Pablo Correa

Pablo Alejandro Correa Velázquez (born 14 March 1967) is an Uruguayan former football player. After his retirement as a player, he became the head coach of three French football clubs.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Correa and the second or maternal family name is Velázquez.

Pablo Correa

Personal information
Full name	Pablo Alejandro Correa Velázquez
Date of birth	(1967-03-14) 14 March 1967
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Playing position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	nil
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1979–1986	Nacional
1986–1988	Rentistas
1988–1990	Peñarol
1990–1991	Rentistas
1991–1993	Defensor Sporting
1993–1994	San Lorenzo	3	(0)
1994–1995	Montevideo Wanderers
1995–2000	Nancy	119	(28)
Teams managed
2002–2011	Nancy
2012	Évian Thonon Gaillard
2013–2017	Nancy
2017–2019	Auxerre
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Correa started his footballing career as a player in Uruguay, where he played for Nacional, Rentistas, Peñarol and Defensor Sporting.

In 1993, he joined San Lorenzo de Almagro in Argentina, but returned to Uruguay after only 3 games with the club, to join Montevideo Wanderers.

In 1995 Correa moved to France, where he played the remainder of his career in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 for AS Nancy,[1]. Correa played up front with Tony Cascarino and became a hit with the AS Nancy fans.

Managerial career

After his retirement as a player, he joined the coaching staff at AS Nancy and was appointed as the club manager in 2002.

In the summer of 2005, Correa secured Nancy's promotion to Ligue 1 by winning the 2004–05 Ligue 2 title and after spending the previous five seasons in Ligue 2. Correa guided Nancy to the 2006 Coupe de la Ligue Final final against Nice, in which Nancy won 2–1, giving them a spot in the 2006–07 UEFA Cup. Nancy survived their first Ligue 1 season of the 21st century, finishing in 12th position and notably beating AS Saint-Étienne 2–0 and Rennes 6–0 in home Ligue 1 matches.

On 25 May 2011, Correa announced he would terminate his contract after the end of the season. He had been Nancy's club manager for nine consecutive years since 2002.

On 2 January 2012, Correa was named as new coach of Ligue 1 side Évian Thonon Gaillard F.C., replacing Bernard Casoni.[2] Following a poor start to the 2012–13 season during which the club lost 3 and drew 1 of their first 4 2012–13 Ligue 1 matches, he was sacked on 3 September 2012 and replaced by Pascal Dupraz.[3]

Correa returned to AS Nancy on 12 October 2013 replacing Patrick Gabriel.[4] Following relegation from Ligue 1 in the summer of 2017 and a poor start to the 2017-18 Ligue 2 season, he was sacked on 29 August 2017.[5]

On 20 December 2017, Correa was named new coach of AJ Auxerre.[6]Following a run of four consecutive Ligue 2 defeats, he was sacked on 18 March 2019.[7]

Managerial statistics

As of 15 March 2019

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Nancy		6 November 2002	5 June 2011	384	143	111	130	037.24
Évian Thonon Gaillard		2 January 2012	3 September 2012	26	9	6	11	034.62
Nancy		12 October 2013	29 August 2017	166	69	45	52	041.57
Auxerre		20 December 2017	18 March 2019	55	21	10	24	038.18
Total				631	242	172	217	038.35

References

1. Pablo Correa – French league stats at LFP (also available in French)
2. Mira, Luis. "Evian appoint Pablo Correa as coach". Goal.com. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
3. "Correa sacked by vian". fifa.com. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
4. "Pablo Correa de retour à Nancy!" (in French). Le Figaro. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
5. "Correa n'est plus l'entraîneur de Nancy". Le Figaro. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
6. "Pablo Correa, nouvel entraîneur d'Auxerre (officiel)". Le Figaro. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
7. "Auxerre se sépare de son entraîneur Pablo Correa". L'Équipe. 18 March 2019.