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Wilfried Nancy
Nancy in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-04-09)9 April 1977(age 47)
Place of birth Le Havre,France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Columbus Crew(manager)
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 UQAM Citadins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 Toulon 9 (0)
1998–1999 Beaucairois 4 (0)
1999–2000 Raon-l'Étape 3 (0)
2000–2001 Ivry
2001–2002 Noisy-le-Sec 8 (1)
2002–2003 Châtellerault 2 (0)
2003–2005 Orléans
Managerial career
2011–2015 Montreal Impact Academy
2016–2021 Montreal Impact(assistant)
2021–2022 CF Montréal
2023– Columbus Crew
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wilfried Nancy(born 9 April 1977) is a French professionalfootball managerand formerplayerwho is the manager ofMajor League SoccerclubColumbus Crew.During his tenure at the Crew, he led the team to winMLS Cup 2023and the2024 Leagues Cupand finish as runners-up in the2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup.[1]

Early life

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Nancy was born inLe Havreto aGuadeloupeanfather andSenegalese-Cape Verdeanmother. His father was in the French navy, and Nancy therefore spent his early childhood frequently moving, with time in Guadeloupe,Martinique,DjiboutiandRéunion.At the age of 11, his family moved toToulonand there he started playing organized soccer before moving to the academy ofToulonat the age of 14.[2][3]

Career

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Nancy played professionally in France as a defender, and began his career withToulon.He also had stints at various amateur and semi-professional clubs, includingBeaucairois,Raon-l'Étape,Ivry,Noisy-le-Sec,Châtellerault,andOrléansbefore moving to Canada in August 2005 to play with theUQAMteam.[2][4][5]

Managerial career

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In 2005, Nancy became a coach forCollège Stanislas,while at the same time playing for his university team,UQAM Citadins.[2]His time at UQAM was brief, but remarkable, as he was voted most valuable player in Quebec, in addition to being named to the first all-star team in Quebec and Canada. He also helped the Citadins finish second in the Quebec conference.[6]After retiring as a footballer, Nancy became a full-time coach in 2006 and started coachingAAAsoccer; the highest amateur league level in Québec. He coached Québec's provincial teams from 2007, and was also assistant technical director of the Association régionale de soccer de la Rive-Sud in 2008.[2][7][8]

He was part of theMontreal Impact Academysince its inception in 2011 starting with the U18s, then the U21s in 2014, followed by the U16s from 2014 to 2015. He was promoted to assistant coach for thefirst teamon 7 January 2016.[8][9]

On 8 March 2021, followingThierry Henry's resignation, Nancy was promoted to head coach forCF Montréalbecoming the club's first coach following their re-branding from the Impact name.[9][10]On 28 May 2021, after just seven games as head coach, it was announced that CF Montréal had exercised its option on Nancy's contract for the 2022 season.[11][12]Nancy lead CF Montréal to the final of the2021 Canadian Championship,beatingToronto FC1–0, qualifying them for the2022 CONCACAF Champions League.[13]

During the2022 Major League Soccer season,Nancy's CF Montréal lost in the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions League toCruz Azul.[14]On 9 July, Nancy and Montréal ownerJoey Saputogot into a verbal altercation, with Saputo wanting to voice his frustration with the club's loss to bottom of the tableSporting KC.After that incident, Nancy requested to leave immediately, but changed his mind after discussing it with his players.[3][15][16]Nancy finished the 2022 regular season with the second-best record in theEast,while setting numerous franchise-records including 20 wins (with an MLS record 11 road wins) and 65 points in the regular season.[17]During the playoffs, CF Montréal would end up losing toNew York City FCin the conference semifinals.[18]Nancy narrowly lost theMLS Coach of the Yearaward, losing by one-tenth of a percentage point toJim Curtin.[19]Due to a clause in his contract, Nancy's 2023 contract option was automatically triggered by the club making the2022 MLS Cup Playoffs.[20]

Nancy was announced as theColumbus Crewhead coach on 6 December 2022, after the Crew were required to compensate Montréal since Nancy was still under contract.[21][22]In his first season as coach, the Crew finished third in the regular season, playing what observers described as an attractive style of football.[23]In the postseason, Columbus would overcome their archrivalsFC Cincinnatiin the conference finals, then outlast defending championsLos Angeles FCin thefinal.Nancy became the first Black coach to win MLS Cup.[24]

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 14 September 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
CF Montréal Canada 8 March 2021 6 December 2022 79 37 17 25 123 105 +18 046.84 [25]
Columbus Crew United States 6 December 2022 present 85 46 22 17 172 103 +69 054.12 [citation needed]
Total 164 83 39 42 295 208 +87 050.61

Honors

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CF Montreal

Columbus Crew

References

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  1. ^Mac Kay, Brianna (25 August 2024)."Columbus Crew wins Leagues Cup title 3-1 vs LAFC behind Cucho Hernandez efforts".The Columbus Dispatch.Retrieved25 August2024.
  2. ^abcdDuchesneau, Frédérick (16 April 2021)."Wilfried Nancy | Un grand voyageur au gouvernail".La Presse.
  3. ^abDeVille, Chris (21 February 2024)."'Impossible is an Opinion': Crew Coach Wilfried Nancy's Unlikely Journey to the MLS Cup ".Columbus Monthly.Archivedfrom the original on 11 March 2024.Retrieved11 March2024.
  4. ^Ducharme, Jean-François (8 March 2021)."L'ancien Citadin Wilfried Nancy à la tête du CF Montréal"[At the head of CF Montreal].Actualités UQAM(in French).
  5. ^"Première recrue pour Noisy-le-Sec".leparisien.fr(in French). 27 June 2001.Archivedfrom the original on 15 April 2024.Retrieved15 April2024.
  6. ^Ducharme, Jean-Francois (26 February 2021)."À la tête du CF Montréal | UQAM".actualites.uqam.ca(in French).Archivedfrom the original on 28 February 2023.Retrieved28 February2023.
  7. ^"MLS: Wilfried Nancy nommé entraîneur-chef du CF Montréal".RDS.ca(in French). 8 March 2021.Retrieved25 February2023.
  8. ^ab"Wilfried Nancy named CF Montréal head coach".CF Montréal.8 March 2021.[dead link]
  9. ^abBogert, Tom (8 March 2021)."CF Montréal explain why Wilfried Nancy was the right choice to replace Thierry Henry".mlssoccer.Archivedfrom the original on 15 April 2024.Retrieved15 April2024.
  10. ^"Le Français Wilfried Nancy maintenu au poste d'entraîneur du CF Montréal (MLS) après le départ de Thierry Henry"[Frenchman Wilfried Nancy retained as CF Montreal (MLS) coach after Thierry Henry's departure].L'Équipe(in French). 8 March 2021.
  11. ^Lévesque, Dave (28 May 2021)."Wilfried Nancy gardera son poste en 2022".Le Journal de Montréal.Archivedfrom the original on 28 February 2023.Retrieved28 February2023.
  12. ^Bogert, Tom (28 May 2021)."CF Montréal exercise Wilfried Nancy's 2022 contract option".mlssoccer.Retrieved28 February2023.
  13. ^"CF Montreal defeats Toronto FC to win 2021 Canadian Championship".Sportsnet.ca.Retrieved28 February2023.
  14. ^D'Amours, Tristan (16 March 2022)."Recap: CF Montréal 1, Cruz Azul 1 (1-2 aggregate: CAZ advance)".mlssoccer.Retrieved28 February2023.
  15. ^Laradi, Elias (6 December 2022)."Is Nancy's Exit A Sign Of Bigger Problems At CF Montreal?".Northern Tribune.Retrieved28 February2023.
  16. ^Téotonio, Jean-François (6 December 2022).""J'ai été loyal envers le club", affirme Wilfried Nancy ".La Presse(in Canadian French).Retrieved28 February2023.
  17. ^"A record-breaking season for CF Montréal".CF Montréal.12 October 2022.Archivedfrom the original on 15 April 2024.Retrieved15 April2024.
  18. ^"NYCFC down Montreal to keep title defense alive".ESPN.23 October 2022.Archivedfrom the original on 25 February 2023.Retrieved25 February2023.
  19. ^mlssoccer (25 October 2022)."Philadelphia Union's Jim Curtin named 2022 MLS Sigi Schmid Coach of the Year".mlssoccer.Retrieved28 February2023.
  20. ^Bogert, Tom (25 October 2022)."Sources: Columbus Crew make CF Montréal's Wilfried Nancy head coach target".mlssoccer.Retrieved28 February2023.
  21. ^"'There is everything here to do something great': Wilfried Nancy introduced as Crew coach ".The Columbus Dispatch.Retrieved25 February2023.
  22. ^ColumbusCrew."Columbus Crew names Wilfried Nancy as Head Coach | Columbus Crew".ColumbusCrew.Retrieved25 February2023.
  23. ^Rueter, Jeff (9 December 2023)."How the Columbus Crew did what others couldn't against LAFC on the MLS Cup winning goal".The Athletic.Retrieved11 December2023.
  24. ^Meyer, Maddie (10 December 2023)."Columbus Crew coach Wilfried Nancy became the first black coach to win MLS Cup thanks to Saturday's win over Los Angeles FC".NBC Right Now.Retrieved12 December2023.
  25. ^"Wilfried Nancy named CF Montréal head coach".CF Montréal.8 March 2021.
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