Franck Passi

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Franck Passi

| image = Valais Cup 2013 OM -FC Porto-Franck Passi crop.jpg

| caption = Passi with Marseille in 2013

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|3|28|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Bergerac, France

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Al-Ittihad (assistant)

| youthyears1 = 1980–1982

| youthclubs1 = AS Béziers

| youthyears2 = 1982–1983

| youthclubs2 = Montpellier

| years1 = 1983–1986

| clubs1 = Montpellier

| caps1 = 87

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 1986–1988

| clubs2 = Marseille

| caps2 = 61

| goals2 = 3

| years3 = 1988–1990

| clubs3 = Toulouse

| caps3 = 74

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 1990–1993

| clubs4 = Toulon

| caps4 = 84

| goals4 = 3

| years5 = 1993–1994

| clubs5 = Monaco

| caps5 = 19

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 1994–1999

| clubs6 = Compostela

| caps6 = 179

| goals6 = 6

| years7 = 1999–2001

| clubs7 = Bolton Wanderers

| caps7 = 38

| goals7 = 0

| totalcaps = 542

| totalgoals = 15

| nationalyears1 = 1988

| nationalteam1 = France U21

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| manageryears1 = 2004

| managerclubs1 = Compostela (caretaker)

| manageryears2 = 2012–2016

| managerclubs2 = Marseille (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 2015

| managerclubs3 = Marseille (caretaker)

| manageryears4 = 2016

| managerclubs4 = Marseille (caretaker)

| manageryears5 = 2017

| managerclubs5 = Lille (interim)

| manageryears6 = 2018–2019

| managerclubs6 = Monaco (assistant)

| manageryears7 = 2019

| managerclubs7 = Monaco (caretaker)

| manageryears8 = 2020

| managerclubs8 = Chamois Niortais

| manageryears9 = 2020–2022

| managerclubs9 = Al-Rayyan (assistant)

| manageryears10 = 2022–2024

| managerclubs10 = Lyon (assistant)

| manageryears11 = 2024–

| managerclubs11 = Al-Ittihad (assistant)

}}

Franck Passi (born 28 March 1966) is a French football coach and former player who is the assistant manager of Saudi Pro League side Al-Ittihad. He played as a midfielder.

Coaching career

Passi worked in a player recruitment role for one of his old clubs, Marseille, between 2007 and 2010 before becoming Reserve Team Coach at the club in May 2010. In 2012, he was promoted again, this time as assistant coach to Elie Baup. After the departure of Baup in December 2013, Passi continued his duties as assistant coach under José Anigo, as well as under Argentine coach Marcelo Bielsa.

In August 2015, after Bielsa left following defeat in the opening game of the season, Passi was appointed caretaker boss.{{cite news |title=Labrune disappointed by Bielsa exit |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/labrune-disappointed-bielsa-exit |access-date=20 April 2020 |work=FourFourTwo |date=13 August 2015}} In the one game of his tenure, his Ligue 1 debut away to Reims, the team lost 1–0.{{cite news |title=Marseille's post-Bielsa era starts with loss away at Reims |url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/marseilles-post-bielsa-era-starts-with-loss-away-at-reims |access-date=20 April 2020 |work=Fox Sports |date=16 August 2015}}

On 19 April 2016, Bielsa's successor Míchel was sacked on the day before the Coupe de France semi-final against Sochaux, and Passi took temporary charge for the second time in the season.{{cite news |title=Marseille sack Míchel on eve of Coupe de France semi-final with Sochaux |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/apr/19/marseille-sack-michel-coupe-de-france-semi-final-sochaux |access-date=20 April 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=19 April 2016}} He won the game 1–0 through Florian Thauvin's goal.{{cite news |title=Marseille beats Sochaux to set up French Cup final with PSG |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20160421-football-marseille-edge-sochaux-set-psg-final |access-date=20 April 2020 |publisher=France 24 |date=21 April 2016}} In the 2016 Coupe de France Final, the team lost 4–2 to Le Classique rivals Paris Saint-Germain. Passi saved Marseille from relegation and led the club for exactly six months until October 2016, when Rudi Garcia was hired as Míchel's replacement following the club's takeover by Frank McCourt.{{cite news |title=Marseille must thank Franck Passi |url=https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2016/the-verdict-marseille-must-thank-franck-passi/ |access-date=20 April 2020 |publisher=Get Football News France |date=27 October 2016}}

In February 2017, Passi was named caretaker boss of fourth-from-bottom Lille, to pave the way for Bielsa's arrival in the summer.{{cite news |last1=Rodden |first1=Mark |title=Lille name Franck Passi interim boss amid Marcelo Bielsa reports |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/lille/story/3061228/franck-passi-named-interim-lille-manager-amid-reports-of-marcelo-bielsa-arrival |access-date=20 April 2020 |publisher=ESPN FC |date=15 February 2017}} On 24 January 2019, Passi was named caretaker coach of Monaco, following the suspension of Thierry Henry.{{Cite web|url=https://www.asmonaco.com/communique-officiel-2/|title=Communiqué officiel|date=24 January 2019|website=AS Monaco|language=fr-FR|access-date=24 January 2019}} He oversaw the team for just one match, a 2–0 defeat to Dijon, before Leonardo Jardim was installed as permanent coach.{{cite news |title=Dijon 2–0 Monaco |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47015864 |access-date=20 April 2020 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=26 January 2019}}

In January 2020, Passi was appointed as manager of Ligue 2 club Chamois Niortais until the end of the season following the departure of Pascal Plancque.{{cite web|url=http://www.leparisien.fr/sports/ligue-2-franck-passi-nomme-entraineur-de-niort-13-01-2020-8235387.php|title=Ligue 2: Franck Passi nommé entraîneur de Niort|work=Le Parisien|date=13 January 2020|access-date=8 February 2020|author=Laurent Pruneta}} He left at the end of the season, saying that he was preparing to be an assistant at Laurent Blanc's new project.{{cite news |title=Ligue 2 : Franck Passi quitte les [sic] Niort pour suivre Laurent Blanc|trans-title=Ligue 2: Franck Passi leaves Niort to follow Laurent Blanc|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Ligue-2-franck-passi-quitte-les-chamois-niortais/1141375 |access-date=31 August 2020 |work=L'Équipe |date=8 June 2020 |language=fr}} In December 2020, he became Blanc's assistant manager at Al-Rayyan.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

Personal life

Passi comes from a family of footballers. His father, Camille Passi, was a Congolese footballer, and coach in his later career.{{cite web|url=http://www.20minutes.fr/marseille/1666055-20150813-franck-passi-raconte-frere-gerald-etre-numero-deux-franck-contre-nature|title=Franck Passi raconté par son frère Gérald: "Être numéro deux, pour Franck, c'était contre-nature"|website=www.20minutes.fr}} His son, Bryan Passi, is a professional footballer who also played for Montpellier.{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Bryan-passi-fils-de-franck-passe-professionnel-a-montpellier/778064|title=Bryan Passi, fils de Franck, passe professionnel à Montpellier|last=Rédaction}} His brother, Gérald Passi, was also a professional footballer who played for the France national football team.{{cite web|url=https://www.om.net/actualites/126821/un-spectateur-nomme-passi|title=Un spectateur nommé Passi|date=31 July 2012|access-date=22 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810175933/https://www.om.net/actualites/126821/un-spectateur-nomme-passi|archive-date=10 August 2018|url-status=dead}}

Managerial statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" \|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
rowspan="2"\|Team !rowspan="2"\|Nat !rowspan="2"\|From !rowspan="2"\|To !colspan="9"\|Record
{{Tooltip\|G\|Games managed}} !{{Tooltip\|W\|Games won}} !{{Tooltip\|D\|Games drawn}} !{{Tooltip\|L\|Games lost}} !{{Tooltip\|GF\|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip\|GA\|Goals against}} !{{Tooltip\|GD\|Goal difference}} !{{Tooltip\|Win %\|Winning percentage}}
align=left\|Compostela (caretaker){{cite web\|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l898.html?temp=2003-04\|title=Passi: Franck Passi: Matches 2003–04\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=25 January 2017}} \|Spain \|align=left\|6 January 2004 \|align=left\|12 January 2004 {{WDL\|1\|0\|0\|1\|for=1\|against=2\|diff=yes}}
align=left\|Marseille (caretaker) \|France \|align=left\|10 August 2015 \|align=left\|18 August 2015 {{WDL\|1\|0\|0\|1\|for=0\|against=1\|diff=yes}}
align=left\|Marseille (caretaker) \|France \|align=left\|19 April 2016 \|align=left\|19 October 2016 {{WDL\|15\|6\|5\|4\|for=18\|against=16\|diff=yes}}
align=left\|Lille (interim) \|France \|align=left\|14 February 2017 \|align=left\|24 May 2017 {{WDL\|15\|7\|2\|6\|for=20\|against=18\|diff=yes}}
align=left\|Monaco (caretaker) \|France \|align=left\|24 January 2019 \|align=left\|27 January 2019 \|1 \|0 \|0 \|1 \|0 \|2 \|–2 \|0.00
colspan="4"\|Total {{WDLtot\|33\|13\|7\|13\|for=39\|against=39\|diff=yes}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"

|+ Managerial record by team and tenure

rowspan="2"|Team

!rowspan="2"|Nat

!rowspan="2"|From

!rowspan="2"|To

!colspan="9"|Record

!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}

!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

!{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}

!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}

align=left|Compostela (caretaker){{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l898.html?temp=2003-04|title=Passi: Franck Passi: Matches 2003–04|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=25 January 2017}}

|Spain

|align=left|6 January 2004

|align=left|12 January 2004

align=left|Marseille (caretaker)

|France

|align=left|10 August 2015

|align=left|18 August 2015

align=left|Marseille (caretaker)

|France

|align=left|19 April 2016

|align=left|19 October 2016

align=left|Lille (interim)