Philippe Eullaffroy


Philippe Eullaffroy is a French football manager and former footballer who played as a forward. He founded the CF Montréal Academy and spent 11 seasons in Montréal in multiple roles, including Head Coach and Academy Director. After two season in AS Dakar Sacré-Cœur as a Technical Director, he is now the Head of Methodology and Performance in Olympique Lyonnais.

Playing career

Eullaffroy played professional football with Troyes AC from 1982 to 1991. He was selected to the team of the century by the fans and set a record after scoring the fastest goal in club history.

Managerial career

College level

Eullaffroy began his managerial career in his native France with the Stade de Reims and Troyes AC youth academies. In 2005, he moved abroad to Canada, where he began to manage the McGill Redmen, where he coached the team for three years. During his tenure with McGill, he was named the Coach of the Year for all three seasons.

Canadian Soccer League

In 2009, he was appointed head coach for Trois-Rivières Attak in the Canadian Soccer League. In his first season with the Attak, he led the club to its second National Division title. In the postseason, the club reached the CSL Championship finals, where the Attak won in penalties against International Division champions the Serbian White Eagles. For his achievements with the Attak in his debut season, he was awarded the league's Coach of the Year award. The following year, Trois-Rivières ceased operations due to the ended cooperation as the farm team for the Montreal Impact, in which the ownership waived their players' rights and opened their territory for the benefit of the Montreal Impact Academy.
On March 23, 2010, Eullaffroy was appointed the head coach for the Montreal Impact Academy. He led Montreal to the championship final in the 2012 season but was defeated by divisional champions Toronto Croatia.

Montreal Impact

In 2013, he served as the Montreal Impact assistant coach under head coach Marco Schällibaum in the Major League Soccer. In 2014, he was named the academy director for the Montreal Impact academy. On November 17, 2014, Eullaffroy was hired as the head coach for the expansion franchise FC Montreal, which began play in 2015 in the USL Pro.
On July 3, 2020, Montreal dismissed him from his post as the academy's director.

Quebec soccer

In 2022, he ventured into the administrative side of soccer as the performance manager for the Quebec Soccer Federation.

Africa

After several years in the Canadian province of Quebec, he landed an administrative role with the Senegalese side Dakar Sacré-Cœur as technical director.

Olympique Lyonnais

In 2025, Eullaffroy returned to his native France and was named head of methodology and performance at Olympique Lyonnais, overseeing the U13-19 youth levels.

Honours

Managerial

Trois-Rivières Attak
Montreal Impact Academy
Individual