Nicolas Dupuis
{{short description|French footballer and manager (born 1968)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Nicolas Dupuis
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|1|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = Moulins, France
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| position = Full-back
| currentclub = South Sudan (manager)
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| clubs1 = FC Souvigny
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| years2 = 1982–1986
| clubs2 = AS Yzeure
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| clubs3 = Cournon-d'Auvergne
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| clubs4 = US Beaumont
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| years5 = 1992–1994
| clubs5 = SA Thiers
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| manageryears1 = 1996–2011
| managerclubs1 = AS Yzeure
| manageryears2 = 2012–2017
| managerclubs2 = AS Yzeure
| manageryears3 = 2017–2021
| managerclubs3 = Madagascar
| manageryears4 = 2019–2020
| managerclubs4 = Fleury (technical director)
| manageryears5 = 2019–2022
| managerclubs5 = Madagascar
| manageryears6 = 2023–
| managerclubs6 = South Sudan
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Nicolas Dupuis (born 6 January 1968) is a French football manager and former player who is the manager of the South Sudan national team.
Club career
Dupuis played amateur football in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes for FC Souvigny, AS Yzeure, Cournon-d'Auvergne, US Beaumont and SA Thiers. At Yzeure, Dupuis played and managed 682 matches in all competitions.{{cite web|url=http://www.ailedepigeon.fr/interview-avec-nicolas-dupuis-entraineur-de-las-yzeure/|title=Interview avec Nicolas Dupuis, entraîneur de l'AS Yzeure.Interview avec Nicolas Dupuis, entraîneur de l'AS Yzeure.|publisher=Aile de Pigeon|date=14 January 2015|accessdate=17 October 2018|language=fr}}
Managerial career
In August 1996, Dupuis became the manager of Yzeure. During his time at the club, Yzeure were promoted to the Championnat National in 2006, as well as beating Ligue 1 club Lorient 1–0 in the 2013–14 Coupe de France on 4 January 2014, before losing to Lyon 3–1 on 22 January 2014 in the round of 32.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}
In March 2017, Dupuis was appointed as the manager of the Madagascar national team.{{cite web|url=http://www.ailedepigeon.fr/interview-avec-nicolas-dupuis-entraineur-de-las-yzeure/|title=Nicolas Dupuis, officiellement sélectionneur de l'équipe de Madagascar|publisher=AS Yzeure|date=13 March 2017|accessdate=17 October 2018|language=fr}} On 16 October 2018, Madagascar qualified for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations after beating Equatorial Guinea 1–0 in Antananarivo, marking the nation's first ever AFCON appearance. The team went on to reach the quarter-finals.{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/madagascar/story/3670457/madagascar-secure-first-ever-afcon-appearance|title=Madagascar secure first ever AFCON appearance|publisher=ESPN|date=16 October 2018|accessdate=17 October 2018}}
In January 2019, it was announced that Dupuis would combine his role as Madagascar manager with that of French club FC Fleury 91's technical director.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46945474|title=Madagascar coach Nicolas Dupuis to work at French club|date=21 January 2019|publisher=BBC Sport}} In March 2019, Madagascar extended his contract until after the 2019 AFCON.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47475086|title=Madagascar extend contract of coach Nicolas Depuis|date=6 March 2019|publisher=BBC Sport}} His contract expired in July 2019,{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49276844|title=Nicolas Dupuis' future as Madagascar coach unclear|date=8 August 2019|via=www.bbc.co.uk|work=BBC Sport}} but in September 2019, it was extended for four more years.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49755225|title=Frenchman Nicolas Dupuis signs new deal as Madagascar coach|date=19 September 2019|via=www.bbc.co.uk|work=BBC Sport}}
In April 2021, the Malagasy Football Federation suspended Dupuis without pay for "neglecting his managerial duties in order to pursue commercial interests for personal publicity", with Éric Rabésandratana taking charge of the national team whilst Dupuis served his suspension.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/africa/56942733|title=Nicolas Dupuis: Madagascar coach suspended|date=30 April 2021|accessdate=2 May 2021|via=www.bbc.co.uk|work=BBC Sport}}
Managerial statistics
{{updated|match played 25 March 2025}}
| 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="5" |Record !rowspan=2|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
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| {{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}} !{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}} !{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}} !{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}} |
| align="left"|South Sudan
|align="center"| |align="center"|2023 |align="center"|present {{WDL|18|4|6|8}} | |
| colspan=4 | Career Total
{{WDLtot|18|4|6|8}} !— |
References
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External links
- [https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2019/12/06/a-madagascar-nicolas-dupuis-s-impose-comme-l-homme-providentiel-du-football_6021959_3212.html Nicolas Dupuis Interview]
{{Current managers of CAF national teams}}
{{Madagascar squad 2019 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Madagascar national football team managers}}
{{South Sudan national football team managers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dupuis, Nicolas}}
Category:Sportspeople from Moulins, Allier
Category:Footballers from Allier
Category:French men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Moulins Yzeure Foot players
Category:French football managers
Category:2019 Africa Cup of Nations managers
Category:Madagascar national football team managers
Category:South Sudan national football team managers
Category:French expatriate football managers
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Madagascar
Category:Expatriate football managers in Madagascar
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in South Sudan
Category:Expatriate football managers in South Sudan
Category:20th-century French sportsmen
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