Pascal Théault
{{Short description|French footballer and manager (born 1956)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Pascal Théault
| image = Pascal theault 2014.jpg
| caption = Théault in 2014
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1956|12|10}}
| birth_place = Caen, France
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| position = Midfielder
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| years1 = 1974–1986
| clubs1 = Caen
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| manageryears1 = 1988–1992
| managerclubs1 = Caen (assistant manager)
| manageryears2 = 1992–1997
| managerclubs2 = Caen (youth development manager)
| manageryears3 = 1997–2000
| managerclubs3 = Caen
| manageryears4 = 2003–2008
| managerclubs4 = Académie de Sol Beni
| manageryears5 = 2010–
| managerclubs5 = {{Interlanguage link|Académie Mohammed VI de football|fr}}
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Pascal Théault (born 10 December 1956) is a French former footballer and football manager.
Pascal Théault was contracted to Stade Malherbe Caen for his entire football career, including a role as manager starting in November 2000.
Biography
Théault started at SM Caen in 1964, aged 8. He was captain of the cup-winning youth team in 1973,{{Cite web
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|accessdate =13 January 2010
}} and played for the first team between 1974 and 1986, becoming the key libéro and captain of the team. In 1984, he was voted best player in Division 2 by the magazine France Football.[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/franpoy.html Player of the Year of D2], rsssf.org He spent six of his twelve seasons in Division 2, during which he played 104 games, and scored 3 goals.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}
At 19, he also began a career as a coach, in parallel with his career as a player. Responsible for the youth team at Stade Malherbe until he became manager from 1992 to 1997, he was responsible for the development of generations of players, including Jérôme Rothen, William Gallas, Bernard Mendy, Grégory Tafforeau, Mathieu Bodmer, David Sommeil, Bill Tchato, Frédéric Née and Anthony Deroin. In November 1997, he was named first-team manager (for which he had been assistant between 1988 and 1992) after a catastrophic first season. He held the role for three seasons. The club finished 5th and 6th in D2 in 1999 and 2000. Graduating in November 2000, he left the club soon afterwards.
Between 2003 and 2008, he was the first-team coach and coach of Académie de Sol Beni, the youth academy of ASEC Mimosas in Côte d'Ivoire.[http://www.ouest-france.fr/2010/10/16/caen/Theault-A-Malherbe-j-etais-comme-un-roi--59168772.html Théault : « A Malherbe, j'étais comme un roi »]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ouest-france.fr, 16 octobre 2010 Since 2010 works as Head coach by the Salé based Académie Mohammed VI in Morocco.[http://www.menara.ma/fr/2013/12/03/912005-tida-2013-u18-l%E2%80%99acad%C3%A9mie-mohammed-vi-de-football-bat-apapa-golden-stars-ngr-2-1.html Académie Mohammed VI de football] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211112552/http://www.menara.ma/fr/2013/12/03/912005-tida-2013-u18-l%E2%80%99acad%C3%A9mie-mohammed-vi-de-football-bat-apapa-golden-stars-ngr-2-1.html |date=11 December 2013 }}
Career
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- 1974-1986 : SM Caen
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Honours
= Player =
- 1973 : winner of youth Coupe de France (SM Caen)
- 1980 : champion of groupe Ouest of division 3
- 1984 : promoted to division 2
- 1984 : voted of player of the year in D2 by France Football
Notes and references
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Category:Footballers from Caen
Category:French men's footballers
Category:Stade Malherbe Caen players
Category:French football managers
Category:Stade Malherbe Caen managers