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Montpellier Herault Sport Club (French spelling: [mop@ljeeRo spoR the word "kloeb") is commonly called Montpellier HSC or simply Montpellier, is an French professional football club that is based within the town of Montpellier situated in Occitanie. The club's first official start was in 1919. The present version was formed by a merger in 1974. Montpellier is currently at Ligue 1, the top class of French football. The club hosts home matches at the Stade de la Mosson, located in the city. The team's first manager is by Olivier Dall'Oglio and captained by Teji Savanier.

Montpellier is controlled by Laurent Nicollin, the son of deceased Louis Nicollin, a French businessman, who was the owner since 1974. Montpellier has produced many famous players over its time including Laurent Blanc, who has been coach in the France national team. Blanc is also the club's most prolific goal scorer. Eric Cantona, Roger Milla, Carlos Valderrama and Olivier Giroud are among the athletes who've played for Montpellier in their colors. The year 2001 was the first time Montpellier created a ladies' team.

1. History

Montpellier was established in the year 1899 under the name Stade Olympique Montpellierain (SOM) and was played under that name throughout its existence. In 1989, having played under several names, the team was renamed to its current version. Montpellier is among the first players of the first division French football. Alongside Marseille, Rennes and Nice, Montpellier is one of the few clubs that participate during the first season of 1932-33 and still plays within the top division. The club was awarded Ligue 1 for the first time in the 2011-12 season. Other honours for Montpellier in the past include winning the Coupe de France in 1929 and 1990, as well as the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 1999.

The 2011-12 campaign saw Montpellier was the first team to win the Ligue 1 title, finishing the year with 82 points, which was three points more than second-placed Paris Saint-Germain. On the 20th of May, 2012, during a match that was marred by delays due to violent crowds, John Utaka scored a brace to earn a 2-1 win against Auxerre and claim the Ligue 1 title for Montpellier. Olivier Giroud, who finished the year having scored 21 goals as well as nine assists, was the top goal scorer of the league. Even though he was tied in scores together with Paris Saint-Germain attacker Nene, Giroud was named the league's top scorer by Ligue de Football Professionnel due to his scoring record in the open game.

 

2. Players

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2.1. Current Squad

 
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   SUI Jonas Omlin
2 DF  FRA Arnaud Souquet
5 DF  POR Pedro Mendes
6 DF  FRA Christopher Jullien
7 FW  FRA Arnaud Nordin
9 FW  FRA Valère Germain
10 FW  ENG Stephy Mavididi
11 MF  FRA Téji Savanier (captain)
12 MF  FRA Jordan Ferri (vice-captain)
13 MF  FRA Joris Chotard
14 DF  FRA Maxime Estève
16 GK  FRA Dimitry Bertaud
17 DF  FRA Théo Sainte-Luce
18 MF  FRA Léo Leroy
 
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  FRA Sacha Delaye
21 FW  FRA Elye Wahi
22 MF  FRA Khalil Fayad
26 DF  FRA Thibault Tamas
27 DF  FRA Faitout Maouassa (on loan from Club Brugge)
28 FW  CGO Béni Makouana
29 DF  CMR Enzo Tchato
30 GK  FRA Matis Carvalho
31 DF  FRA Nicolas Cozza
75 DF  FRA Mamadou Sakho
77 DF  MLI Falaye Sacko (on loan from Vitória de Guimarães)
90 GK  SEN Bingourou Kamara
99 FW  TUN Wahbi Khazri

2.2. Out On Loan

 
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF  URU Mathías Suárez (at Montevideo City Torque until 31 December 2022)
MF   SUI Gabriel Barès (at Thun until 30 June 2023)
 
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW  ALG Yanis Guermouche (at Châteauroux until 30 June 2023)

3. Records

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3.1. Most appearances

Rank Player Matches
1  Souleymane Camara 433
2  Pascal Baills 429
3  Bruno Carotti 377
4  Hilton 354
5  Kader Ferhaoui 349

3.2. Top scorers

Rank Player Goals
1  Laurent Blanc 84
2  Souleymane Camara 76
3  Jean-Marc Valadier 70
4  Christophe Sanchez 50
5  Víctor Montaño 48
6  Andy Delort 47

4. Management and Staff

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4.1. Club officials

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4.1.1. Senior club staff

  • President: Laurent Nicollin
  • Association chairman: Gilbert Varlot
  • Sporting Director: Bruno Carotti
  • Head of Youth: Francis De Taddeo

4.1.2. Coaching and medical staff

  • Head Coach: Olivier Dall'Oglio
  • Assistant Coach: Ghislain Printant
  • Assistant Coach: Franck Rizzetto
  • Goalkeeper Coach: Dominique Deplagne
  • Goalkeeper Coach: Teddy Richert
  • Fitness Coach: Stéphane Paganelli
  • Scout: Serge Delmas

4.2. Coaching history

Tenure Manager
1924–1925 Victor Gibson
1936–1937 Jules Dewaquez
1937–1938 Istvan Berecz
1938–1939 Georges Azema
1945–1946 Gabriel Bénézech
1946–1948 Georges Kramer
1948–1950 Georges Winckelmans
1950–1951 Jean Bastien
1951–1952 Istvan Zavadsky
1952–1953 Luis Cazarro
1953–1954 Julien Darui
1954–1956 Marcel Tomazover
1956–1958 Istvan Zavadsky
1958–1963 Hervé Mirouze
1963–1968 Louis Favre
1968–1969 Roger Rolhion
1969–1970 Marian Borowski
1970–1974 Hervé Mirouze
1974–1976 André Cristol
1976 Louis Favre
1 July 1976 – 30 June 1980 Robert Nouzaret
1 July 1980 – 30 June 1982 Kader Firoud
1982–1984 Jacques Bonnet
Tenure Manager
1 July 1983 – 30 June 1985 Robert Nouzaret
1 July 1985 – 30 June 1987 Michel Mézy
1 July 1987 – 30 June 1989 Pierre Mosca
1989–1990 Aimé Jacquet
12 February 1990 – 30 June 1990 Michel Mézy
1990–1992 Henryk Kasperczak
1992–1994 Gérard Gili
1 November 1994 – 30 June 1998 Michel Mézy
1 July 1998 – 30 November 1999 Jean-Louis Gasset
30 November 1999 – 1 November 2002 Michel Mézy
1 November 2002 – 10 February 2004 Gérard Bernardet
10 February 2004 – 29 August 2004 Robert Nouzaret
29 August 2004 – 24 April 2007 Jean-François Domergue
29 April 2007 – 30 June 2009 Rolland Courbis
1 July 2009 – 30 June 2013 René Girard
1 July 2013 – 5 December 2013 Jean Fernandez
9 December 2013– 25 December 2015 Rolland Courbis
27 December 2015 – 26 January 2016 Pascal Baills
Bruno Martini
26 January 2016 – 30 January 2017 Frédéric Hantz
30 January 2017 – 23 May 2017 Jean-Louis Gasset
23 May 2017 – 24 May 2021 Michel Der Zakarian
1 June 2021 – present Olivier Dall'Oglio

5. Honours

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5.1. Domestic

  • Ligue 1
    • Champions (1): 2011–12
  • Ligue 2
    • Champions (3): 1945–46, 1960–61, 1986–87
  • Coupe de France
    • Champions (2): 1928—29, 1989–90
    • Runners-up (2): 1930—31, 1993–94
  • Coupe de la Ligue
    • Champions (1): 1992
    • Runners-up (2): 1994, 2010–11
  • Division d'Honneur (Languedoc-Roussillon)
    • Champions (2): 1981, 1992

5.2. Europe

  • UEFA Intertoto Cup
    • Winners (1): 1999

5.3. Other

  • Division d'Honneur (Sud-Est)
    • Champions (3): 1928, 1932, 1976

5.4. U19

  • Coupe Gambardella
    • Champions (3): 1996, 2009, 2017
    • Runners-up (3): 1984, 1985, 1997

FAQ

Laurent Nicollin

Montpellier is controlled by Laurent Nicollin, the son of deceased Louis Nicollin, a French businessman who was owner since 1974.

Montpellier, France, June 1st 2021 (AFP) Former Brest manager Olivier Dall'Oglio was named Montpellier coach on Tuesday. He will take the reins from Michel Der Zakarian whose contract was not renewed after just four seasons in The Ligue 1 club.

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