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{{Short description|French footballer (born 1963)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Thierry Froger
| image          =
| caption        =
| fullname       =
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1963|3|21|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Le Mans]], France
| height         = 1.83 m{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}
| position       = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| currentclub    = [[APR FC]] (head coach)
| youthyears1    = 1971–1978
| youthclubs1    = [[Le Mans FC|Le Mans]]
| years1         = 1978–1986
| clubs1         = [[Lille OSC|Lille]]
| caps1          = 
| goals1         = 
| years2         = 1986–1987
| clubs2         = [[Grenoble Foot 38|Grenoble]]
| caps2          = 
| goals2         = 
| years3         = 1987–1991
| clubs3         = [[Le Mans FC|Le Mans]]
| caps3          = 
| goals3         = 
| totalcaps      = 
| totalgoals     = 
| manageryears1  = 1994–1997
| managerclubs1  = [[Le Mans FC|Le Mans]]
| manageryears2  = 1997–1998
| managerclubs2  = [[Lille OSC|Lille]]
| manageryears3  = 1998–2003
| managerclubs3  = [[LB Châteauroux|Châteauroux]]
| manageryears4  = 2003–2004
| managerclubs4  = [[FC Gueugnon|Gueugnon]]
| manageryears5  = 2005–2008
| managerclubs5  = [[Stade de Reims|Reims]]
| manageryears6  = 2010–2011
| managerclubs6  = [[Togo national football team|Togo]]
| manageryears7  = 2011–2012
| managerclubs7  = [[Nîmes Olympique|Nîmes]]
| manageryears8  = 2012–2014
| managerclubs8  = [[Vannes OC|Vannes]]
| manageryears9  = 2015
| managerclubs9  = [[US Créteil-Lusitanos|Créteil]]
| manageryears10 = 2017
| managerclubs10 = [[TP Mazembe]]
| manageryears11 = 2018–2019
| managerclubs11 = [[USM Alger]]
| manageryears12 = 2020–2021
| managerclubs12 = [[USM Alger]]
| manageryears13 = 2022–2023
| managerclubs13 = [[Arta/Solar7]]
| manageryears14 = 2023–
| managerclubs14 = [[APR FC]]
}}
'''Thierry Froger''' (born 21 March 1963) is a French [[association football|football]] coach and former player who is the head coach of [[APR FC]].

==Playing career==
Froger played club football for [[Le Mans FC|Le Mans]], [[Lille OSC|Lille]] and [[Grenoble Foot 38|Grenoble]].{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

==Coaching career==
In January 2013, Froger replaced Stéphane Le Mignan at the head of the Vannes Olympique Club in National. Upon taking office, he failed in his attempt to bring the club back to Ligue 2 before finishing 17th the following season. Following this relegation, the club filed for bankruptcy and he left office. He bounced back at the Créteil-Lusitanos on 7 January 2015, taking over from resigned Philippe Hinschberger with the goal of keeping the club in Ligue 24. The club finished the season in 14th place with 45 points. After a good start to the 2015–16 season, the club was fourth at the end of the 9th round, he went on to have 7 defeats in 9 games including an elimination in the 7th round of the Coupe de France. On 4 December, Froger was laid off. On 5 December 2020 USMA agreed with former club coach Thierry Froger to lead him for one season after a consultation with [[Antar Yahia|Yahia]] and some lead players.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dzfoot.com/2020/12/05/usma-thierry-froger-fait-son-retour-a-la-maison-193639.php |title=USMA : Thierry Froger fait son retour à la maison |website=[[:fr:DZfoot|DZFoot.com]] |date= 5 December 2020 |access-date= 5 December 2020}}</ref>

At the beginning of the [[2021–22 Djibouti Premier League]] season, Froger was hired by [[AS Arta/Solar7]] as head coach. Led by Froger, the team won the Premier League and the [[Djibouti Cup]] in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220502005486/en/Djibouti-Premier-league-Arta-Solar-7-retains-Premier-League-title-and-strives-to-become-the-Dream-Team-of-African-football |title=Djibouti Premier league : Arta Solar 7 retains Premier League title and strives to become the Dream Team of African football |date= 3 May 2022 |access-date= 11 August 2022}}</ref>

Froger was appointed head coach of Rwandan club [[APR FC]] in July 2023, having agreed a one-year contract.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kayinamura |first1=Alexis |title=Thierry Froger unveiled as APR FC boss |url=https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/9278/sports/football/thierry-froger-unveiled-as-apr-fc-boss |access-date=27 July 2023 |work=The New Times |date=21 July 2023}}</ref>

==Managerial statistics==
{{updated|15 August 2022}}{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|Nat
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To		
!colspan="5"|Record				
|-
!P!!W!!D!!L!!Win %	
|-
| align="left|[[Le Mans FC]]
|{{flagicon|France}}
|align=left| 1 January 1994
|align=left| 30 June 1997
{{WDL|158|54|62|42}}
|-
| align="left|[[LOSC Lille]]
|{{flagicon|France}}
|align=left| 1 July 1997
|align=left| 15 September 1998
{{WDL|52|19|17|16}}
|-
| align="left|[[LB Châteauroux]]
|{{flagicon|France}}
|align=left| 16 September 1999
|align=left| 30 June 2003
{{WDL|169|68|49|52}}
|-
| align="left|[[FC Gueugnon]]
|{{flagicon|France}}
|align=left| 23 February 2004
|align=left| 30 June 2005
{{WDL|53|17|18|18}}
|-
| align="left|[[Stade Reims]]
|{{flagicon|France}}
|align=left| 1 July 2005
|align=left| 30 June 2007
{{WDL|128|41|37|50}}
|-
| align="left|[[Togo national football team|Togo]]
|{{flagicon|Togo}}
|align=left| 14 June 2010
|align=left| 2 March 2011
{{WDL|8|0|3|5}}
|-
| align="left|[[Nîmes Olympique]]
|{{flagicon|France}}
|align=left| 2 March 2011
|align=left| 25 May 2012
{{WDL|54|21|19|14}}
|-
| align="left|[[Vannes OC]]
|{{flagicon|France}}
|align=left| 29 December 2012
|align=left| 5 January 2015
{{WDL|59|16|22|21}}
|-
| align="left|[[US Créteil-Lusitanos|US Créteil]]
|{{flagicon|France}}
|align=left| 7 January 2015
|align=left| 7 December 2015
{{WDL|39|12|10|17}}
|-
| align="left|[[TP Mazembe]]
|{{flagicon|DR Congo}}
|align=left| 15 February 2017
|align=left| 21 March 2017
{{WDL|5|2|2|1}}
|-
| align="left|[[USM Alger]]
|{{flagicon|Algeria}}
|align=left| 19 June 2018<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dzfoot.com/2018/06/19/usma-thierry-froger-signe-a-soustara-129520.php |title=USMA : Thierry Froger signe à Soustara |website=dzfoot.com |access-date=19 June 2018}}</ref>
|align=left| 14 March 2019<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dzfoot.com/2019/03/15/usma-thierry-froger-limoge-146887.php |title=USMA : Thierry Froger limogé |website=dzfoot.com |access-date=15 March 2019}}</ref>
{{WDL|37|20|7|10}}
|-
| align="left|[[USM Alger]]
|{{flagicon|Algeria}}
|align=left| 5 December 2020<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dzfoot.com/2020/12/05/usma-thierry-froger-fait-son-retour-a-la-maison-193639.php |title=USMA : Thierry Froger fait son retour à la maison |website=[[:fr:DZfoot|DZFoot.com]] |date= 5 December 2020 |access-date= 5 December 2020}}</ref>
|align=left| 7 March 2021
{{WDL|12|6|1|5}}
|-
| align="left|[[Arta/Solar7]]
|{{flagicon|Djibouti}}
|align=left| 31 January 2022
|align=left| 15 November 2022
{{WDL|20|13|5|2}}
|-
| colspan=4 | '''Career total'''
{{WDLtot|794|289|252|253}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Le Mans Union Club 72 managers}}
{{Lille O.S.C. managers}}
{{Stade Reims managers}}
{{Togo national football team managers}}
{{Nîmes Olympique managers}}
{{USM Alger managers}}

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