Éric Chelle
Chelle with Lens in 2009
Personal information
Full name Éric Sékou Chelle
Date of birth (1977-11-11) 11 November 1977
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Mali
(manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2003 Martigues 74 (0)
2003–2008 Valenciennes 142 (10)
2008–2011 Lens 82 (0)
2011–2013 Istres 60 (1)
2013–2014 Chamois Niortais 17 (0)
Total 375 (11)
International career
2004–2006 Mali 5 (0)
Managerial career
2014–2016 GS Consolat (assistant manager)
2016–2017 GS Consolat
2017–2021 FC Martigues
2021 Boulogne
2022– Mali
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Éric Sékou Chelle (born 11 November 1977) is a professional football manager and a former player who played as a centre-back. He is the manager of Mali. Born in Ivory Coast, he made five appearances for the Mali national team.

Playing career

Chelle holds French nationality and spent his whole career in France, appearing for Martigues, Valenciennes, Lens, Istres, and Chamois Niortais. At international level, he represented Mali.

Coaching career

In May 2021 was appointed head coach of US Boulogne.[1] He was dismissed by Boulogne on 11 December 2021, after the club gained three points in preceding ten games.[2]

In 2022, Chelle was appointed manager of Mali.[3]

Managerial statistics

As of 6 January 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
PWDLWin %
GS Consolat 17 September 2016 30 June 2017 30 16 6 8 053.33
FC Martigues 1 November 2017 10 May 2021 80 35 24 21 043.75
Boulogne 21 May 2021 11 December 2021 16 2 5 9 012.50
Mali 6 May 2022 present 13 10 2 1 076.92
Total 139 63 37 39 045.32

References

  1. "National. Eric Chelle nommé entraîneur de l'US Boulogne Côte d'Opale" (in French). footamateur.fr. 21 May 2021.
  2. "DÉPART D'ÉRIC CHELLE" (Press release) (in French). Boulogne. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  3. "Eric Chelle: New Mali coach ready for challenge". BBC Sport. 9 May 2022.
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