Henri Michel - International Matches as Coach


The outstanding French coach coached the national team in France, Cameroon, Morocco, United Arab Emirates, Tunisia and Ivory Coast. and belongs to the select company of coaches with 100 or more international matches. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.


Born: 29-10-1947
Died: 24- 4-2018
Country: France
Matches as Coach:		178	(W86-D45-L47 – GF290-GA174 – %60.96)
Matches as Coach for France: 	 36   	(W16-D12-L8 – GF46-GA27 – %61.11)
Matches as Coach for Cameroon: 	  8	(W1-D4-L3 – GF10-GA16 – %37.50)
Matches as Coach for Morocco: 	 62   	(W36-D14-L12 – GF113-GA50 – %69.35)
Matches as Coach for UA Emirates:17	(W7-D3-L7 – GF40-GA26 – %50.00)
Matches as Coach for Tunisia: 	  7	(W2-D3-L2 – GF8-GA4 – %50.00)
Matches as Coach for Ivory Coast:31	(W17-D7-L7 – GF52-GA32 – %66.13)
Matches as Coach for Eq. Guinea:  9	(W4-D1-L4 – GF11-GA10 – %50.00)
Matches as Coach for Kenya: 	  8	(W3-D1-L4 – GF10-GA9 – %43.75)
Age First Match: 34 yr 349 d	   13-10-1984 vs. Luxembourg 4-0
Age Last Match:  65 yr  40 d	    8-12-2012 vs. Uganda 1-2
National Team Career: 28 yr  56 d

Caps     Date     Venue             Opponent        Score   Competition 

Coach for France
   1    13-10-84  Luxembourg        Luxembourg       4-0    World Cup Qualifying
   2    21-11-84  Paris             Bulgaria         1-0    World Cup Qualifying
   3     8-12-84  Paris             East Germany     2-0    World Cup Qualifying
   4     3- 4-85  Sarajevo          Yugoslavia       0-0    World Cup Qualifying
   5     2- 5-85  Sofia             Bulgaria         0-2    World Cup Qualifying
   6    21- 8-85  Paris             Uruguay          2-0    Intercontinental Cup
   7    11- 9-85  Leipzig           East Germany     0-2    World Cup Qualifying
   8    30-10-85  Luxembourg        Luxembourg       6-0    World Cup Qualifying
   9    16-11-85  Paris             Yugoslavia       2-0    World Cup Qualifying
  10    26- 2-86  Paris             Northern Ireland 0-0
  11    26- 3-86  Paris             Argentina        2-0
  12     1- 6-86  León              Canada           1-0    World Cup
  13     5- 6-86  León              Soviet Union     1-1    World Cup
  14     9- 6-86  León              Hungary          3-0    World Cup
  15    17- 6-86  Cd. de México     Italy            2-0    World Cup
  16    21- 6-86  Guadalajara       Brazil           1-1    World Cup
  17    25- 6-86  Guadalajara       West Germany     0-2    World Cup
  18    28- 6-86  Puebla            Belgium          4-2    World Cup
  19    19- 8-86  Lausanne          Switzerland      0-2
  20    10- 9-86  Reykjavík         Iceland          0-0    European Championship qualifier
  21    11-10-86  Paris             Soviet Union     0-2    European Championship qualifier
  22    19-11-86  Leipzig           East Germany     0-0    European Championship qualifier
  23    29- 4-87  Paris             Iceland          2-0    European Championship qualifier
  24    16- 6-87  Oslo              Norway           0-2    European Championship qualifier
  25    12- 8-87  Berlin            East Germany     1-2
  26     9- 9-87  Moskva            Soviet Union     1-1    European Championship qualifier
  27    14-10-87  Paris             Norway           1-1    European Championship qualifier
  28    18-11-87  Paris             East Germany     0-1    European Championship qualifier
  29    27- 1-88  Tel-Aviv          Israel           1-1
  30     2- 2-88  Toulouse          Switzerland      2-1
  31     5- 2-88  Monaco            Morocco          2-1
  32    23- 3-88  Bordeaux          Spain            2-1
  33    27- 4-88  Belfast           Northern Ireland 0-0
  34    24- 8-88  Paris             Czechoslovakia   1-1
  35    28- 9-88  Paris             Norway           1-0    World Cup Qualifying
  36    22-10-88  Lefkosia          Cyprus           1-1    World Cup Qualifying

Coach for Cameroon
   1    16- 3-94  Cairo             Egypt            0-0
   2     1- 5-94  Seoul             South Korea      2-2
   3     3- 5-94  Changwon          South Korea      1-2
   4     9- 5-94  Pireas            Greece           3-0    Greece Tournament
   5    11- 5-94  Pireas            Bolivia          1-1    Greece Tournament
   6    19- 6-94  Pasadena          Sweden           2-2    World Cup
   7    24- 6-94  Palo Alto         Brazil           0-3    World Cup
   8    28- 6-94  Palo Alto         Russia           1-6    World Cup

Coach for Morocco
   1    17-11-95  Rabat             Mali             2-0
   2     3- 1-96  Rabat             Tunisia          3-1
   3    17- 1-96  Vitrolles         Armenia          6-0
   4     7- 2-96  Rabat             Luxembourg       2-0
   5    20- 3-96  Dubai             Egypt            2-0    UAE Tournament
   6    23- 3-96  Dubai             South Korea      2-2    UAE Tournament
   7    26- 3-96  Dubai             U.A. Emirates    0-1    UAE Tournament
   8    29- 8-96  Settat            Zaire            7-0
   9     6-10-96  Cairo             Egypt            1-1    African Nations Cup Qualifier
  10     9-11-96  Rabat             Sierra Leone     4-0    World Cup Qualifying
  11    11-12-96  Casablanca        Croatia          2-2    Hassan II Cup (pen: 6-7)
  12    12-12-96  Casablanca        Nigeria          2-0    Hassan II Cup
  13    12- 1-97  Kumasi            Ghana            2-2    World Cup Qualifying
  14    22- 2-97  Dakar             Senegal          0-0    African Nations Cup Qualifier
  15     6- 4-97  Libreville        Gabon            4-0    World Cup Qualifying
  16    26- 4-97  Freetown          Sierra Leone     1-0    World Cup Qualifying
  17    31- 5-97  Rabat             Ethiopia         4-0    African Nations Cup Qualifier
  18     7- 6-97  Casablanca        Ghana            1-0    World Cup Qualifying
  19    21- 6-97  Rabat             Egypt            1-0    African Nations Cup Qualifier
  20    13- 7-97  Addis Abeba       Ethiopia         1-0    African Nations Cup Qualifier
  21    27- 7-97  Rabat             Senegal          3-0    African Nations Cup Qualifier
  22    17- 8-97  Casablanca        Gabon            2-0    World Cup Qualifying
  23     9-10-97  Belem             Brazil           0-2
  24    26-11-97  Rabat             Togo             3-0
  25    14- 1-98  Casablanca        Angola           2-1
  26     5- 2-98  Marrakech         Niger            3-0
  27     9- 2-98  Bobo-Dioulasso    Zambia           1-1    African Nations Cup
  28    13- 2-98  Bobo-Dioulasso    Mozambique       3-0    African Nations Cup
  29    17- 2-98  Ouagadougou       Egypt            1-0    African Nations Cup
  30    22- 2-98  Ouagadougou       South Africa     1-2    African Nations Cup
  31    22- 3-98  Sofia             Bulgaria         1-2
  32    27- 5-98  Casablanca        England          0-1    Hassan II Cup
  33    29- 5-98  Casablanca        France           2-2    Hassan II Cup (pen: 6-5)
  34     4- 6-98  Avignon           Chile            1-1
  35    10- 6-98  Montpellier       Norway           2-2    World Cup
  36    16- 6-98  Nantes            Brazil           0-3    World Cup
  37    23- 6-98  Saint-Etienne     Scotland         3-0    World Cup
  38     2- 9-98  Tangiers          Senegal          2-0
  39     3-10-98  Casablanca        Sierra Leone     3-0    African Nations Cup Qualifier
  40    24-12-98  Agadir            Bulgaria         4-1
  41    20- 1-99  Marseille         France           0-1
  42    24- 1-99  Conakry           Guinea           1-1    African Nations Cup Qualifier
  43    28- 2-99  Lomé              Togo             3-2    African Nations Cup Qualifier
  44    10- 4-99  Casablanca        Togo             1-1    African Nations Cup Qualifier
  45    28- 4-99  Arnhem            Netherlands      2-1
  46     6- 6-99  Rabat             Guinea           1-0    African Nations Cup Qualifier
  47     7- 9-99  Ličge             Belgium          0-4
  48    17-11-99  Marrakech         U.S.A.           1-0
  49    21-12-99  Agadir            Senegal          0-0
  50    18- 1-00  El Jadida         Trinidad/Tobago  1-0
  51    25- 1-00  Lagos             Congo            1-0    African Nations Cup
  52    29- 1-00  Lagos             Tunisia          0-0    African Nations Cup
  53     3- 2-00  Lagos             Nigeria          0-2    African Nations Cup

Coach for United Arab Emirates
   1    16- 8-00  Hirosoma          Japan            1-3
   2     7- 9-00  Beirut            Lebanon          1-0
   3    10- 9-00  Beirut            Lebanon          2-2
   4    28- 9-00  Abha              Saudi Arabia     1-6
   5     4-10-00  Dubai             South Korea      1-1    Friendship Tournament (pen: 3-2)
   6     7-10-00  Dubai             Kuwait           1-0    Friendship Tournament
   7    12-11-00  Abu Dhabi         Hong Kong        1-1
   8    10-12-00  Abu Dhabi         Kazakhstan       5-2
   9     6- 1-01  Cairo             Egypt            1-2
   -     8- 2-01  Dubai             Denmark          1-0    Friendship Tournament
  10    11- 2-01  Dubai             South Korea      1-4    Friendship Tournament
   -    14- 2-01  Dubai             Morocco          1-1    Friendship Tournament
  11    27- 3-01  Muscat            Oman             1-2
  12     2- 4-01  Al-Ain            Sri Lanka        6-0
  13     8- 4-01  Bangalore         India            0-1    World Cup Qualifying
  14    14- 4-01  Bandar Seri B.    Brunei          12-0    World Cup Qualifying
  15    26- 4-01  Al-Ain            India            1-0    World Cup Qualifying
  16     4- 5-01  Al-Ain            Brunei           4-0    World Cup Qualifying
  17    11- 5-01  Sana'a            Yemen            1-2    World Cup Qualifying

Coach for Tunisia
   1    28-11-01  Tunis             Togo             1-0
   2    30-12-01  Tunia             Lieria           7-2
   3    11- 1-02  Tunis             Cameroon         0-1
   4    21- 1-02  Bamako            Zambia           0-0    African Nations Cup
   5    25- 1-02  Bamako            Egypt            0-1    African Nations Cup
   6    31- 1-02  Kayes             Senegal          0-0    African Nations Cup
   7    13- 3-02  Tunis             South Korea      0-0

Coach for Ivory Coast
   1    31- 3-04  Tunis             Tunisia          2-0
   2    28- 4-04  Aix-les-Bains     Guinea           4-2
   3     6- 6-04  Abidjan           Libya            2-0    World Cup Qualifying
   4    20- 6-04  Alexandria        Egypt            2-1    World Cup Qualifying
   5     4- 7-04  Yaoundé           Cameroon         0-2    World Cup Qualifying
   6    18- 8-04  Avignon           Senegal          2-1
   7     5- 9-04  Abidjan           Sudan            5-0    World Cup Qualifying
   8    10-10-04  Cotonou           Benin            1-0    World Cup Qualifying
   9     8- 2-05  Rouen             DR Congo         1-1
  10    27- 3-05  Abidjan           Benin            3-0    World Cup Qualifying
  11     3- 6-05  Tripoli           Libya            0-0    World Cup Qualifying
  12    19- 6-05  Abidjan           Egypt            2-0    World Cup Qualifying
  13    17- 8-05  Montpellier       France           0-3
  14     4- 9-05  Abidjan           Cameroon         2-3    World Cup Qualifying
  15     8-10-05  Omdurman          Sudan            3-1    World Cup Qualifying
  16    12-11-05  Le Mans           Romania          2-1
  17    16-11-05  Genčve            Italy            1-1
  18    17- 1-06  Abu Dabi          Jordan           2-0
  19    21- 1-06  Cairo             Morocco          1-0    African Nations Cup
  20    24- 1-06  Cairo             Libya            2-1    African Nations Cup
  21    28- 1-06  Cairo             Egypt            1-3    African Nations Cup
  22     4- 2-06  Cairo             Cameroon         1-1    African Nations Cup (pen: 12-11)
  23     7- 1-06  Alexandria        Nigeria          1-0    African Nations Cup
  24    10- 2-06  Cairo             Egypt            0-0    African Nations Cup (pen: 2-4)
  25     1- 3-06  Valladolid        Spain            2-3
  26    27- 5-06  Basel             Switzerland      1-1
  27    30- 5-06  Villel            Chile            1-1
  28     4- 6-06  Evry-Bondoufle    Slovenia         3-0
  29    10- 6-06  Hamburg           Argentina        1-2    World Cup
  30    16- 6-06  Stuttgart         Netherlands      1-2    World Cup
  31    21- 6-06  München           Serbia-Mont'gro  3-2    World Cup

Coach for Morocco (2nd spell)
  1      8- 9-07  Rouen  	    Ghana            0-2
  2     17-10-07  Rabat   	    Namibia          2-0
  3     16-11-07  Saint-Denis	    France           2-2
  4     21-11-07  Créteil 	    Senegal          3-0
  5     12- 1-08  Fčs     	    Zambia           2-0
  6     16- 1-08  Rabat   	    Angola           2-1
  7     21- 1-08  Accra   	    Namibia          5-1    African Nations Cup
  8     24- 1-08  Accra   	    Guinea           2-3    African Nations Cup
  9     28- 1-08  Accra   	    Ghana            0-2    African Nations Cup

Coach for Equatorial Guinea
  1      8- 2-11  Malabo  	    Chad             2-0
  2     29- 3-11  Malabo  	    Gambia           1-0
  3     10- 8-11  Lisboa  	    Guinea Bissau    1-4
  4      3- 9-11  Bobo Dioulasso    Burkina Faso     0-1
  5      7- 9-11  Malabo  	    Cen. Afr. Rep.   3-0
  6      7-10-11  Nice    	    Gabon            0-2
  7     11-10-11  Malabo  	    Cameroon         1-1
  8     11-11-11  Malabo  	    Madagascar       2-0    World Cup Qualifier
  9     15-11-11  Antananarivo	    Madagascar       1-2    World Cup Qualifier

Coach for Kenya
  1     16-10-12  Nairobi 	    South Africa     1-2
  2     14-11-12  Mwanza  	    Tanzania         0-1
  3     24-11-12  Kampala 	    Uganda           0-1    CECAFA Cup
  4     27-11-12  Kampala 	    South Sudan      2-0    CECAFA Cup
  5     30-11-12  Kampala 	    Ethiopia         3-1    CECAFA Cup
  6      4-12-12  Kampala 	    Malawi           1-0    CECAFA Cup
  7      6-12-12  Kampala 	    Zanzibar    [*]  2-2    CECAFA Cup (pen: 4-2)
  8      8-12-12  Kampala 	    Uganda           1-2    CECAFA Cup

[*] match not full A for FIFA as Zanzibar is not a FIFA member.

Total Record

Matches	Won Draw Lost	For-Against     Points	Percentage

    178	 86  45	 47	290-174		217	60.96  (Total)


Types of Matches
Friendlies		78
World Cup Qualifier	33
World Cup		16
African Cup Qualifier	11
African Nations Cup	13
European Ch. Qualifier	 8
CECAFA Cup		 6
Intercontinental Cup	 1	
Other Tournaments	12

Total		       178




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