Joël Magnin
Swiss footballer and manager (born 1971)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joël Patrick Magnin | ||
| Date of birth | (1971-05-31) 31 May 1971 (age 52) | ||
| Place of birth | Neuchâtel, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1999 | Grasshopper | 198 | (31) |
| 1996 | →Lugano (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 1999–2002 | Lugano | 88 | (21) |
| 2002–2007 | Young Boys | 106 | (15) |
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Switzerland | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2019 | Young Boys II | ||
| 2013 | Young Boys (co-manager) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Xamax | ||
| 2021 | Zürich (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2024 | Young Boys II | ||
| 2024– | Young Boys (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Joël Patrick Magnin (born 31 May 1971) is a Swiss former footballer and current manager. He is the current caretaker manager of BSC Young Boys in the Swiss Super League.
International career
Magnin made 1 appearance for the Switzerland national football team in a 1-0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification win over the Faroe Islands on 2 June 2001.[1]
Managerial career
A longtime youth coach for Young Boys, Magnin signed a 2-year contract to manage Xamax for the 2019-2020 season.[2]
On 4 March 2024, he was appointed caretaker manager of Young Boys, following the termination of head coach Raphaël Wicky.[3]
Honours
- Grasshopper[4]
References
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Joël Magnin". www.national-football-teams.com.
- ^ "Das "Xamax 2.0" soll jünger werden - Magnin übernimmt ab Sommer". fm1today.ch.
- ^ "Raphael Wicky freigestellt, Joël Magnin übernimmt" (in Swiss High German). BSC Young Boys. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Joël Magnin, ancien footballeur et international". Coopération.
External links
- Joël Magnin coach profile at Soccerway
- Joël Magnin at WorldFootball.net
- Suisse Legends Profile
- Joël Magnin at National-Football-Teams.com
- Xamax Profile
