Frédéric Hantz (born 30 May 1966) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

Frédéric Hantz
Hantz as Montpellier manager in 2016
Personal information
Full name Frédéric Hantz
Date of birth (1966-05-30) 30 May 1966 (age 58)[1]
Place of birth Rodez, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1980–1982 Rodez
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1987 Rodez 61 (2)
1987–1988 Aurillac ? (?)
1988–1989 Clermont 25 (2)
1989–1992 Istres 86 (9)
1992–1993 Metz 28 (0)
1993–1995 Nice 71 (5)
1995–1997 Niort 25 (2)
1997–1998 Rodez 22 (2)
Managerial career
1998–2001 Rodez
2002–2004 ESA Brive
2004–2007 Le Mans
2007 Sochaux
2008–2009 Le Havre
2010–2014 Bastia
2016–2017 Montpellier
2017–2018 Metz
2020 Al-Khor
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Managerial career

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Hantz formerly managed Sochaux, who had a playing career before coaching. On 18 December, he was named as new head coach by Le Havre and was released after the end of his contract on 30 June 2010.

On 20 May 2010, Hantz replaced Faruk Hadžibegić as SC Bastia coach.[2]

In January 2016, Hantz replaced the duo of Pascal Baills and Bruno Martini as Montpellier coach.[3] He succeeded in his mission of keeping the club in Ligue 1, with Montpellier ending the season ranking 12th for the 2015–16 season.

In January 2017, following a difficult start to the second part of the season, the hardcore supporters of Montpellier, Butte Paillade 91, demonstrated their support for Hantz by showing up at the team's training with slogans in support of the coach and speaking out in his favour.

On 30 January 2017, he was replaced as Montpellier coach by former Paris Saint-Germain assistant coach and France national team assistant coach Jean-Louis Gasset, and former Bastia coach Ghislain Printant.

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 19 May 2018
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
P W D L Win %
Rodez 1 July 1998 1 July 2001 107 38 28 41 035.51 [1]
ESA Brive 1 July 2002 1 July 2004 75 26 22 27 034.67 [1]
Le Mans 13 December 2004 2 June 2007 108 42 34 32 038.89 [1]
Sochaux 2 June 2007 12 December 2007 21 3 7 11 014.29 [1]
Le Havre 18 December 2008 31 May 2009 23 5 2 16 021.74 [1]
Bastia 22 May 2010 22 May 2014 174 84 38 52 048.28 [1]
Montpellier 26 January 2016 30 January 2017 41 14 11 16 034.15 [1]
Metz 28 October 2017 20 May 2018 31 6 10 15 019.35 [1]
Al-Khor 1 October 2020 25 December 2020 13 4 2 7 030.77 [1]
Total 593 222 154 217 037.44

Honours

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Bastia

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Frédéric Hantz at FootballDatabase.eu". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  2. ^ "L'intrenore". SC Bastia official website (in French). Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Hantz appointed new Montpellier coach". beIN Sports. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
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