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| name = Bruno Metsu
| image = Bruno Metsu 2012.jpg
| caption = Metsu in 2012
| full_name = Bruno Jean Cornil Metsu<ref name=INSEE>{{cite web |url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/4769950/deces-2010-2018-csv.zip |title=Fichier des décès – années 2010 à 2018 |trans-title=Death file – years 2010 to 2018 |publisher=National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies |access-date=3 January 2021 |language=fr}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date|1954|1|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Coudekerque-Branche]], France
| death_date = {{death date and age|2013|10|15|1954|1|28|df=y}}<ref name=INSEE/>
| death_place = Coudekerque-Branche, France
| height = 1.79 m<ref name=lequipe>{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur17403.html |title=Bruno Metsu |newspaper=L'Équipe |location=Paris |access-date=3 January 2021 |language=fr}}</ref>
| position = [[Midfielder]]<ref name=lequipe/>
| youthyears1 = 1969–1970
| youthclubs1 = [[SC Hazebrouck|Hazebrouck]]
| youthyears2 = 1970–1973
| youthclubs2 = [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
| years1 = 1973–1974 | clubs1 = [[USL Dunkerque|Dunkerque]] | caps1 = 27 | goals1 = 1
| years2 = 1974–1975 | clubs2 = [[SC Hazebrouck|Hazebrouck]] | caps2 = 34 | goals2 = 6
| years3 = 1975–1979 | clubs3 = [[Valenciennes FC|Valenciennes]] | caps3 =119 | goals3 = 13
| years4 = 1979–1981 | clubs4 = [[Lille OSC|Lille]] | caps4 =57 |goals4 =3
| years5 = 1981–1983 | clubs5 = [[OGC Nice|Nice]] | caps5 = 64 | goals5 =5
| years6 = 1983–1984 | clubs6 = [[Excelsior AC Roubaix|Roubaix]] | caps6 = 20 |goals6 =0
| years7 = 1984–1987 | clubs7 = [[AS Beauvais Oise|Beauvais]] | caps7 = | goals7 = 
| manageryears1  = 1987–1988 |managerclubs1  = [[AS Beauvais Oise|Beauvais]] (youth team)
| manageryears2  = 1988–1992 |managerclubs2  = [[AS Beauvais Oise|Beauvais]]
| manageryears3  = 1992–1993 |managerclubs3  = [[Lille OSC|Lille]]
| manageryears4  = 1993–1994 |managerclubs4  = [[Valenciennes FC|Valenciennes]]
| manageryears5  = 1995–1998 |managerclubs5  = [[CS Sedan Ardennes|Sedan]]
| manageryears6  = 1998–1999 |managerclubs6  = [[ASOA Valence|Valence]]
| manageryears7  = 2000      |managerclubs7  = [[Guinea national football team|Guinea]]
| manageryears8  = 2000–2002 |managerclubs8  = [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]]
| manageryears9  = 2002–2004 |managerclubs9  = [[Al Ain FC|Al Ain]]
| manageryears10 = 2004–2006 |managerclubs10 = [[Al-Gharafa]]
| manageryears11 = 2006      |managerclubs11 = [[Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]]
| manageryears12 = 2006–2008 |managerclubs12 = [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]]
| manageryears13 = 2008–2011 |managerclubs13 = [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]]
| manageryears14 = 2011–2012 |managerclubs14 = [[Al-Gharafa]]
| manageryears15 = 2012      |managerclubs15 = [[Al Wasl FC|Al Wasl]]
| medaltemplates = {{medalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
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{{MedalComp|[[Africa Cup of Nations]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[2002 Africa Cup of Nations|2002]]|}}
}}

'''Bruno Jean Cornil Metsu''' (28 January 1954 – 15 October 2013)<ref name=INSEE/> was a French [[association football|footballer]] and [[Manager (association football)|football manager]]. During his senior playing career from 1973 to 1987, he played for seven different clubs in France.

From 1988 until his death, he was the manager of a total of nine clubs in France and Persian Gulf region, the [[Guinea national football team|Guinea]], [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]], [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]] and [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]] national football teams. He coached Senegal to the quarter-finals of the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]], during which his team defeated defending champions [[France national football team|France]] in the opening match of the tournament.

==Playing career==
Before embarking on his career as a footballer, the teenaged Metsu worked as a courier on the docks of [[Dunkirk]].<ref name="Bruno Metsu: the man who inspired Senegal and all of Africa in 2002">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/oct/16/bruno-metsu-senegal-africa-2002|title=Bruno Metsu: the man who inspired Senegal and all of Africa in 2002|date=16 October 2013|work=The Guardian}}</ref>

Metsu played as a [[midfielder]]. His career as a youth and senior player with eight different clubs was largely based in his native France. He had a three-year spell as a youth player in Belgium with [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]. During his 14 years as a senior player between 1973 and 1987, all with French clubs, he played 366 [[Ligue 1|Division 1]] and [[Ligue 2|Division 2]] matches and 28 [[Coupe de France]] matches, scoring 30 goals in Division 1 and Division 2 matches and 2 goals in Coupe de France matches. While at [[Lille OSC|Lille]], Metsu played 63 matches and scored 3 goals in all competitions. Metsu had his heyday at [[Valenciennes FC|Valenciennes]] between 1975 and 1979, scoring his highest number of club goals, 14 (in 134 league - all of them [[Ligue 1|Division 1]] - and [[Coupe de France]] matches), while playing alongside top players such as [[Didier Six]] and [[Roger Milla]]. After Metsu had finished playing his first season (1984–85) for [[AS Beauvais Oise|Beauvais]], it won promotion to [[Ligue 2|Division 2]].<ref name="Bruno Metsu: the man who inspired Senegal and all of Africa in 2002" /><ref name="Bruno Metsu will always be a hero in Africa">{{Cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/3955/africa/2013/10/16/4336578/bruno-metsu-will-always-be-a-hero-in-africa|title=Bruno Metsu will always be a hero in Africa|date=16 October 2013|publisher=www.goal.com}}</ref>

==Managerial career==

===In France===
Metsu spent over a decade as the manager of five different clubs in France before his first foray overseas as a football manager in the year 2000.

After retiring as a player with [[AS Beauvais Oise|Beauvais]] in 1987, Metsu took up the youth team manager post with Beauvais in the same year. In 1988, he guided the Beauvais youth team to the runner-up position in the [[Coupe Gambardella]]. From 1988 to 1992, he was the manager of Beauvais's senior team, which was in [[Ligue 2|Division 2]] throughout his tenure there. In the 1988–1989 season, it reached the quarter-finals of the [[1988–89 Coupe de France|Coupe de France]] for the first time in its history, where it lost to [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]] 2–1 on aggregate.<ref name="Bruno Metsu: the man who inspired Senegal and all of Africa in 2002" />

Metsu was appointed the manager of the [[Ligue 1|Division 1]] club [[Lille OSC|Lille]] at the age of 38 on 1 July 1992. He was sacked on 28 February 1993 after it had managed to win just 5 of its first 27 Division 1 matches in the current season, the board summoning him to a meeting and inquiring: "So have you heard the gossip? We are letting you go." It was a crass way to sack a manager, especially one who prided himself on the strong bonds he formed in dressing rooms.<ref name="Bruno Metsu: the man who inspired Senegal and all of Africa in 2002" />

Metsu was appointed the manager of [[Valenciennes FC|Valenciennes]] at the darkest point in that club's history, immediately after its relegation to [[Ligue 2|Division 2]] following the conclusion of the [[1992–93 French Division 1|1992–93 Division 1 season]] and in the wake of the discovery that some of its players had accepted bribes to throw a [[Ligue 1|Division 1]] match against [[Olympique de Marseille]] that was held on 20 May 1993. He lasted a year there, then had spells at [[CS Sedan Ardennes|Sedan]] (1995–1998) and [[ASOA Valence|Valence]] (1998–1999) before, he applied successfully to become the manager of the [[Guinea national football team]].<ref name="Bruno Metsu: the man who inspired Senegal and all of Africa in 2002" />

===In Africa===

====Guinea====
In the year 2000, Metsu became the manager of a national team for the first time when he took charge of the [[Guinea national football team]] after signing a modest contract. "Metsu complained of so many things in Guinea. Poor infrastructure, poor management by Guinea's football association and frequent meddling in his work," said [[Titi Camara]], a former Guinea international who later became the country's sports minister. "At that time I felt like I had had too much of football but African players reinvigorated me," Metsu said in an interview with ''[[La Voix du Nord (daily)|La Voix du Nord]]'' daily in 2011. The feeling was mutual and Metsu left the Guinea post after less than one year on the job to become the manager of the [[Senegal national football team]] in the year 2000.<ref name="Bruno Metsu: the man who inspired Senegal and all of Africa in 2002"/>
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====Senegal====

After Metsu had settled in Senegal in the year 2000 to become the manager of the [[Senegal national football team]], he took up the task of inspiring the Lions of Teranga (the nickname of the Senegalese national football team) to play better football. In February 2000, the Lions of Teranga had lost to co-hosts [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]] 2–1 after extra-time in the quarter-finals of the [[2000 Africa Cup of Nations]].<ref name="Bruno Metsu will always be a hero in Africa"/>

Metsu immediately began fostering the esprit de corps that would fuel his Senegal side, recalling several players whom the [[Senegalese Football Federation]] did not want in the national team because of perceived indiscipline. He did not manage the team with an iron fist. Instead he rallied the players around the belief that together they could do something special.<ref name="Bruno Metsu: the man who inspired Senegal and all of Africa in 2002" /> Metsu's relaxed but inspiring coaching style quickly whipped his team into shape to the admiration of both fans and officials. He outstandingly led Senegal to the championship final (the first-ever in its history) of the [[2002 Africa Cup of Nations]] held in [[Mali]]. Although they lost to [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] 3–2 on penalties, the White Sorcerer, his sobriquet given by the local press, and his charges were given a red carpet reception when they arrived back home in [[Dakar]].<ref name="Bruno Metsu will always be a hero in Africa"/><ref name="Bruno Metsu, 59, Dies; Led Senegal at World Cup">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/17/sports/bruno-metsu-coach-who-took-senegal-on-world-cup-run-dies-at-59.html?_r=1&|title=Bruno Metsu, 59, Dies; Led Senegal at World Cup|date=16 October 2013|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>

Metsu guided Senegal to seal a spot in the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]] finals for the first time in its history. They were expected to finish at the bottom of [[2002 FIFA World Cup Group A|Group A]], which also contained [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]], two time winners [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] and 1998 champions [[France national football team|France]]. When the 2002 World Cup finals started, 21 of the 23 players in the Senegal national squad were playing with French clubs. Some members of the French team, as well as high-profile players of other teams, publicly dismissed the Senegalese. In a passionate speech to his team before the opening match of the tournament ([[France national football team|France]] versus Senegal), Metsu used the disparaging comments to stir his players. Metsu's psychological approach to the game led him to encourage Senegal's players to focus on France's weaknesses rather than their strengths; he used videos to show the Senegalese players all the weaknesses of the French players. Senegal pulled off a major surprise by beating the reigning [[FIFA World Cup|world]] and [[European Football Championships|European]] champions 1–0, with [[Pape Bouba Diop]] scoring the only goal. "By concentrating five players in midfield, my friend Metsu concocted a nice plan. Individually and collectively we could not find a solution. Senegal were better than us," conceded the France team manager [[Roger Lemerre]], who was magnanimous in defeat. "When I read them [[Pelé]]'s remarks that Senegal was the weakest team of the group, I immediately noticed a revolt in their eyes. I knew they were going to fight like lions," Metsu told the Nigerian newspaper [[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]] later that year.<ref name="Bruno Metsu: the man who inspired Senegal and all of Africa in 2002"/><ref name="Bruno Metsu, 59, Dies; Led Senegal at World Cup"/><ref name=capital/>

Metsu's team drew their remaining Group A matches with Denmark (1–1) and Uruguay (3–3). Senegal finished Group A in second position and thus qualified for the [[2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Round of 16|round of 16]]. In this round, it beat [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]] 2–1 after extra time thanks to the two goals scored by [[Henri Camara]], one of which was the [[golden goal]] scored in the 104th minute. Senegal thus became the first African side to reach the quarter-finals since [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] in 1990. Senegal were finally beaten 1–0 in the [[2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Quarter-finals|quarter-finals]] by [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]] after extra time, thanks to [[İlhan Mansız]]'s [[golden goal]]. After losing the match against Turkey, Metsu faced unprecedented criticism from the Senegalese press, which blamed him for fielding players it described as tired and worn out against Turkey. Some Senegalese officials, football players and fans opined that Senegal would have progressed from the quarterfinals had Metsu used the right men from the start of the Senegal-Turkey match and made substitutions during that match.<ref name="Bruno Metsu will always be a hero in Africa"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/senegal/newsid_2062000/2062460.stm|title=Senegal press blasts Metsu|date=24 June 2002|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>

After Senegal had defeated France in the opening match of the 2002 World Cup finals, Senegalese president [[Abdoulaye Wade]] declared a national holiday. When the Senegal national football team returned to [[Dakar]] following their exit from the 2002 World Cup finals, they were given a heroes' welcome. Metsu's connection to the country had been sealed when he married a Muslim by the name of Rokhaya 'Daba' Ndiaye, one day after he had converted from Christianity to [[Islam]] in Senegal. She changed her name to Viviane Dièye Metsu after the marriage. After his conversion to Islam, he called himself '''Abdulkarim Metsu''' and a fair part of the Senegalese press addressed him as '''Abdulkarim'''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/senegal/newsid_2038000/2038052.stm|title=Party time in Dakar|date=11 June 2002|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/worldcup2002/story/0,,729923,00.html|title=Life with the Senegalese team|work=the Guardian|date=9 June 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=836620.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080807003511/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=836620.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 August 2008|title=Local hero Metsu remains confident|date=1 August 2008|work=FIFA.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/senegal/newsid_2067000/2067150.stm|title=Senegal return to heroes' welcome|date=26 June 2002|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://senego.net/2013/10/17/imam-abdou-salam-thioye-bruno-metsu-etait-musulman-cest-moi-lai-converti_124436.html |title=Imam Abdou Salam Thioye: " Bruno Metsu était un musulman, c'est moi qui l'ai converti " |date=17 October 2013 |publisher=Senego |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020143604/http://senego.net/2013/10/17/imam-abdou-salam-thioye-bruno-metsu-etait-musulman-cest-moi-lai-converti_124436.html |archive-date=20 October 2013}}</ref>

Metsu was mostly described in Senegal as a coach who inculcated the culture of courage and relentlessness in the Lions of Teranga, which subsequently influenced the junior ranks and the nation's club sides. Metsu brought a new spirit that inspired the nation's football and aroused young talent to see themselves as giants anywhere.<ref name="Bruno Metsu will always be a hero in Africa"/>

Metsu left his post as the manager of the Senegal national team in 2002, at the height of differences with the country's football officials. When asked if he was leaving the continent a frustrated man he replied, "No, never! I learnt life here. I honed my skills as a coach here. I made a name here and pushed the doors open to the wide world."<ref name="Bruno Metsu will always be a hero in Africa"/>

===In the Persian Gulf region===
[[File:Bruno metsu.jpg|thumb|left|191px|Metsu managing [[Al-Gharafa]] in 2011.]]

====Al Ain====
Metsu's success with Senegal led him to the [[United Arab Emirates]], where in August 2002 he took up a lucrative job as head coach of the [[UAE Football League]] defending champions [[Al Ain FC|Al Ain]], owned by the [[emir]] of [[Abu Dhabi (emirate)|Abu Dhabi]].<ref name=capital>{{cite web|url=http://capital-balls.com/coach/bruno-metsu/|title=Bruno Metsu|work=capital-balls.com}}</ref> He coach the club to win the re-branded [[2002–03 AFC Champions League]](its maiden title), and completed a double by winning the UAE Football League in the same year. Al Ain retained the UAE Football League title in 2004. This led to a host of offers for the Frenchman, who left Al Ain FC in May 2004 to join the Qatari club [[Al-Gharafa]] in July 2004 as manager, to the resentment of Al Ain FC. Metsu was eventually forced to pay a fine for breach of contract.<ref name=capital/>

====Al-Gharafa (first spell)====

In 2005, Metsu coached his new club to the [[2004–05 Qatar Stars League|Qatar Stars League]] title in his first season, with a 14-point winning margin over the second-placed [[Al Rayyan SC]]. However, with players in the league contracted to the Qatar's National Olympic Committee rather than to their clubs, the side was dismantled, with [[Marcel Desailly]] "transferred" from Al-Gharafa to [[Qatar SC]]. Metsu maintains that the Crown Prince of [[Qatar]], who was the chairman of Qatar's National Olympic Committee, orchestrated the moves due to his unhappiness at his club, [[Al-Sadd SC]], being dethroned as the [[Qatar Stars League]] champions by Al-Gharafa.<ref name=capital/> He nevertheless led his side to victory in the 2005–2006 [[Sheikh Jassem Cup]], but conditions had deteriorated to the point that he left the club in April 2006.

====Al-Ittihad====
Next up for Metsu was a brief stint in 2006 in [[Saudi Arabia]], where the six-time [[Saudi Professional League]] champions [[Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]] were currently only in fifth place in the [[2005–06 Saudi Premier League]] table and were in danger of missing out on the four-team, three-match playoff for the league title. Metsu was handed a one-month contract by the club president Mansour Al-Bilawi to help the club qualify for the playoff. He coached the club to finish in third position in the league table. Al-Ittihad lost its second playoff match against [[Al-Hilal FC]] and thus failed to advance to the final playoff match.<ref name=capital/>

====United Arab Emirates====
Metsu returned to the UAE as the [[United Arab Emirates national football team|national team]]'s manager in 2006, coaching his side to victory in the [[18th Arabian Gulf Cup]] in front of a packed stadium in [[Abu Dhabi]] on 30 January 2007. It was the country's first Arabian Gulf Cup win, with Metsu achieving what former national team bosses had all failed to do.

The UAE crashed out of the [[2007 AFC Asian Cup]] after finishing third in a group containing [[Japan national football team|Japan]], regional rivals [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]] and co-hosts [[Vietnam national football team|Vietnam]] with one win and two losses; especially shocking was the 0-2 loss in the [[Vietnam v United Arab Emirates (2007 AFC Asian Cup)|opening match]] to Vietnam. Despite his contract lasting until 2010, Metsu resigned from his post on 22 September 2008 after the UAE suffered defeats in their first two matches of the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round|2010 World Cup qualification - AFC fourth round Group B]].<ref name=journey>[https://archive.today/20130813142345/http://archive.gulfnews.com/sport/Football/10247071.html Journeyman makes his move, again]</ref> Metsu's overall record with the UAE was 13 wins (11 official), 9 draws (3 official) and 20 losses (8 official) in 42 matches (22 official), scoring 47 goals and conceding 59.<ref name=journey/>

====Qatar====
On 25 September 2008, Metsu returned to Qatar, accepting a job as manager of the [[Qatar national football team|Qatar national team]]. The country hosted the [[2011 AFC Asian Cup]] in January 2011. In the latter tournament, Qatar finished second in their group with two wins and a defeat before it was beaten 3–2 by [[Japan national football team|Japan]] in the quarter-finals on 21 January 2011, resulting in Metsu's sacking in February 2011.<ref name=BRSPort>{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/595963-qatar-fires-coach-in-politically-motivated-move|title=Bruno Metsu: Qatar Fires Coach in Politically Motivated Move|work=bleacherreport.com}}</ref>

====Al-Gharafa (second spell)====
Metsu did not have to wait long for a new job. He was appointed the manager of [[Al-Gharafa]] in March 2011 on a three-year contract, returning to the club that he had guided to win the [[Qatar Stars League]] in 2005.<ref name=tehrantimes>{{cite web|url=http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=237529|title=Tehran Times|date=14 March 2011}}</ref> His club won the [[2011 Qatar Crown Prince Cup]] in April 2011. Metsu was sacked from his post on 15 March 2012, just one year into his contract, due to poor results including a disheartening 5–1 home defeat to [[Al Rayyan SC|Al Rayyan]] that caused the team to drop to seventh place in the Qatar Stars League standings.<ref name="soccerway.com">{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/news/2012/March/16/metsu-sacked-from-al-gharafa-post/|title=Metsu sacked from Al Gharafa post|work=soccerway.com}}</ref>

====Al Wasl====
Metsu was contacted by the [[Senegalese Football Federation]] (FSF) in February 2012 about his possible return to the manager post of the [[Senegal national football team]].<ref name="soccerway.com"/> He was linked to the head coach job of the Iranian side [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] in June 2012 but it was eventually filled by [[Manuel José de Jesus|Manuel José]]. On 12 July 2012, Metsu was named as the new [[Al Wasl FC]] head coach, replacing [[Diego Maradona]] who had been sacked two days earlier. On 26 October 2012, he resigned from Al Wasl after being hospitalised in [[Dubai]] due to [[colorectal cancer|colon cancer]].

==Death and funeral==
In October 2012, three months after replacing [[Diego Maradona]] at [[Al Wasl FC]], Metsu was diagnosed with primary [[colorectal cancer|colon cancer]], with the cancer already having [[metastasis]]ed to his [[lung]]s and [[liver]]. At the time of [[medical diagnosis|diagnosis]], the cancer was already in the terminal stage and he was given three months to live. He underwent [[chemotherapy]] to treat the cancer. He spent the last few months of his life combatting the cancer in his native commune of [[Coudekerque-Village]] in northern France. Metsu succumbed to the cancer and died on 15 October 2013 at Clinique des Flandres in [[Coudekerque-Branche]]. He was survived by his wife, Viviane Dièye Metsu, and their three children,<ref>{{cite news|date=15 October 2013|url=http://gulfnews.com/sport/football/uae-former-coach-bruno-metsu-dies-of-cancer-1.1243328|title=UAE former coach Bruno Metsu dies of cancer|publisher=gulfnews.com|access-date=15 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.20minutes.fr/sport/football/1236587-20131015-lancien-entraineur-senegal-bruno-metsu-tombeur-france-2002-decede|title=Bruno Metsu, le sélectionneur du Sénégal en 2002, meurt à 59|date=15 October 2013|publisher=www.20minutes.fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.purepeople.com/article/bruno-metsu-l-espoir-d-un-cancereux-en-phase-terminale_a125586/1|title=Bruno Metsu : L'espoir d'un cancéreux en phase terminale|date=31 July 2013|publisher=www.purepeople.com}}</ref> as well as a son by his first wife.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.seneplus.com/node/13374|title= Je comprends maintenant pourquoi mon père aime tant ce pays. Trois questions à... Rémy Metsu, fils aîné de Bruno Metsu |date=22 October 2013|publisher=www.seneplus.com}}</ref>

Tributes were paid by athletes, politicians and other sporting figures including football manager [[Claude Le Roy]],<ref name="Bruno Metsu, former Senegal coach, dies of cancer at the age of 59">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/oct/15/bruno-metsu-dies-cancer-senegal|title=Bruno Metsu, former Senegal coach, dies of cancer at the age of 59|date=15 October 2013|work=The Guardian}}</ref> French minister of sports [[Valérie Fourneyron]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/bruno-metsu-who-took-senegal-to-the-quarterfinals-of-the-2002-world-cup-dies-8881778.html|title=Bruno Metsu, who took Senegal to the quarter-finals of the 2002 World Cup, dies|date=15 October 2013|work=The Independent}}</ref> [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]] striker [[Souleymane Camara]]<ref name="Former Senegal coach Bruno Metsu dies at 59">{{Cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/former-senegal-coach-bruno-metsu-142856454--sow.html|title=Former Senegal coach Bruno Metsu dies at 59|date=15 October 2013|publisher=Yahoo Sports and AP}}</ref> and Senegalese President [[Macky Sall]].<ref name="Former Senegal coach Bruno Metsu dies at 59"/>

On 18 October 2013, the French city of [[Dunkirk]] organised a public ceremony to honor Metsu's memory. It was held around Metsu's coffin at the ''Salle Pierre Delaporte'' inside the [[Stade des Flandres]] and was attended by about 400 people, including Metsu's widow and sister, [[Senegal]]'s ambassador to France and the Mayor of Dunkirk.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nord-pas-de-calais.france3.fr/2013/10/18/dunkerque-dernier-hommage-bruno-metsu-341039.html|title=Dunkerque : dernier hommage à Bruno Metsu|date=18 October 2013|publisher=FranceTV3 Nord Pas-de-Calais}}</ref>

On 21 October 2013, Metsu was given an Islamic funeral in the Senegalese capital, [[Dakar]]. His widow Viviane, their three children, Senegalese president [[Macky Sall]], Senegalese National Assembly president [[Moustapha Niasse]], and several notable Senegalese footballers such as [[El Hadji Diouf]], [[Khalilou Fadiga]], [[Aliou Cissé]], and [[Ferdinand Coly]] were among those who attended the funeral held at a Dakar hospital – l'Hôpital Principal de Dakar. Metsu's coffin was draped in the [[flag of Senegal|Senegalese flag]] and the green flag of Islam. During the funeral, Sall described Metsu as "a model of humanity and virtue" and a "hero among Senegalese heroes". Metsu was later buried in the Muslim cemetery of [[Yoff]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24613244|title=Metsu burial takes place in Senegal|date=21 October 2013|access-date=22 October 2013|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liberation.fr/sports/2013/10/21/le-senegal-rend-hommage-a-bruno-metsu-heros-parmi-les-heros-senegalais_941224|title=Le Sénégal rend hommage à Bruno Metsu, "héros parmi les héros sénégalais"|date=21 October 2013|publisher=Libération}}</ref>

==Honours as a manager==
'''Al-Ain'''
*[[UAE Football League]]: [[2002–03 UAE Football League|2002–03]], [[2003–04 UAE Football League|2003–04]]
*[[UAE Super Cup]]: 2003
*[[AFC Champions League]]: [[2002–03 AFC Champions League|2002–03]]

'''Al-Gharafa'''
*[[Qatar Stars League]]: [[2004–05 Qatar Stars League|2004–05]]
*[[Sheikh Jassem Cup]]: 2005–06
*[[Qatar Crown Prince Cup]]: [[2011 Qatar Crown Prince Cup|2011]]
*[[Emir of Qatar Cup]] runner-up: 2006, 2011

'''Senegal'''
*[[African Cup of Nations]] runner-up: [[2002 Africa Cup of Nations|2002]]

'''United Arab Emirates'''
*[[Arabian Gulf Cup]]: [[18th Arabian Gulf Cup|2007]]

==References==
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