:Emerse Faé

{{Short description|Ivorian-French football manager (born 1984)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Emerse Faé

| image = Emerse Faé.jpg

| caption = Faé in 2024

| full_name = Emerse Faé{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players |publisher=FIFA |page=6 |date=21 March 2014 |access-date=6 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|1|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Nantes, France

| height = 1.73 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Ivory Coast (manager)

| youthyears1 = 1990–1994

| youthclubs1 = Malakoff

| youthyears2 = 1994–1995

| youthclubs2 = Toutes-Aides

| youthyears3 = 1995–2003

| youthclubs3 = Nantes

| years1 = 2003–2007

| clubs1 = Nantes

| caps1 = 106

| goals1 = 7

| years2 = 2007–2009

| clubs2 = Reading

| caps2 = 8

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2008–2009

| clubs3 = → Nice (loan)

| caps3 = 32

| goals3 = 3

| years4 = 2009–2012

| clubs4 = Nice

| caps4 = 57

| goals4 = 7

| totalcaps = 203

| totalgoals = 17

| nationalyears1 = 2004

| nationalteam1 = France U21

| nationalcaps1 = 8

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2005–2012

| nationalteam2 = Ivory Coast

| nationalcaps2 = 41

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| manageryears1 = 2021–2022

| managerclubs1 = Clermont B

| manageryears2 = 2022–2024

| managerclubs2 = Ivory Coast U23

| manageryears3 = 2024–

| managerclubs3 = Ivory Coast

| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's football}}

{{Medal|Country|{{fb|CIV}}}} (as manager)

{{Medal|W|2023|}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|CIV}}}} (as player)

}}

Emerse Faé (born 24 January 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and is currently the manager of the Ivory Coast national football team. Born in France, he played for France national teams at youth level and for the Ivory Coast national team at senior international level. He is the first manager in history to win a tournament, while being appointed during the tournament.

Club career

=Youth career=

Born in Nantes, Faé started his youth career with FC Toutes Aides, before moving to Nantes in 1999.{{cite web |url=http://www.fcnantes.com/articles/article2809.php?num=1515 |title=17/04/09 – FC Nantes – OGC Nice Les échos de la rencontre (17/04/09 – FC Nantes – OGC Nice The echoes of the meeting) |work=FC Nantes |access-date=2 October 2010 |language=fr}}

=Nantes=

Faé's senior career started in 2003 with his home town club, Nantes, who were then in Ligue 1. He made his European debut on 26 July 2003, in a 3–2 loss in the third round of the UEFA Intertoto Cup. In August 2003, he debuted in Ligue 1, in a 0–0 draw against Bordeaux.{{cite web |url=http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=6892&pn=Emerse_Fa%C3%A9 |title=FAÉ |publisher=Football Database |access-date=1 October 2010}} In the Coupe de la Ligue Final 2004, he started for Nantes, which eventually lost on penalties.{{cite web |url=http://www.lfp.fr/coupeLigue/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2003/2004&code_evt=CL&num_ordre=1&code_jr_tr=T99 |title=FEUILLE DE MATCH (MATCH) |work=Coupe de la ligue |access-date=3 October 2010 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609194822/http://www.lfp.fr/coupeLigue/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2003%2F2004&code_evt=CL&num_ordre=1&code_jr_tr=T99 |archive-date=9 June 2010}} He went on to play over 100 league games for them. On 9 May 2007, Nantes were relegated from Ligue 1 and he handed in a transfer request.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/berkshire/content/articles/2007/08/02/emerse_fae_070802_feature.shtml |title=Reading sign Emerse Fae |date=2 August 2007 |work=BBC Berkshire |access-date=1 October 2010}}

=Reading=

During the summer 2007 transfer window, Faé was strongly linked with a move to Premier League club Reading, and eventually completed a £2.5m move on 2 August 2007,{{cite news |date=2 August 2007 |url=http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1083650,00.html |title=Fae joins for club record fee |publisher=Reading F.C. |access-date=2 August 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070616180251/http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10306~1083650%2C00.html |archive-date=16 June 2007}} signing a three-year contract, with the option of a fourth. He was given the number 20 shirt.{{cite news|date=2 August 2007 |url=http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1083637,00.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120805135430/http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1083637,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 August 2012 |title=Fae squad number confirmed |publisher=Reading F.C. |access-date=2 August 2007 }} He made his Premier League debut for Reading as a makeshift right midfielder in the 3–0 defeat at Bolton Wanderers on 25 August 2007.{{cite web |url=http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10306~38700,00.html |title=Emerse Fae |work=Reading FC |access-date=3 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807224433/http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10306~38700%2C00.html |archive-date=7 August 2011}}

Faé contracted malaria while on Africa Cup of Nations duty, and fell ill in the buildup to Reading's match away to Middlesbrough on 1 March 2008. He flew back south for medical treatment and had blood tests on 2 March, which revealed the disease.{{cite news | date=4 March 2008 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/reading/7276767.stm | title=Reading's Fae is out with malaria | publisher=BBC Sport | access-date=5 March 2008}}

After failing to break into the Reading first team, Faé refused to play for the reserve team against Tottenham Hotspur reserves along with Ibrahima Sonko. Both were fined two weeks wages and suspended for two weeks, therefore missing the last two league games of the season, which ended with Reading being relegated.{{cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport-old/football/2008/05/02/emerse-fae-won-t-play-for-stupid-reading-boss-coppell-115875-20402145/ |title=Emerse Fae won't play for 'stupid' Reading boss Coppell |author=Neil McLeman |date=2 May 2008 |work=The Mirror |access-date=2 October 2010}}

Faé then flew back to France with both Steve Coppell and said that he would never play for Reading again.{{cite news | date=15 April 2008 | url=http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/football/readingfc/s/2028179_no_way_back_for_fae | title=No way back for Fae | publisher=getreading | access-date=15 May 2008}}

During his time with Reading, he started in only six games.{{cite web |url=http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1536589,00.html |title=Fae leaves; Bennett extends loan |date=29 January 2009 |work=Reading FC |access-date=1 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417132716/http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10306~1536589%2C00.html |archive-date=17 April 2009}}

=Nice=

In June 2008, he was loaned to Ligue 1 side Nice,{{cite web |last1=Dall |first1=James |title=Fae seals Nice loan |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11673/3895359/fae-seals-nice-loan |website=Sky Sports |access-date=15 October 2020 |date=1 August 2008}}{{cite news|date=27 June 2008 |url=http://www.ogcnice.com/actualite/news.php?clef=4847 |title=Emerse Fae : " Niçois à 100% " |publisher=OGC Nice |access-date=7 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081115043903/http://www.ogcnice.com/actualite/news.php?clef=4847 |archive-date=15 November 2008}} with a view to a permanent transfer.{{cite web |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/reading-flop-emerse-fae-on-his-way-back-to-france-with-a-nice-loan-deal-6838124.html |title=Reading flop Emerse Fae on his way back to France with a Nice loan deal |date=11 June 2008 |work=Evening Standard |access-date=2 October 2010}} He made his debut for his new club on 9 August, in a 1–0 defeat to Le Havre, and on 20 September, he scored his first goal in a 2–2 draw against Le Mans.{{cite web|url=http://www.lfp.fr/joueur/detail_tempsJeu.asp?no_joueur=103328&saison=2008/2009&code_evt=D1 |title=Le temps de jeu de Emerse FAE en Ligue 1 – Carrière – 2008/2009 |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel |access-date=1 October 2010 |language=fr }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

On 29 January 2009, it was confirmed that Faé had completed a permanent move to Nice for an undisclosed fee. On 18 October 2009, Faé was sent off with a second yellow card, after he directed abusive language towards the referee in a 4–1 loss against Lorient.{{cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=271537&cc=4716&league=FRA.1 |title=Les Merlus go sixth after Nice rout |date=18 October 2009 |work=ESPN Soccernet |access-date=3 October 2010 |archive-date=23 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023172523/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=271537&cc=4716&league=FRA.1 |url-status=dead }} He was suspended for three matches by the league.{{cite web |url=http://fr.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1122014.html?cid=rssfeed&att= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716073537/http://fr.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1122014.html?cid=rssfeed&att= |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 July 2011 |title=Makelele suspendu un match, Fae trois (Makelele suspended one game, Fae three) |date=22 October 2009 |work=FIFA |access-date=3 October 2010 |language=fr}} Nice also promised to discipline him internally.{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2009/10/21/1575176/nice-midfielder-emerse-fae-will-be-sanctioned-after-lorient |title=Nice Midfielder Emerse Fae Will Be Sanctioned After Lorient Incident |author=Massaer Ndiaye |date=21 October 2009 |work=Goal.com |access-date=3 October 2010}}

On 1 February 2012, Faé announced his retirement from football at age 28, due to ongoing problems with phlebitis.{{cite news | date=12 February 2012 | url=http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/europe/story/illness-forces-nice-midfielder-emerse-fae-to-retire-020112 | title=Illness forces Nice midfielder Emerse Fae to retire | access-date=1 February 2012}}

International career

As a teenager, Faé played football for the French U17 and U21 teams. He debuted for the French U17 team in an 8–0 win over Liechtenstein on 26 February 2001,{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=58898/profile/index.html |title=Emerse Fae |work=UEFA |access-date=2 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107172221/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player%3D58898/profile/index.html |archive-date=7 November 2011}} and was in the team that won the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Trinidad and Tobago.

However, in 2005, following a FIFA rule change concerning national team eligibility, Faé switched allegiances from France to Ivory Coast, the country from which his parents had come.{{cite news | date=24 January 2005 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/4202811.stm | title=Fae chooses Ivory Coast | publisher=BBC Sport | access-date=11 December 2007}} He received his first call up to the Ivory Coast national team for a World Cup qualifier against Benin on 27 March 2005.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4364165.stm |title=Fae gets Ivorian call-up |date=19 March 2005 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=2 October 2010}} He made his debut in the 3–0 win.{{cite web |url=http://www.mtnfootball.com/live/content.php?Item_ID=2031 |title=Player Profile: Emerse Fae (Cote d Ivoire) |work=MTN Football |access-date=1 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001656/http://mtnfootball.com/live/content.php?Item_ID=2031 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}

Faé scored his first goal for the Ivory Coast in a 1–1 draw against Switzerland on 27 May 2006, when he fired in a 30-yard shot, two minutes after coming on.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/5023600.stm |title=Switzerland 1–1 Ivory Coast |date=27 May 2006 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=1 October 2010}}

Faé went on to play at the 2006 African Cup of Nations, appearing at every match for a total of 452 minutes. He also played for the country in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He was called up to the Ivory Coast 23-man squad for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations,{{cite news | date=4 January 2008 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7172162.stm | title=Drogba named in Ivory Coast squad | publisher=BBC Sport | access-date=21 January 2008}} and made his first appearance at the tournament in the Elephants' 3–0 victory over Mali on 29 January 2008.{{cite news | date=29 January 2008 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7213672.stm | title=Ivory Coast 3–0 Mali | publisher=BBC Sport | access-date=30 January 2008}} He was also selected for the 2010 African Cup of Nations, in which he appeared twice as a substitute.{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/gamelog?id=31673&teamId=4789&cc=4716 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724105331/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/gamelog?id=31673&teamId=4789&cc=4716 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 July 2012 |title=Emerse Fae |work=ESPN Soccernet |access-date=3 October 2010 }}

Faé was also selected in the preliminary Ivory Coast squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, but was eventually dropped along with Bakari Koné and Gilles Yapi Yapo, who played with him in the 2006 World Cup.{{cite news |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/world-cup-2010/sven-goran-eriksson-settles-on-his-ivory-warriors/story-fn5c8hri-1225874238346 |title=Sven Goran-Eriksson settles on his Ivory warriors |publisher=Daily Telegraph |date=2 June 2010 |access-date=1 October 2010}}{{cite news |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1222500/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100604060941/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1222500/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 June 2010 |title=Eriksson announces attacking squad |publisher=FIFA.com |date=1 June 2010 |access-date=1 October 2010}}

Managerial career

During the 2012–13 season, Faé joined the training center of his former club Nice in order to obtain his football coaching diplomas. After three seasons, he coached their under-17, and then the under-19 in 2018–19.{{cite web |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/fc-nantes/fc-nantes-emerse-fae-limpression-de-revivre-mes-annees-nantaises-4195502 |title=FC Nantes. Emerse Faé : "L'impression de revivre mes années nantaises" |publisher=Ouest-France |language=fr |date=30 April 2016 }} On 8 July 2021, he became the head coach of Clermont reserve team.{{cite web |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Emerse-fae-nomme-entraineur-de-la-reserve-du-clermont-foot-national-3/1269107 |title=Emerse Faé nommé entraîneur de la réserve du Clermont Foot (National 3) |publisher=L'Équipe |language=fr |date=8 July 2021 }}

On 20 May 2022, he became the manager of Ivory Coast U23, and assistant coach of Ivory Coast senior team under Jean-Louis Gasset.{{cite web |url=https://thewillnews.com/ivory-coast-picks-gasset-as-manager-of-national-football-team/ |title=Ivory Coast Picks Gasset As Manager Of National Football Team |publisher=The Will News |date=20 May 2022 }} On 24 January 2024, Faé was appointed as caretaker of Ivory Coast starting from the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations round of 16, following the dismissal of Gasset.{{cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/africa-cup-of-nations/2024/afcon-ivory-coast-sack-head-coach-jean-louis-gasset-despite-host-nation-s-hopes-of-last-16-place-in-_sto9989319/story.shtml |title=AFCON: Ivory Coast sack head coach Jean-Louis Gasset despite host nation's hopes of last-16 place in balance |publisher=Eurosport |date=24 January 2024 }} He then led his country to defeat the defending champions Senegal on penalties, Mali after extra-time, and DR Congo in the semi-finals.{{cite web |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/11/sport/afcon-final-nigeria-ivory-coast-spt-intl/index.html |title=Host nation Ivory Coast continues miraculous run to AFCON final to set up a matchup against Nigeria |publisher=CNN |date=11 February 2024 }} Eventually, Ivory Coast clinched the title after a 2–1 victory over Nigeria in the final.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68196261 |title=Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast |publisher=BBC Sport |date=11 February 2024 }} He was also awarded the Best Coach of the 2023 AFCON tournament.

Career statistics

=Club=

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National cup !colspan="2"\|League cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{cite web \|title=Emerse Faé » Club matches \|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/emerse-fae/2/ \|website=worldfootball.net \|access-date=6 June 2019}}{{cite web\|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur18805.html \|title=La Fiche de Emerse FAĂŠ , Football - L'Equipe.fr \|work=L'Équipe \|date=30 August 2003 \|access-date=23 July 2013}}
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="5"\|Nantes \|2003–04 \|rowspan="4"\|Ligue 1 \|25	1	2	0	4	0	1	0	32	1
2004–05 \|28	1	2	0	1	0	2	0	33	1
2005–06 \|29	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	33	4
2006–07 \|24	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	28	1
colspan="2"\|Total !106	7	10	0	7	0	3	0	126	7
Reading \|2007–08 \|Premier League \|8	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	11	0
Nice (loan) \|2008–09 \|Ligue 1 \|32	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	34	3
rowspan="4"\|Nice \|2009–10 \|rowspan="3"\|Ligue 1 \|29	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	30	4
2010–11 \|24	3	4	0	1	0	0	0	29	3
2011–12 \|4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
colspan="2"\|Total !57	7	4	0	2	0	0	0	63	7
colspan="3"\|Career total !203	17	15	0	13	0	3	0	234	17

=International=

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year{{NFT\|10966}}
rowspan="7"\|Ivory Coast \|2005	4	0
2006	11	1
2007	4	0
2008	12	0
2009	2	0
2010	7	0
2011	1	0
colspan="2"\|Total	41	1

:Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Faé goal.

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of international goals scored by Emerse Faé
scope="col"\|No. !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Venue !scope="col"\|Opponent !scope="col"\|Score !scope="col"\|Result !scope="col"\|Competition
align="center"\|1	27 May 2006	Basel, Switzerland	{{fb\|SUI}}	align="center"\|1–1	align="center"\|1–1	Friendly

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Emerse Faé

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|1

27 May 2006

Basel, Switzerland

align="center"|1–1

Friendly

=Manager=

class="wikitable" \|+ ! rowspan="2" \|Team ! rowspan="2" \|From ! rowspan="2" \|To ! colspan="8" \|Record
G !W !D !L !GF !GA !GD !Win%
Ivory Coast \|24 January 2024 \|Present \|16 \|11 \|3 \|2 \|25 \|9 \| +16 \|68.75
colspan="3" \|Career Total \|16 \|11 \|3 \|2 \|25 \|9 \| +16 \|68.75

class="wikitable"

! rowspan="2" |Team

! rowspan="2" |From

! rowspan="2" |To

! colspan="8" |Record

!GF

!GA

!GD

!Win%

Ivory Coast

|24 January 2024

|Present

|16

|11

|25

| +16

|68.75

colspan="3" |Career Total

|16

|11

|25

| +16

|68.75

Honours

=Player=

France U-17

FIFA U-17 World Cup: 2001{{Cite web |date=2017-09-23 |title=FIFA U-17 World Championship Trinidad and Tobago 2001 - Matches - France-Nigeria |url=http://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/matches/round=5453/match=25009/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923013442/http://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/matches/round=5453/match=25009/index.html |archive-date=23 September 2017 |access-date=2024-02-15}}

Ivory Coast

Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2006{{Cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.org/tables/06a.html|title=African Nations Cup 2006}}

=Manager=

Ivory Coast

Africa Cup of Nations: 2023{{Cite web |last=Stevens |first=Rob |date=11 February 2024 |title=Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68196261 |access-date=14 February 2024 |website=BBC Sport}}

Individual

Africa Cup of Nations Best Coach: 2023{{cite tweet |number=1756811927634813046 |user=CAF_Online |title=[The man who won it all! 🏆 The #TotalEnergiesAFCON2023 Best Coach award goes to Côte d'Ivoire's leader Emerse Faé 🇨🇮 ] |date=11 February 2024 |acc

ess-date=12 February 2024 |link=no}}