Élisabeth Loisel

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| name = Élisabeth Loisel

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1963|8|1}}

| birth_place = Meaux, France

| height = 1.71 m

| currentclub =

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1979–1982

| years2 = 1982–1989

| clubs1 = Stade Reims

| clubs2 = Saint-Maur

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| nationalyears1 = 1980–1989

| nationalteam1 = France

| nationalcaps1 = 40

| nationalgoals1 = 3

| manageryears1 = 1997–2007

| managerclubs1 = France (women's)

| manageryears2 = 2007–2008

| managerclubs2 = China (women's)

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Élisabeth Loisel (born 1 August 1963) is a French former football player and manager. Throughout her career she played for Stade de Reims and VGA Saint-Maur. She was a member of the France national team between 1980 and her retirement in 1989 at 26.[http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=170001172&id_cat=2 Statistics] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730031838/http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/visu_fiche.php?in_no=170001172&id_cat=2 |date=2012-07-30 }} in the French Football Federation's website

In 1997 she was appointed the France national team manager. Under her tenancy France qualified for the 2003 World Cup[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womensworldcup/usa2003/news/newsid=33514.html Loisel: "We aim to reach the quarter-finals"]{{dead link|date=October 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} FIFA and the 2001 and 2005 European Championships. She was sacked after France failed to qualify for the 2007 World Cup.[http://www.fff.fr/selections/femininesa/actu/360809.shtml Bruno Bini sélectionneur des Bleues] French Football Federation That same year she was signed by the Chinese Football Association as China's manager for the 2008 Summer Olympics.[https://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/news/01c6-0e10aaae0216-ba51fa033de0-1000--france-s-loisel-to-lead-china/ France's Loisel to lead China] UEFA However, she was sacked five months from the tournament, following a disappointing performance in the 2008 Algarve Cup.[https://archive.today/20120715014619/http://fr.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womensolympic/beijing2008/news/newsid=727128.html La Française Elisabeth Loisel remplacée par Shang Ruihua] FIFA

She currently leads the Committee for Women's Football and the FIFA Women's World Cup in the French Football Federation.[https://web.archive.org/web/20071012124225/http://fifa.com/associations/association=fra/footballofficials/committee/committeemembers.html List of FFF's committee members] in FIFA's website