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{{short description|French football manager (born 1968)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
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|image         = Claude Anelka.jpg
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|caption       = Anelka in 2010 as manager of [[AC St Louis]]
|full_name     = 
|birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1968|3|12|df=y}}
|birth_place   = [[Saint-Pierre, Martinique|Saint-Pierre]], Martinique
|height        = 
|position      = 
|currentclub   = Little Haiti FC (Director of Coaching)
|youthyears1   = 
|youthclubs1   = 
|years1        = 1986–1988
|clubs1        = [[FC Versailles 78|Versailles]]
|caps1         = 
|goals1        = 
|years2        = 1989–1994
|clubs2        = [[Paris FC]]
|caps2         = 
|goals2        = 
|years3        = 1994–1997
|clubs3        = [[AS Choisy-le-Roi|Choisy-le-Roi]]
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|manageryears1 = 2004
|managerclubs1 = [[Raith Rovers F.C.|Raith Rovers]]
|manageryears2 = 2009–2010
|managerclubs2 = [[AC St. Louis]]
}}

'''Claude Anelka''' (born 12 March 1968) is a French [[association football|football]] manager, who is the Director of Coaching at Little Haiti FC, and former player.

==Early life==
Anelka was born in [[Saint-Pierre, Martinique]] on 12 March 1968.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}

==Playing career==
Anelka played as a [[defender (association football)|defender]] for [[FC Versailles 78|Versailles]], [[Paris FC]] and [[AS Choisy-le-Roi|Choisy-le-Roi]].{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}

== Managerial career ==
In 2004, he invested approximately £300,000 into Scottish side [[Raith Rovers F.C.|Raith Rovers]] and became manager.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/may/04/sportfeatures.footballmanagers|title=The 10 worst football managers|accessdate=3 July 2019|date=4 May 2008|author=Will Hersey|work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12604102.american-adventure-begins-for-claude-anelka-the-man-who-over-stretched-his-limits-at-raith-rovers|title=American adventure begins for Claude Anelka, the man who 'over-stretched his limits' at Raith Rovers|accessdate=3 July 2019|date=11 January 2010|publisher=The Herald}}</ref> However, he resigned as manager in September 2004 after managing just one draw and seven defeats from eight games.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/raith_rovers/3698680.stm|title=Anelka stands down at Raith|accessdate=4 May 2008|date=29 September 2004|publisher=BBC}}</ref> After resigning as manager, he became Director of Football, but resigned from that position in October 2004.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/raith_rovers/3723196.stm|title=Raith in boardroom turmoil|accessdate=4 May 2008|date=7 October 2004|publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/oct/20/newsstory.sport16|title=Wrath of Raith fans forces Anelka to quit|accessdate=4 May 2008|date=20 October 2004|author=Desmond Kane|work=The Guardian}}</ref>

Anelka, after leaving Raith, worked as a coach at FC Trappes, where both his brother and [[Patrick Vieira]] began their careers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/soccer/story/47C6C8B17E5A884D8625768700087B1E?OpenDocument|title=Soccer team here named AC St. Louis|publisher=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]|date=9 December 2009|accessdate=9 December 2009}}</ref>

On 8 December 2009, Anelka was announced as the first Head Coach of NASL expansion side [[AC St. Louis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2009/12/08/st-louis-entry-into-nasl-announces-name-coach-and-director-of-player-personal/|title=St. Louis Entry into NASL Announces Name, Coach and Director of Player Personal|accessdate=8 December 2009|date=8 December 2009|author=Brian Quarstad|publisher=Inside MN Soccer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091214040902/http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2009/12/08/st-louis-entry-into-nasl-announces-name-coach-and-director-of-player-personal/|archive-date=14 December 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> Anelka was fired from the position on 25 June 2010.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lange |first=Dave |url=http://www.globe-democrat.com/news/2010/jun/25/ac-st-louis-fires-head-coach-claude-anelka-dale-sc/ |title=AC St. Louis fires head coach Claude Anelka, Schilly takes over |publisher=St. Louis Globe-Democrat |date=25 June 2010 |accessdate=25 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100630163822/http://www.globe-democrat.com/news/2010/jun/25/ac-st-louis-fires-head-coach-claude-anelka-dale-sc/ |archive-date=30 June 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

After a spell as Head Coach of Floridians FC he was appointed Director of Coaching at Little Haiti FC, of the Florida Youth Soccer Association (FYSA) in February 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://littlehaitifc.org/director-of-coaching/|title=Little Haiti FC|accessdate=18 August 2015}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
He is the older brother of professional footballer [[Nicolas Anelka]] and acted as his agent in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/scottish/from-real-to-raith-how-the-other-anelka-changed-his-life-6164457.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925221039/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/scottish/from-real-to-raith-how-the-other-anelka-changed-his-life-6164457.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 September 2015|title=From Real to Raith how the other Anelka changed his life|publisher=Independent|date=1 July 2004}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Raith Rovers F.C. managers}}
{{AC St. Louis coaches}}

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[[Category:Sportspeople from Le Chesnay]]
[[Category:French people of Martiniquais descent]]
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[[Category:FC Versailles 78 players]]
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