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Full nameFranck Passi NameFranck Passi SiblingsGerald Passi 1982-1983Montpellier HSC
1980-1982AS Beziers PositionMidfielder Playing positionMidfielder RoleFootballer
Date of birth(1966-03-28) March 28, 1966 (age 49) Place of birthBergerac, Dordogne, France Similar PeopleMarcelo Bielsa, Alaixys Romao, Steve Mandanda, Billel Omrani, Nicolas Nkoulou
Current teamOlympique de Marseille
Franck Passi (born 28 March 1966) is a French retired footballer He is the brother of another footballer, Gérald Passi.
Telefoot l after du 15 mai 2016 avec franck passi et pascal dupraz
Career
Passi worked in a player recruitment role for one of his old clubs, Olympique Marseille, between 2007 and 2010 before becoming Reserve Team Coach at the club in May 2010. In 2012, he was promoted again, this time as Assistant Coach to Elie Baup. After the departure of Baup in December 2013, Passi continued his duties as assistant coach under Jose Anigo, as well as under Argentine coach Marcelo Bielsa.
After Bielsa's shock exit in August 2015, Passi was appointed caretaker boss in the interim for the club's next few games as Marseille searched for Bielsa's replacement. He was promoted to caretaker boss in April 2016 once more after the departure of Bielsa's successor Míchel. Passi led his side to the 2016 Coupe de France Final, losing 4–2 to rivals Paris Saint-Germain F.C. He led Marseille for exactly six months until October 2016, when the club appointed Rudi García as Michel's replacement.
Passi was interim manager at Lille for the last few months of the 2016–2017 season.
Personal life
Passi comes from a family of footballers. His father, Camille Passi, was a Congolese former footballer, and coach in his later career. His son, Bryan Passi, is a professional footballer who also plays for Montpellier. His brother, Gérald Passi, was also a professional footballer who played for the France national football team.