Sébastien Fournier Explained

Sébastien Fournier
Birth Date:1971 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Veysonnaz, Switzerland
Height:1.80 m
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1987–1996
Clubs1:FC Sion
Caps1:190
Goals1:10
Years2:1996–1997
Clubs2:VfB Stuttgart
Caps2:11
Goals2:0
Years3:1997–2003
Clubs3:Servette
Caps3:120
Goals3:4
Totalcaps:321
Totalgoals:14
Nationalyears1:1994–2002
Nationalteam1:Switzerland
Nationalcaps1:40
Nationalgoals1:3
Manageryears1:2006–2009
Managerclubs1:Servette (staff)
Manageryears2:2009–XXXX
Managerclubs2:Servette II
Manageryears3:2010–2012
Managerclubs3:Servette (head of youth)
Manageryears4:2012
Managerclubs4:FC Sion
Manageryears5:2012–2013
Managerclubs5:Servette
Manageryears6:2014–2017
Managerclubs6:FC Sion (technical director)
Manageryears7:2014
Managerclubs7:FC Sion (U18)
Manageryears8:2015
Managerclubs8:FC Sion II (caretaker)
Manageryears9:2016
Managerclubs9:FC Sion II (caretaker)
Manageryears10:2017
Managerclubs10:FC Sion

Sébastien Fournier (born 27 June 1971) is a Swiss football manager, most recently for FC Sion, and former football player.

Club career

Fournier played for FC Sion, VfB Stuttgart[1] and Servette Geneva, where he spent most of his career.

He played for Switzerland national football team and was a participant at the 1994 FIFA World Cup and at the UEFA Euro 1996.

Managerial career

Servette

Fournier worked as a chief executive at Servette from 2006 to 2009. After this role, he was appointed as the new manager of the club's U21 squad.[2] He got a double role in 2010, where he also was appointed as the headleader of the club's youth academy.[3]

FC Sion

In June 2012, one week after his graduation from the UEFA Pro Licence, it was announced that Fournier would join FC Sion as manager in summer 2012. This marks the return to his childhood club and is linked with high expectations, even though it is his first station as a professional manager. He won the selection over Michel Decastel, because the club owner Christian Constantin wanted to have a young coach, after he was impressed with the achievements by Roberto Di Matteo, Pep Guardiola, André Villas-Boas and Murat Yakin. He was sacked as manager of Sion on 4 September 2012 due to a bad relationship between him and the squad.[4]

Servette

On 13 September 2012, Fournier was appointed as the new manager of Servette.[5] He got sacked after 11 months in the club on 20 August 2013.[6] [7]

FC Sion

In March 2014, Fournier got the role as technical director of the club.[8] Later in 2014, Fournier was hired as U18 manager.[9] So he had a double role. He was also appointed as caretaker for the U21 reserve team from September 2015 to the new year.[10] And once again in April 2016.[11]

On 25 April 2017, he was appointed as head coach of FC Sion after Peter Zeidler got sacked.[12]

Honours

Player

FC Sion

1991–92

1994–95, 1995–96[13]

Servette

1998–99

2000–01

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sebastién Fournier . de . fussballdaten.de . 15 May 2011.
  2. http://www.proxifoot.ch/new/2009/08/presentation-du-team-geneve-servette-carouge-m21-nouvelle-equipe-de-2eme-ligue/ Présentation du Team-Genève-Servette-Carouge M21, nouvelle équipe de 2ème ligue
  3. http://www.rts.ch/sport/2050615-le-servette-fc-a-nomme-sebastien-fournier-comme-directeur-de-lacademie-du-servette-football-club.html Le Servette FC a nommé Sébastien Fournier comme directeur de l'Académie du Servette Football Club
  4. Web site: Sébastien Fournier démissionne, Michel Decastel le remplace au FC Sion . fr . RTS Sport . 4 September 2012 . 4 September 2012.
  5. http://www.tdg.ch/sports/sfc/Fournier-nouvel-entraineur-du-Servette-FC-les-premieres-declarations/story/16909076 Fournier nouvel entraîneur du Servette FC: les premières déclarations
  6. http://www.tdg.ch/sports/sfc/sebastien-fournier-vire-servette-fc/story/12763967 Football: Sébastien Fournier viré!
  7. Web site: Servette feuert Sébastien Fournier . de . fussball.ch . 20 August 2013 . 20 October 2013.
  8. http://www.tdg.ch/sports/sfc/servette-ligue/story/30979481 "Servette n’a rien à faire dans cette ligue"
  9. http://www.blick.ch/sport/fussball/superleague/fredy-chassot-nicht-mehr-sion-trainer-deshalb-trete-ich-zurueck-id3159803.html Deshalb trete ich zurück!
  10. http://www.tdg.ch/sports/sfc/De-Carouge-a-Servette-pour-Thierry-Cotting-c-est-renversant/story/21869839 De Carouge à Servette: pour Thierry Cotting c’est renversant
  11. http://www.lenouvelliste.ch/articles/sports/football/fc-sion-ii-sebastien-fournier-remplace-bruno-pascale-522521 FC Sion II: Sébastien Fournier remplace Bruno Pascale
  12. https://canal9.ch/sebastien-fournier-de-retour-aux-commandes-du-fc-sion-en-tant-que-valaisan-ce-nest-pas-rien/ Sébastien Fournier de retour aux commandes du FC Sion
  13. News: Coupe de Suisse: Christophe Bonvin, le recordman du FC Sion. rts.ch. 22 February 2022.