Nicolas Usaï

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Nicolas Usaï

| image = RC Lens - LB Châteauroux (03-11-2018) 1 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Usaï with Châteauroux in 2018

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|5|1|df=y}}

| birth_place = Marseille, France{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/nicolas-usai_prs212189/person.shtml|title=Nicolas Usai - Player Profile - Football|website=Eurosport}}

| height = 1.69 m

| position = Left-back

| currentclub = Pau (head coach)

| years1 = 1992–1995

| clubs1 = Marseille B

| caps1 = 1

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1995–2000

| clubs2 = Istres

| caps2 = 32

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2000–2001

| clubs3 = Valenciennes

| caps3 = 31

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2001–2002

| clubs4 = Alès

| caps4 = 26

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2002–2003

| clubs5 = Angoulême

| caps5 = 34

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2003–2005

| clubs6 = Cherbourg

| caps6 = 32

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2005–2007

| clubs7 = Athlético Marseille

| caps7 =

| goals7 =

| totalcaps = 156+

| totalgoals = 0+

| manageryears1 = 2008–2014

| managerclubs1 = Istres

| manageryears2 = 2014–2016

| managerclubs2 = GS Consolat

| manageryears3 = 2016–2018

| managerclubs3 = Sedan

| manageryears4 = 2018

| managerclubs4 = Athlético Marseille

| manageryears5 = 2018–2020

| managerclubs5 = Châteauroux

| manageryears6 = 2022

| managerclubs6 = Nîmes

| manageryears7 = 2022–2023

| managerclubs7 = Orléans

| manageryears8 = 2023–

| managerclubs8 = Pau

}}

Nicolas Usaï (born 1 May 1974) is a French professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Ligue 2 club Pau FC. As a player, he was a left-back.

Managerial career

Usaï had a career as a semi-amateur footballer, before he began his managerial career in the lower divisions of France.{{cite web|url=https://www.berrichonne.net/actualites/actu/876/bienvenue-nicolas-|title=Bienvenue Nicolas ! - La Berrichonne Football|website=www.berrichonne.net}} He was named the best manager of the 2015–16 Championnat National.{{cite web|url=http://www.foot-national.com/foot-nicolas-usai-meilleur-entraineur-de-national-l-interview-84762.html|title=Nicolas Usaï, meilleur entraîneur de National : L'interview|last=foot-national.com|date=20 May 2016|website=Foot National|access-date=13 January 2019|archive-date=14 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814171842/http://www.foot-national.com/foot-nicolas-usai-meilleur-entraineur-de-national-l-interview-84762.html|url-status=dead}}

On 24 October 2018, Usaï was named the manager of Ligue 2 club Châteauroux.{{cite web|url=https://www.francebleu.fr/sports/football/c-est-offciel-nicolas-usai-est-le-nouvel-entraineur-de-la-berri-1540368536|title=Ligue 2 : Nicolas Usaï est le nouvel entraîneur de la Berrichonne|date=24 October 2018|website=France Bleu}} He was sacked by the club in December 2020.{{Cite web|date=|title=Châteauroux limoge son entraîneur Nicolas Usaï - Fil Info - Ligue 2 - Football|url=http://sport24.lefigaro.fr/football/ligue-2/fil-info/chateauroux-limoge-son-entraineur-nicolas-usai-1025861|access-date=24 March 2021|website=Sport24|language=fr-FR}}

On 4 January 2022, Usaï became the new manager of Ligue 2 club Nîmes.{{Cite web |date=4 January 2022 |title=Nicolas Usaï nouvel entraîneur de Nîmes (officiel) |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Nicolas-usai-nouvel-entraineur-de-nimes-officiel/1308427 |access-date=8 January 2022 |website=L'Équipe |language=fr}} On 16 November 2022, he was relieved of his duties.{{Cite web |date=16 November 2022 |title=Nîmes se sépare de son entraîneur Nicolas Usaï |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Nimes-se-separe-de-son-entraineur-nicolas-usai/1365192 |access-date=21 November 2022 |website=L'Équipe |language=fr}}

On 28 December 2022, Usaï was hired by Championnat National club Orléans.{{cite web|publisher=US Orléans|url=https://orleansloiretfoot.com/nicolas-usai-le-nouvel-entraineur-de-lus-orleans/|title=Nicolas Usaï, le nouvel entraîneur de l'US Orléans !|date=28 December 2022|access-date=7 February 2023|language=fr}}