René Lobello (born 5 May 1963) is a French football manager and former player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 May 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Chambéry, France | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1968-1978 | USAM Toulon | ||
| 1978–1980 | Mulhouse | ||
| 1980–1981 | Paris SG | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1982 | Montceau Bourgogne | ||
| 1982–1983 | La Seyne | ||
| 1983–1984 | Mulhouse | ||
| 1984–1986 | Carpentras | ||
| 1986–1989 | Porto Vecchio | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1996–1997 | Al-Shabab (assistant) | ||
| 1997 | Al-Wehda (assistant) | ||
| 1998 | Al Nassr (assistant) | ||
| 1998–1999 | Étoile du Sahel (assistant) | ||
| 1999–2002 | Sochaux (assistant) | ||
| 2002–2003 | Metz (assistant) | ||
| 2003–2004 | Étoile du Sahel | ||
| 2004–2005 | Neuchâtel Xamax | ||
| 2005–2006 | Young Boys (assistant) | ||
| 2006–2007 | USM Alger | ||
| 2008–2011 | Sochaux (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2015 | Bordeaux (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Shanghai Shenhua (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Saint-Étienne (assistant) | ||
| 2017 | Liaoning | ||
| 2018 | Tours | ||
| 2020–2022 | Porto Vecchio | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Biography
editLobello was born in Chambéry. After his playing career, he became a coach in several countries, in Middle East, in North Africa but also in Switzerland.
Back in France, he worked in Metz and Sochaux before following Francis Gillot in Bordeaux and Shanghai.
He became assistant of coach Christophe Galtier, who wanted to expand his staff at AS Saint-Étienne in June 2016, he left the club a year later following the departure of the French coach.
He joined Chinese Super League club Liaoning Hongyun in August 2017. After a last place in the ranking, he was fired in September 2017 after only seven league games.
Lobello was appointed manager of newly-relegated Championnat National side Tours FC in June 2018.[1] He left the club in December 2018.[2]
From July 2020 to January 2022, he coached the team in Corsica, AS Ponte Vecchio.
On 29 June 2023, he moved to Italy, where he became the new coach of Alessandria Calcio.[3] The following month, on 10 July, due to corporate problems, he left his post.
Honors
edit- French Champion of French Ligue 2 in 2001 D2 with Sochaux
- Winner of the African Cup Winners' Cup in 2003 with Étoile sportive du Sahel
- Winner of the Asian Cup Winners' Cup in 1998 with Al Nasr Riyad
- Winner of the French Cup in 2013 with Bordeaux
References
edit- ^ "Tours : Un entraîneur français arrive de l'étranger (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Tours : René Lobello n'est plus l'entraîneur (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 24 December 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ "LOBELLO NUOVO MISTER DELLA PRIMA SQUADRA – QUISTELLI DIRETTORE TECNICO E FINANZIARIO" (Press release) (in Italian). Alessandria Calcio. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.