Lucien Favre
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Favre in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 November 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Barthélemy, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1967–1971 | FC Oulens | ||
| 1972–1976 | Lausanne-Sports | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1979 | Lausanne-Sports | 30 | (3) |
| 1979–1981 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 51 | (14) |
| 1981–1983 | Servette | 59 | (28) |
| 1983–1984 | Toulouse | 35 | (7) |
| 1984–1991 | Servette | 134 | (20) |
| Total | 309 | (72) | |
| International career | |||
| 1981–1989 | Switzerland | 24 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1993–1995 | Echallens | ||
| 1997–2000 | Yverdon Sport | ||
| 2000–2002 | Servette | ||
| 2003–2007 | Zürich | ||
| 2007–2009 | Hertha BSC | ||
| 2011–2015 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
| 2016–2018 | Nice | ||
| 2018–2020 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| 2022–2023 | Nice | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lucien Favre (French pronunciation: [lysjɛ̃ favʁ]; born 2 November 1957) is a Swiss professional football manager and former player who most recently managed Ligue 1 club Nice. Favre was a playmaker for various Swiss and French clubs, the longest for Servette, with whom he also won the championship. As a manager, he won the Swiss Cup and the Swiss championship with Servette and Zürich. In Germany, Favre also managed Hertha BSC and Borussia Mönchengladbach.