Jean-Marc Nobilo


Jean Marc Nobilo is a French football coach.
Nobilo first started his career as a player at amateur level. After a brief coaching career at SC Hazebrouck, he became a coach on the Reunion Island at La Tamponnaise, at Saint-Denis FC and then at Le Havre AC. During his time at Le Havre, he has been coach of the PRO B team, the training facility's head manager. Having won the French League 2 tournament during the season 2007-2008 and being elected the best coach of the league, he helped the club to come back in League 1.
He pursued his career both in France and internationally with a wide variety of experiences: head coach of Benin's national team, National Technical Director to the Ivorian Football Federation, head manager of AJ Auxerre's training center and winner of the Gambardella Cup U19 in 2014. He is renowned for his capacity to promote PRO B team to the upper division.

Biography

After working in Reunion, Mauritius Island, Lebanon and in Al-Aïn, Jean-Marc Nobilo came back in France in 2004 as the first's teams joint coach with Noël Tosi, and head coach of the PRO B team of Angers SCO. His winning the Atlantic League allowed for the PRO B team to be promoted to CFA 2.
In 2005, Jean-Pierre Louvel, Chairman of Le Havre AC, offered him the training facility's head manager and head coach of the PRO B Team, in CFA 2 positions. Under his leadership, the team was promoted to CFA in 2006.
In 2007, he replaced Thierry Uvenard as head coach of Le Havre AC's first time, then in League 2. The team dominated the championship, won the title two games before the end and was promoted back to League 1. Jean-Marc Nobilo was elected best coach of League 2. He renewed his contract with Le Havre AC for two more seasons. But his come back in League 1 was difficult. Last one in ranking in December and after four losses in five games, Jean-Marc Nobilo was appointed sports manager by Louvel. Frederic Hantz, former coach of Sochaux, then replaced him as the new first team's head coach.
By September 2010, Jean-Marc Nobilo was appointed head coach of Benin's national team. He left his job one month later since the salary agreements were not respected.
In February 2011, he was appointed National Technical Director of Ivorian Football Federation and manager of U20 and U17 national teams, by Jacques Anouma, for two seasons. Under his leadership, the Ivory Coast's U17 national team reached the U17 World Cup's knockout stages in Mexico with coach Alain Gouaméné.
In January 2012, he became head manager of Algeria's youth national team and head coach of U20 national team. He resigned on 23 March 2013, after the elimination of the team during the first phases of the Youth African Cup.
In June 2013, he came back in France as Academy's head manager of AJ Auxerre. He signed a four-season contract. In 2014, he became head coach of the PRO B team. His team won the CFA 2, promoting them to CFA. The next year, the team finished on the podium. Moreover, with Johan Radet, AJ Auxerre won the Gambardella Cup U19, the most famous national youth competition after waiting twelve years.
During the season 2016 – 2017, he became a consultant in Slovakia for the FC DAC Daunajskà and special advisor of Chairman Oszkàr VILAGI about youth development.
In June 2017, he became head coach of the first team of Stade Lavallois. He left his job on 17 December 2017 as part of an amicable separation.
In June 2018, on the recommendation of National Technical Departement of the French Football Federation, he was appointed local technical director of Reunion Island Football League, by its Chairman, Yves Estheve. Specially in charge of coach education and youth teams.
In 2020, Jean-Marc Nobilo came back in France again and accepted the job employment of Paris FC's Chairman Pierre Ferracci. He became Academy's head manager and manager of international club development.

Clubs

Player

  • 1981-1982 : Castets-en-Dorthe
  • 1982-1987 : SC Hazebrouck

    Coach

  • 1988 - 1991 : US Stade Tamponnaise La Réunion
  • 1991 - 1993 : CS Saint-Denis La Réunion
  • 1993 - 1996 : Reunion Island
  • 1996 - 1999 : Le Havre AC
  • 1999 - 2001 : Mauricius Island
  • 2001 - 2002 : Al Aïn
  • 2002 - 2004 :
  • 2004 - 2005 : Angers SCO
  • 2005 - 2010 : Le Havre AC
  • Sep 2010 - Oct. 2010 :
  • Fév. 2011 - Oct. 2011 :
  • Jan. 2012 - Mars 2013 :
  • 2013 - 2017 : AJ Auxerre
  • 2017 - déc. 2017 - : Stade lavallois
  • 2018 - 2020 : Ligue Réunionnaise de Football
  • 2020 jusqu'à aujourd'hui : Paris FC

    Prize list

  • 2005 - Winner DH - PRO B Team SCO d'Angers
  • 2006 - Winner of the tournament of French Elite Academies - PRO B Team Havre AC
  • 2007 - Winner CFA 2 - PRO B Team Havre AC
  • 2008 - Winner League 2 - PRO Team Havre AC and elected best coach of the league
  • 2010 - French Vice - Champion of PRO B Teams - PRO B Team Havre AC
  • 2011 - Round of 16 of the World Cup U17 in Mexico - National Team U17
  • 2014 - Winner of the famous Gambardella Cup - U19 AJ Auxerre
  • 2015 - Winner of CFA 2 - PRO B Team AJ Auxerre and elected best coach of the league
  • 2016 - On the podium of CFA - PRO B Team AJ Auxerre