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{{short description|French footballer (born 1966)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Franck Passi
| image = Valais Cup 2013 OM -FC Porto-Franck Passi crop.jpg
| caption = Passi with [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] in 2013
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|3|28|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Bergerac, Dordogne|Bergerac]], France
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]] (assistant)
| youthyears1 = 1980–1982
| youthclubs1 = [[AS Béziers (football)|AS Béziers]]
| youthyears2 = 1982–1983
| youthclubs2 = [[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]]
| years1 = 1983–1986
| clubs1 = [[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]]
| caps1 = 87
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 1986–1988
| clubs2 = [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
| caps2 = 61
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 1988–1990
| clubs3 = [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]]
| caps3 = 74
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 1990–1993
| clubs4 = [[Sporting Toulon Var|Toulon]]
| caps4 = 84
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 1993–1994
| clubs5 = [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]]
| caps5 = 19
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 1994–1999
| clubs6 = [[SD Compostela|Compostela]]
| caps6 = 179
| goals6 = 6
| years7 = 1999–2001
| clubs7 = [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
| caps7 = 38
| goals7 = 0
| totalcaps = 542
| totalgoals = 15
| nationalyears1 = 1988
| nationalteam1 = [[France national under-21 football team|France U21]]
| nationalcaps1 = 
| nationalgoals1 = 
| manageryears1 = 2004
| managerclubs1 = [[SD Compostela|Compostela]] (caretaker)
| manageryears2 = 2012–2016
| managerclubs2 = [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] (assistant)
| manageryears3 = 2015
| managerclubs3 = [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] (caretaker)
| manageryears4 = 2016
| managerclubs4 = [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] (caretaker)
| manageryears5 = 2017
| managerclubs5 = [[Lille OSC|Lille]] (interim)
| manageryears6 = 2018–2019
| managerclubs6 = [[AS Monaco|Monaco]] (assistant)
| manageryears7 = 2019
| managerclubs7 = [[AS Monaco|Monaco]] (caretaker)
| manageryears8 = 2020
| managerclubs8 = [[Chamois Niortais F.C.|Chamois Niortais]]
| manageryears9 = 2020–2022
| managerclubs9 = [[Al-Rayyan SC|Al-Rayyan]] (assistant)
| manageryears10 = 2022–2024
| managerclubs10 = [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] (assistant)
| manageryears11 = 2024–
| managerclubs11 = [[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]] (assistant)
}}

'''Franck Passi''' (born 28 March 1966) is a French [[association football|football]] coach and former player who is the assistant manager of [[Saudi Pro League]] side [[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]]. He played as a [[midfielder]].

==Coaching career==
Passi worked in a player recruitment role for one of his old clubs, [[Olympique Marseille|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 [[José Anigo]], as well as under Argentine coach [[Marcelo Bielsa]].

In August 2015, after Bielsa left following defeat in the opening game of the season, Passi was appointed caretaker boss.<ref>{{cite news |title=Labrune disappointed by Bielsa exit |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/labrune-disappointed-bielsa-exit |access-date=20 April 2020 |work=FourFourTwo |date=13 August 2015}}</ref> In the one game of his tenure, his [[Ligue 1]] debut away to [[Stade Reims|Reims]], the team lost 1–0.<ref>{{cite news |title=Marseille's post-Bielsa era starts with loss away at Reims |url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/marseilles-post-bielsa-era-starts-with-loss-away-at-reims |access-date=20 April 2020 |work=Fox Sports |date=16 August 2015}}</ref>

On 19 April 2016, Bielsa's successor [[Míchel (footballer, born 1963)|Míchel]] was sacked on the day before the [[Coupe de France]] semi-final against [[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|Sochaux]], and Passi took temporary charge for the second time in the season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Marseille sack Míchel on eve of Coupe de France semi-final with Sochaux |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/apr/19/marseille-sack-michel-coupe-de-france-semi-final-sochaux |access-date=20 April 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=19 April 2016}}</ref> He won the game 1–0 through [[Florian Thauvin]]'s goal.<ref>{{cite news |title=Marseille beats Sochaux to set up French Cup final with PSG |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20160421-football-marseille-edge-sochaux-set-psg-final |access-date=20 April 2020 |publisher=France 24 |date=21 April 2016}}</ref> In the [[2016 Coupe de France Final]], the team lost 4–2 to ''[[Le Classique]]'' rivals [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]. Passi saved Marseille from relegation and led the club for exactly six months until October 2016, when [[Rudi Garcia]] was hired as Míchel's replacement following the club's takeover by [[Frank McCourt (executive)|Frank McCourt]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Marseille must thank Franck Passi |url=https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2016/the-verdict-marseille-must-thank-franck-passi/ |access-date=20 April 2020 |publisher=Get Football News France |date=27 October 2016}}</ref>

In February 2017, Passi was named caretaker boss of fourth-from-bottom [[Lille OSC|Lille]], to pave the way for Bielsa's arrival in the summer.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rodden |first1=Mark |title=Lille name Franck Passi interim boss amid Marcelo Bielsa reports |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/lille/story/3061228/franck-passi-named-interim-lille-manager-amid-reports-of-marcelo-bielsa-arrival |access-date=20 April 2020 |publisher=ESPN FC |date=15 February 2017}}</ref> On 24 January 2019, Passi was named caretaker coach of [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]], following the suspension of [[Thierry Henry]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asmonaco.com/communique-officiel-2/|title=Communiqué officiel|date=24 January 2019|website=AS Monaco|language=fr-FR|access-date=24 January 2019}}</ref> He oversaw the team for just one match, a 2–0 defeat to [[Dijon FCO|Dijon]], before [[Leonardo Jardim]] was installed as permanent coach.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dijon 2&ndash;0 Monaco |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47015864 |access-date=20 April 2020 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=26 January 2019}}</ref>

In January 2020, Passi was appointed as manager of [[Ligue 2]] club [[Chamois Niortais F.C.|Chamois Niortais]] until the end of the season following the departure of [[Pascal Plancque]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leparisien.fr/sports/ligue-2-franck-passi-nomme-entraineur-de-niort-13-01-2020-8235387.php|title=Ligue 2: Franck Passi nommé entraîneur de Niort|work=[[Le Parisien]]|date=13 January 2020|access-date=8 February 2020|author=Laurent Pruneta}}</ref> He left at the end of the season, saying that he was preparing to be an assistant at [[Laurent Blanc]]'s new project.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ligue 2 : Franck Passi quitte les [''sic''] Niort pour suivre Laurent Blanc|trans-title=Ligue 2: Franck Passi leaves Niort to follow Laurent Blanc|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Ligue-2-franck-passi-quitte-les-chamois-niortais/1141375 |access-date=31 August 2020 |work=L'Équipe |date=8 June 2020 |language=fr}}</ref> In December 2020, he became Blanc's assistant manager at [[Al-Rayyan SC|Al-Rayyan]].{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

==Personal life==
Passi comes from a family of footballers. His father, Camille Passi, was a Congolese footballer, and coach in his later career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.20minutes.fr/marseille/1666055-20150813-franck-passi-raconte-frere-gerald-etre-numero-deux-franck-contre-nature|title=Franck Passi raconté par son frère Gérald: "Être numéro deux, pour Franck, c'était contre-nature"|website=www.20minutes.fr}}</ref> His son, [[Bryan Passi]], is a professional footballer who also played for Montpellier.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Bryan-passi-fils-de-franck-passe-professionnel-a-montpellier/778064|title=Bryan Passi, fils de Franck, passe professionnel à Montpellier|last=Rédaction}}</ref> His brother, [[Gérald Passi]], was also a professional footballer who played for the [[France national football team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.om.net/actualites/126821/un-spectateur-nomme-passi|title=Un spectateur nommé Passi|date=31 July 2012|access-date=22 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810175933/https://www.om.net/actualites/126821/un-spectateur-nomme-passi|archive-date=10 August 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Managerial statistics==
{{updated|20 May 2017}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"	
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure	
|-
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|Nat
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="9"|Record		
|-	
!{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}		
|-
|align=left|[[SD Compostela|Compostela]] (caretaker)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l898.html?temp=2003-04|title=Passi: Franck Passi: Matches 2003–04|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=25 January 2017}}</ref>
|Spain
|align=left|6 January 2004
|align=left|12 January 2004
{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=1|against=2|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] (caretaker)
|France
|align=left|10 August 2015
|align=left|18 August 2015
{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=0|against=1|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] (caretaker)
|France
|align=left|19 April 2016
|align=left|19 October 2016
{{WDL|15|6|5|4|for=18|against=16|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[Lille OSC|Lille]] (interim)
|France
|align=left|14 February 2017
|align=left|24 May 2017
{{WDL|15|7|2|6|for=20|against=18|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] (caretaker)
|France
|align=left|24 January 2019
|align=left|27 January 2019
|1
|0
|0
|1
|0
|2
|–2
|0.00
|-
!colspan="4"|Total
{{WDLtot|33|13|7|13|for=39|against=39|diff=yes}}	
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{BDFutbol|898}}

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