The outstanding French coach coached three national teams (Senegal, United Arab Emirates and Qatar) for (in total) 114 international matches, and thereby belongs to the select company of coaches with 100 or more international matches. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.
Born: 28- 1-1954 Died: 14-10-2013 Country: France Matches as Coach Total: 114 (W42-D30-L42 – GF130-GA130 – %50.00) Matches as Coach for Senegal: 30 (W17-D 8-L 5 – GF 43-GA 19 – %70.00) Matches as Coach for UA Emirates: 42 (W13-D 9-L20 – GF 47-GA 59 – %41.67) Matches as Coach for Qatar: 42 (W12-D13-L17 – GF 40-GA 52 – %44.05) Age First Match: 46 yr 350 d 13- 1-2001 vs. Uganda 1-1 Age Last Match: 57 yr 297 d 21-11-2011 vs. Japan 2-3 National Team Career: 10 yr 312 d
Coach for Senegal
Caps Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
1 13- 1-01 Kampala Uganda 1-1 African Cup Qual.
2 4- 2-01 Dakar Mali 1-0
3 24- 2-01 Rabat Morocco 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
4 10- 3-01 Dakar Namibia 4-0 World Cup Qualifier
5 24- 3-01 Dakar Uganda 3-0 African Cup Qual.
6 21- 4-01 Dakar Algeria 3-0 World Cup Qualifier
7 6- 5-01 Cairo Egypt 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
8 3- 6-01 Bakau Gambia 0-0 [*]
9 16- 6-01 Lomé Togo 0-1 African Cup Qual.
10 14- 7-01 Dakar Morocco 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
11 21- 7-01 Windhoek Namibia 5-0 World Cup Qualifier
12 4-10-01 Lens Japan 2-0
13 8-11-01 Jeonju South Korea 1-0
14 26-12-01 Dakar Burkina Faso 2-4
15 30-12-01 Dakar Algeria 1-0
16 20- 1-02 Bamako Egypt 1-0 African Nations Cup
17 26- 1-02 Bamako Zambia 1-0 African Nations Cup
18 31- 1-02 Kayes Tunisia 0-0 African Nations Cup
19 4- 2-02 Bamako Congo-Kinshasa 2-0 African Nations Cup
20 7- 2-02 Bamako Nigeria 2-1 African Nations Cup
21 10- 2-02 Bamako Cameroon 0-0 [1] African Nations Cup
22 27- 3-02 Dakar Bolivia 2-1
23 14- 5-02 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 2-3
24 23- 5-02 Tottori Ecuador 1-0
25 31- 5-02 Seoul France 1-0 World Cup
26 6- 6-02 Daegu Denmark 1-1 World Cup
27 11- 6-02 Suwon Uruguay 3-3 World Cup
28 16- 6-02 Oita Sweden 2-1 World Cup
29 22- 6-02 Osaka Turkey 0-1 World Cup
30 19-11-02 Johannesburg South Africa 1-1 [2] Mandela Cup
[1] Senegal lost 2-3 on penalty kicks.
[2] Senegal won 4-1 on penalty kicks.
[*] Not full A for FIFA.
Remarks: The matches against Lesotho (1-0, 08- 9-02 in Maseru, African Cup Qualifier) and
Nigeria (2-2, 12-10-02 in Dakar, friendly) were coached by Metsu's assistants
Abdoulaye Sarr and Jules Bocandé. Metsu returned in November to lead his last match.
Coach for UA Emirates
Caps Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
1 8- 8-06 Tehran Iran 0-1
2 16- 8-06 Amman Jordan 2-1 Asian Cup Qualifier
3 27- 8-06 Jeddah Saudi Arabia 0-1
4 6- 9-06 Dubai Jordan 0-0 Asian Cup Qualifier
5 11-10-06 Muscat Oman 1-2 Asian Cup Qualifier
6 15-11-06 Abu Dhabi Pakistan 3-2 Asian Cup Qualifier
7 6-12-06 Abu Dhabi Poland 2-5
8 10-12-06 Abu Dhabi Slovakia 1-2
9 12- 1-07 Abu Dhabi Iran 0-2
10 17- 1-07 Abu Dhabi Oman 1-2 Gulf Cup
11 20- 1-07 Abu Dhabi Yemen 2-1 Gulf Cup
12 23- 1-07 Abu Dhabi Kuwait 3-2 Gulf Cup
13 27- 1-07 Abu Dhabi Saudi Arabia 1-0 Gulf Cup
14 30- 1-07 Abu Dhabi Oman 1-0 Gulf Cup
15 21- 6-07 Kelana Jaya Malaysia 3-1
16 24- 6-07 Singapore Saudi Arabia 0-2
17 27- 6-07 Petaling Jaya Bahrain 2-2
18 1- 7-07 Singapore North Korea 1-0
19 8- 7-07 Hanoi Vietnam 0-2 Asian Nations Cup
20 13- 7-07 Hanoi Japan 1-3 Asian Nations Cup
21 16- 7-07 TP Ho Chi Minh Qatar 2-1 Asian Nations Cup
22 12- 9-07 Singapore Singapore 1-1
23 23- 9-07 Dubai Lebanon 1-1
24 3-10-07 Bangkok Thailand 1-1
25 8-10-07 Hanoi Vietnam 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
26 17-10-07 Abu Dhabi Tunisia 0-1
27 28-10-07 Abu Dhabi Vietnam 5-0 World Cup Qualifier
28 17-11-07 Accra Benin 0-1 International Tourn.
29 21-11-07 Accra Togo 0-5 International Tourn.
30 10- 1-08 Dubai China 0-0 International Tourn.
31 31- 1-08 Abu Dhabi Iraq 0-1
32 6- 2-08 Abu Dhabi Kuwait 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
33 19- 3-08 Muscat Oman 1-1
34 26- 3-08 Damascus Syria 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
35 2- 6-08 Tehran Iran 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
36 7- 6-08 Al-Ain Iran 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
37 14- 6-08 Kuwait City Kuwait 3-2 World Cup Qualifier
38 22- 6-08 Al-Ain Syria 1-3 World Cup Qualifier
39 20- 8-08 Le Touquet Algeria 0-1
40 29- 8-08 Abu Dhabi Bahrain 2-3
41 6- 9-08 Abu Dhabi North Korea 1-2 World Cup Qualifier
42 10- 9-08 Abu Dhabi Saudi Arabia 1-2 World Cup Qualifier
Coach for Qatar
Caps Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
1 15-10-08 Brisbane Australia 0-4 World Cup Qualifier
2 9-11-08 Doha Iran 0-1
3 14-11-08 Doha South Korea 1-1
4 19-11-08 Doha Japan 0-3 World Cup Qualifier
5 5- 1-09 Muscat Saudi Arabia 0-0 Gulf Cup
6 8- 1-09 Muscat UA Emirates 0-0 Gulf Cup
7 11- 1-09 Muscat Yemen 2-1 Gulf Cup
8 14- 1-09 Muscat Oman 0-1 Gulf Cup
9 17- 3-09 Doha Kuwait 1-0
10 21- 3-09 Aleppo Syria 2-1
11 28- 3-09 Tashkent Uzbekistan 0-4 World Cup Qualifier
12 1- 4-09 Manama Bahrain 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
13 26- 5-09 Doha Saudi Arabia 2-1 World Cup Qualifier
14 31- 5-09 Doha Iraq 1-0
15 6- 6-09 Doha Australia 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
16 10- 6-09 Yokohama Japan 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
17 9- 9-09 Doha Oman 1-1
18 8-10-09 Rijeka Croatia 2-3
19 11-10-09 Skopje Macedonia 1-2
20 14-10-09 Saint-Gratien Congo-Kinshasa 2-2
21 13-11-09 Rouen Paraguay 2-0
22 17-11-09 Sedan Belgium 0-2
23 28-12-09 Doha Iran 3-2 International Tourn.
24 30-12-09 Doha North Korea 0-1 International Tourn.
25 2- 1-10 Doha Mali 0-0 International Tourn.
26 3- 3-10 Maribor Slovenia 1-4
27 10- 8-10 Sarajevo Bosnia-Herzeg. 1-1
28 3- 9-10 Doha Bahrain 1-1
29 7- 9-10 Doha Oman 1-1
30 12-10-10 Doha Iraq 1-2
31 18-11-10 Doha Haiti 0-1
32 22-11-10 Aden Kuwait 0-1 Gulf Cup
33 25-11-10 Zinjibar Yemen 2-1 Gulf Cup
34 28-11-10 Aden Saudi Arabia 1-1 Gulf Cup
35 16-12-10 Doha Egypt 2-1
36 22-12-10 Doha Estonia 2-0
37 28-12-10 Doha Iran 0-0
38 31-12-10 Doha North Korea 0-1
39 7- 1-11 Doha Uzbekistan 0-2 Asian Nations Cup
40 12- 1-11 Doha China 2-0 Asian Nations Cup
41 16- 1-11 Doha Kuwait 3-0 Asian Nations Cup
42 21- 1-11 Doha Japan 2-3 Asian Nations Cup
Remark: During the year 2000, Metsu had a very short career in Guinea. In this year Guinea played 14 matches
coached by Keita Abdoulaye, while the last five games were led by Bernard Simondi. There is no evidence
that Metsu coached or assisted to Abdoulaye or Simondi. It is being investigated.
Total Record
Matches Won Draw Lost For-Against Points Percentage
114 42 30 42 130-130 114 50.00
Types of Matches
Friendlies 47
World Cup Qualifier 23
Gulf Cup 12
Asian Nations Cup 7
African Nations Cup 6
World Cup 5
Asian Cup Qualifier 4
African Cup Qualifier 3
Other Tournaments 7
Total matches: 114
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