Philippe Montanier

Philippe Montanier
Montanier as Lens manager in 2020
Personal information
Full name Philippe Jacques William Montanier
Date of birth (1964-11-15) 15 November 1964
Place of birth Vernon, Eure, France
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1970–1980 Pacy-sur-Eure
1980–1984 Évreux AC
1984–1987 Caen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1990 Caen 55 (0)
1990–1991 Nantes 7 (0)
1991–1994 Caen 73 (0)
1994–1997 Toulouse 87 (0)
1997–1999 Gueugnon 79 (0)
1999–2000 Saint-Étienne 4 (0)
Total 305 (0)
Managerial career
2000–2001 Caen (CEO)
2001 Toulouse (assistant)
2001–2002 Bastia (assistant)
2002–2004 Ivory Coast (assistant)
2004–2009 Boulogne
2009–2011 Valenciennes
2011–2013 Real Sociedad
2013–2016 Rennes
2016–2017 Nottingham Forest
2017–2018 France U20
2018–2020 Lens
2020 Standard Liège
2021–2023 Toulouse
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Philippe Jacques William Montanier (born 15 November 1964) is a French professional football manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of Ligue 1 club Toulouse. As a player, he was as a goalkeeper.

Montanier led Boulogne, Lens and Toulouse in Ligue 2, winning promotion with the first and third including as champions with the latter in 2022. In Ligue 1, he was in charge of Valenciennes, Rennes and Toulouse. He reached the Coupe de France final with Rennes in 2014 and won it with Toulouse in 2023.

Abroad, Montanier led Real Sociedad in La Liga (finishing fourth and qualifying for the UEFA Champions League in 2013), Nottingham Forest in the EFL Championship and Standard Liège in the Belgian Pro League. He was an assistant for the Ivory Coast national team and briefly managed France under-20.