clubs2: | →Lugano (loan) |
Caps2: | 9 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Years3: | 1999–2002 |
Clubs3: | Lugano |
Caps3: | 88 |
Goals3: | 21 |
Years4: | 2002–2007 |
Clubs4: | Young Boys |
Caps4: | 106 |
Goals4: | 15 |
Nationalyears1: | 2001 |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Manageryears1: | 2008–2019 |
Managerclubs1: | Young Boys II |
Manageryears2: | 2013 |
Managerclubs2: | Young Boys (co-manager) |
Manageryears3: | 2019–2020 |
Managerclubs3: | Xamax |
Manageryears4: | 2021 |
Managerclubs4: | Zürich (assistant) |
Manageryears5: | 2022–2024 |
Manageryears6: | 2024– |
Managerclubs6: | Young Boys (caretaker) |
Joël Patrick Magnin (born 31 May 1971) is a Swiss former footballer and current manager. He is the current caretaker manager of BSC Young Boys in the Swiss Super League.
Magnin made 1 appearance for the Switzerland national football team in a 1-0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification win over the Faroe Islands on 2 June 2001.[1]
A longtime youth coach for Young Boys, Magnin signed a 2-year contract to manage Xamax for the 2019-2020 season.[2]
On 4 March 2024, he was appointed caretaker manager of Young Boys, following the termination of head coach Raphaël Wicky.[3]