Romain Revelli

{{Short description|French footballer and manager (born 1977)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Romain Revelli

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|8|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Saint-Chamond, France

| position = Defensive midfielder

| currentclub =

| years1 = 1995–1998

| clubs1 = Saint-Étienne B

| years2 = 1998–2001

| clubs2 = Le Puy

| manageryears1 = 2007–2011

| managerclubs1 = Saint-Étienne (youth)

| manageryears2 = 2011–2015

| managerclubs2 = Saint-Étienne (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 2015–2016

| managerclubs3 = Évian (assistant)

| manageryears4 = 2016

| managerclubs4 = Évian

| manageryears5 = 2017–2018

| managerclubs5 = Andrézieux

| manageryears6 = 2018–2019

| managerclubs6 = Cholet

| manageryears7 = 2019–2021

| managerclubs7 = Andrézieux

| manageryears8 = 2021–2023

| managerclubs8 = Dunkerque

| manageryears9 = 2023–2024

| managerclubs9 = Villefranche

}}

Romain Revelli (born 22 August 1977) is a French professional football manager and former player.{{Cite web|title=Romain Revelli avec l'ASSE|url=https://www.asse-stats.com/romain-revelli|access-date=4 September 2021|website=ASSE-Stats|language=fr}} As a player, he was a defensive midfielder.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

Playing career

A true "child of Les Verts", Revelli began his playing career at Saint-Étienne; he played for the club's B team from 1995 to 1998 before switching over to Le Puy for the three final years of his career.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}} He voluntarily retired from football in 2001, before the age of 25, in order to become a football manager.{{Cite web|last=Chatel|first=Luc|date=3 June 2021|title=Ex-adjoint de Christophe Galtier à Saint-Etienne, Romain Revelli entraînera Dunkerque en Ligue 2|trans-title=Ex-assistant of Christophe Galtier at Saint-Etienne, Romain Revelli will coach Dunkerque in Ligue 2|url=https://actu.fr/sports/football/ex-adjoint-de-christophe-galtier-a-saint-etienne-romain-revelli-entrainera-dunkerque-en-ligue-2_42318206.html|access-date=4 September 2021|website=Actu.fr|language=fr}}

Managerial career

After passing through Haute-Loire, Revelli became a youth team coach for Saint-Étienne in 2007. He initially worked as the manager of the under-17 squad, and later coached the under-19s of the club. In 2011, Revelli was called by Christophe Galtier, ASSE manager since 2009, to become his assistant. He subsequently held the position of assistant coach at Saint-Étienne for four years, being on the bench for over 100 Ligue 1 matches. In 2015, Revelli became the assistant manager of Ligue 2 club Évian. The following year, he became head coach, but only until the club's liquidation in 2016.

In 2017, Revelli returned to his home region, becoming the head coach of Andrézieux. He then would go on to coach Cholet from 2018 to 2019 before returning to Andrézieux. In May 2021, he was appointed as head coach by Ligue 2 club Dunkerque, signing a two-year contract.{{Cite web|date=31 May 2021|title=Soccer. Romain Revelli bounces back in Ligue 2|url=https://news.in-24.com/sports/soccer/85351.html|access-date=4 September 2021|website=News in 24}} He leave from the club in the end of 2022–23 season. Revelli appointment manager of Championnat National club, Villefranche from 2023–24 season.

Personal life

Romain's brother Christophe was also a footballer. They played together at Saint-Étienne.

References

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