Gérard Prêcheur is the new women's team manager

Gérard Prêcheur began his coaching career in 1988 at Olympique de Valence. After four years with the club from the Drôme, the coach worked for the French Football Federation for 14 years. The former midfielder took on the roles of coach, technical director and head of performance.

In 2014, the 62-year-old coach joined Olympique Lyonnais for three seasons, winning three French championships, three French Cups and two UEFA Women's Champions Leagues. Gérard Prêcheur then flew to China to become Jiangsu's women's team coach. He was voted best coach of the year 2018 with the Nanjing city club, after winning the Chinese Cup and the League Cup.

At Paris Saint-Germain, Gérard Prêcheur will be accompanied by Jocelyn Prêcheur (assistant coach), Guillaume Lemire (goalkeeper coach), Guillaume Denis (fitness coach) and Quentin Bellu (assistant fitness coach).

Gérard Prêcheur : "To be able to join a club as prestigious as Paris Saint-Germain is an exceptional opportunity. I am very honoured to have been chosen to start this new cycle and I thank the Club for their confidence, starting with the President. I am now looking forward to the new season. Our team has very talented players and I am convinced that we can achieve great things together."

GÉRARD PRÊCHEUR

Profile:
Born on 23 October 1959, in Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle)
Nationality : French

Career as a coach:
1988-1992 : Olympique de Valence
2000-2004 : Head of Women's football at the FFF
2000-2004 : France Women under 20 
2004-2010 : INF Clairefontaine manager
2010-2014 : Head of Women's football at the FFF / INF Clairefontaine Manager
2014-2017 : Olympique Lyonnais Women
2018-2019 : Jingsu Suning (CHI)
Since 2022 : Paris Saint-Germain

Honours as a coach:
UEFA Women's Champions League (2016, 2017)
French Champion (2015, 2016, 2017)
Coupe de France (2015, 2016, 2017)
Chinese Cup (2018)
Chinese League Cup (2018)
Best manager in the Chinese League (2018)