Patrice Neveu
Personal information
Date of birth	29 March 1954 (1954-03-29) (age 55)
Place of birth	Pré-Saint-Évroult, France
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	DR Congo
Number	Manager
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
	Angoulême CFC ES La Rochelle
Teams managed
1991–1998 1998–1999 1999 1999–2001 2001 2002–2003 2004–2006 2007 2008–	Vendée Fontenay Foot Angoulême CFC Niger Medenine Dalian Shide Zuhai Guinea Ismaily DR Congo
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Patrice Neveu (born 29 March 1954^[1] in Pré-Saint-Évroult) is a French football coach and former player is currently manager of the DR Congo national side in April 2008.

[edit] Career

[edit] Playing career

Neveu enjoyed a short playing career in France with Angoulême CFC and ES La Rochelle.

[edit] Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Neveu has managed both club and national sides. He began his career in France with club sides Vendée Fontenay Foot and Angoulême CFC, before becoming manager of the Niger national side in 1999. He then returned to club football - with Medenine, Dalian Shide and Zuhai - before returning to international level with the Guinea national side, who he managed from 2004 to 2006.^[2] He then managed Ismaily in Egypt from February to August 2007.^[3][4] He became manager of the DR Congo national side in April 2008.^[5] Neveu rejected calls in October 2008 from player Shabani Nonda for him to resign following some poor performances by the national side.^[6]

[edit] References

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