Hubert Velud

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Hubert Velud
Velud with Créteil in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-06-08) 8 June 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth Villefranche-sur-Saône, France
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 AS FAR (head coach)
Youth career
1967–1969 US Anse
1969–1976 Villefranche
1976–1979 Reims
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1989 Reims
1989–1990 Châlons-sur-Marne
1990–1991 Gap
Managerial career
1989–1990 Châlons-sur-Marne
1990–1991 Gap
1992 Paris FC
1995–1999 Paris FC
2000–2001 Gazélec Ajaccio
2001–2004 Clermont
2004–2005 Cherbourg
2005–2006 Créteil
2006–2007 Toulon
2008–2009 Beauvais
2009–2010 Togo
2010–2011 Créteil
2011–2012 Hassania Agadir
2012 Stade Tunisien
2012–2013 ES Sétif
2013–2015 USM Alger
2015 CS Constantine
2016 TP Mazembe
2017 Étoile du Sahel
2018 Kuwait SC
2018–2019 Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi
2019–2020 JS Kabylie
2020–2021 Sudan
2022–2024 Burkina Faso
2024– AS FAR
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hubert Velud (born 8 June 1959) is a French football manager and former player, who is currently the manager of Moroccan club AS FAR.

Playing career

Velud was born in Villefranche-sur-Saône. A goalkeeper, played for Stade de Reims, Châlons-sur-Marne and Gap.[1]

Coaching career

Velud coached has Châlons-sur-Marne, Gap, Paris FC, Gazélec Ajaccio, Clermont, Cherbourg, Créteil, Toulon,[2] and Beauvais.[3] He has also managed the Togo national football team from 2009 to 2010. Velud was shot in the arm in a January 2010 attack by Angolan rebels on the team bus while traveling with Togo's national football team to the 2010 African Cup of Nations.[4]

He later returned to Créteil, then ventured to Morocco with Hassania Agadir, Tunisia with Stade Tunisien, and Algeria with ES Sétif, USM Alger, in which he won two consecutive Ligue 1 titles, and CS Constantine.

In 2016, he took charge of TP Mazembe,[5] securing four titles, including Linafoot, DR Congo Super Cup, Confederation Cup and CAF Super Cup.

His next stop was Tunisian club Étoile du Sahel, guiding them to the semi-finals of the 2017 CAF Champions League, followed by a stint with Kuwait SC starting from May 2018.[6] However, FIFA's suspension of their respective football association prevented them from participating in both AFC Champions League and Arab Club Championship. He then returned to North Africa, coaching Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi and JS Kabylie.[7]

In January 2020, he assumed the role of manager for Sudan,[8] leading them to a second-place finish in their group during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, and securing participation in the final tournament in Cameroon. However, disappointing performances in the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup and 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, led to his dismissal in December 2021, despite the opportunity to lead Sudan during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

In April 2022, Velud was hired to coach Burkina Faso, where he led them to reach the round of 16 during the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, before parting ways by mutual consent in February 2024.[9]

Honours

Clermont

ES Sétif

USM Alger

TP Mazembe

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Hubert Velud : "La psychologie est importante" - Amicale Nationale des Educateurs de Football". Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  2. ^ "France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009.
  3. ^ "National - Beauvais : Hubert Velud nommé entraîneur". www.foot-national.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2008.
  4. ^ Togo withdraw from ANC as death toll increases
  5. ^ "DR Congo's TP Mazembe fight for survival in Champions League".
  6. ^ "Hubert Velud au Koweït SC" (in French). L'Équipe. 14 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Algérie : Hubert Velud entraîneur de la JS Kabylie" (in French). L'Équipe. 11 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Soudan : le Français Hubert Velud désigné sélectionneur (médias)" (in French). Radio France Internationale. 28 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Burkina Faso parts ways with Hubert Velud after AFCON exit". Kingfut. 11 February 2024.