 Desabre as DR Congo national team manager in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sébastien Serge Louis Desabre | ||
| Date of birth | (1976-08-02) 2 August 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Valence, France | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | DR Congo (manager) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2006–2010 | ES Cannet-Rocheville | ||
| 2010–2012 | ASEC Mimosas | ||
| 2012–2013 | Coton Sport | ||
| 2013–2014 | Espérance de Tunis | ||
| 2014 | Espérance de Tunis | ||
| 2015 | Recreativo do Libolo | ||
| 2015–2016 | Dubai CSC | ||
| 2016 | JS Saoura | ||
| 2016–2017 | Wydad AC | ||
| 2017 | Ismaily | ||
| 2017–2019 | Uganda[1] | ||
| 2019 | Pyramids[2] | ||
| 2020 | Wydad AC | ||
| 2020–2022 | Chamois Niortais | ||
| 2022– | DR Congo | ||
Sébastien Serge Louis Desabre (born 2 August 1976) is a French professional football manager,[3] currently with DR Congo national football team.
Nicknamed The Florist[3] he served as manager of the Uganda national team from 28 December 2017[4] until 7 July 2019.[2]
Managerial career
Desabre was born in Valence.[4] His past managerial jobs include ES Cannet-Rocheville, ASEC Mimosas, Coton Sport and Espérance de Tunis. He was also head coach of Ismaily SC in the Egyptian Premier League.[4] He has also coached Recreativo do Libolo, Dubai Club, JS Saoura and Wydad AC.[4][5]
In December 2017, prior to the 2018 African Nations Championship competition, he signed a multiple-year contract with the Federation of Uganda Football Associations to manage the Uganda national team at a gross monthly salary of $25,000.[6][7][8] He replaced Milutin Sredojević, who left in July 2017 to become coach of the Orlando Pirates.[4] On 17 November 2018, the Cranes qualified for the 2019 African Cup of Nations after defeating Cape Verde.[9] In November 2018, the Uganda national team was nominated with five others for the CAF Men's national team of the year award 2018.[10]
Uganda qualified for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations from 21 June until 19 July 2019. The team advanced out of Group A, to the round of 16, in second position, behind group leader and tournament hosts, Egypt. However, the team was eliminated after losing 1–0 to Senegal on 5 July 2019.[11] The following day, in a statement released by FUFA in Kampala, Desabre's contract with the Cranes was terminated by mutual consent despite the success.[1][12]
On 8 July 2019, Desabre was announced as the new head coach of the Egyptian Premier League club Pyramids FC.[13] On 19 January 2020, Desabre rejoined Wydad AC.[14]
In 2022, he was appointed coach of DR Congo national football team, replacing the Argentine Héctor Cúper, after DR Congo failed to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. His contract is for four years, with the aim of guiding DR Congo to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[15]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 6 January 2026
| Team | From | To | Record (totals from ref.) | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| ES Cannet | 1 July 2006 | 24 October 2010 | 112 | 50 | 29 | 33 | 44.6 | [16] |
| ASEC Mimosas | 24 October 2010 | 5 October 2012 | 62 | 28 | 21 | 13 | 45.2 | [16] |
| Coton Sport | 19 October 2012 | 4 November 2013 | 40 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 45.0 | [16] |
| Esperance (caretaker included) | 3 December 2013 | 16 September 2014 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 46.2 | [16] |
| Libolo | 6 January 2015 | 4 October 2015 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 53.0 | [16] |
| Dubai CSC | 4 October 2015 | 30 June 2016 | [16] | |||||
| JS Saoura | 1 July 2016 | 31 August 2016 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | [16] |
| Wydad AC | 17 October 2016 | 6 January 2017 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 56.2 | [16] |
| Ismaily | 11 July 2017 | 27 December 2017 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 72.2 | [16] |
| Uganda | 28 December 2017 | 6 July 2019 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 28.6 | [16] |
| Pyramids | 7 July 2019 | 18 December 2019 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 064.0 | [16] |
| Wydad AC | 20 January 2020 | 25 February 2020 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 42.9 | [16] |
| Chamois Niort | 16 June 2020 | 7 August 2022 | 81 | 23 | 24 | 34 | 28.4 | [16] |
| DR Congo | 22 August 2022 | Present | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 58.7 | [16] |
| Total | 460 | 209 | 129 | 122 | 45.4 | — | ||
Honours
ES Cannet-Rocheville
- Régional 2 Group B: 2006–07
- Division d'Honneur Méditerranée: 2007–08
ASEC Mimosas
- Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire: 2011
- Coupe Houphouët-Boigny: 2012
Coton Sport
- Elite One: 2013
Espérance de Tunis
Recreativo do Libolo
DR Congo
- African Cup of Nations: 4th place, 2023
References
- ^ a b BBC Sport (7 July 2019). "Desabre leaves post as Uganda coach by mutual consent". London: British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ a b Mahmoud Sheleib (8 July 2019). "Egypt's Pyramids FC names Frenchman Sebastien Desabre as new boss". Al-Ahram. Cairo. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ a b Michael Smith Mugote (28 June 2019). "Uganda demanding $100,000 compensation if Egyptian side Al Ahly takes coach Desabre". Nairobi: Florsport.co.ke. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Denis Bbosa (28 December 2017). "New dawn as Desabre appointed Uganda Cranes coach". Daily Nation. Nairobi. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ David Isabirye (28 December 2017). "Sebastien Desabre arrives in Uganda ahead of Cranes unveiling". Kampala: Kawowo.com. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Uganda unveil Fenchman Sebastien Desabre as new coach". BBC Sport. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ David Isabirye (28 December 2017). "Frenchman Desabre replaces Micho as Uganda Cranes head coach". Kampala: Kawowo.com. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ Uganda Radio Network (28 December 2017). "Frenchman takes Cranes job". The Observer (Uganda) quoting Uganda Radio Network. Kampala. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ Nicholas Bamulanzeki (17 November 2018). "Uganda qualifies for AFCON 2019". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "CAF Awards: Uganda, Kenya nominated for best national team of the year award". Nairobi: Futaa.com. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ Uganda Radio Network (7 July 2019). "Uganda Cranes team returns home". Daily Monitor quoting Uganda Radio Network. Kampala. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ Monitor Reporter (7 July 2019). "Cranes coach Desabre, FUFA part ways". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ Nick Cavell (8 July 2019). "Sebastien Desabre: Former Uganda coach joins Pyramids in Egypt". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Wydad Casablanca appoint Sébastien Desabre". kingfut.com. 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Desabre named as new coach of DR Congo". BBC Sport.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Sebastien Desabre - stats and career". FotMob. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
External links
- Official website (in French)
- Sébastien Desabre Interview
- Sébastien Desabre Interview with Sofoot
