Playing position Name Daniel Jeandupeux Years Team Role Football player | 1967–1971 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds Current team Le Mans FC 1971–1975 FC Zurich Position Forward | |
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Date of birth (1949-02-07) 7 February 1949 (age 66) Place of birth Saint-Imier, Switzerland | ||
Daniel Jeandupeux (born 7 February 1949) is a football manager and retired football Forward.
Career
Born in Saint-Imier, Jeandupeux began playing football for FC La Chaux-de-Fonds. In 1972, he joined FC Zürich, where he would win two Swiss league titles (1974 and 1975) and one Swiss cup (1973). Jeandupeux signed with French side FC Girondins de Bordeaux in 1975. He played for Bordeaux until his career ended when his leg was broken by a tackle on 1 October 1977.
Jeandupeux made 35 appearances and scored two goals for the Switzerland national football team from 1969 to 1977.
Jeandupeux last managed Ligue 1 Le Mans UC72, replacing Yves Bertucci in February 2009. He was replaced in May by Arnaud Cormier, but stayed at the club as president's advisor. Jeandupeux has also had spells managing other French sides — SM Caen, Toulouse, and RC Strasbourg. As well as having managed Swiss sides FC Sion and FC Zürich, and the Swiss national team.