French footballer (born 1959)
Hubert Velud (born 8 June 1959) is a French football manager and former player, who is currently the manager of Moroccan club AS FAR .
Playing career
Velud was born in Villefranche-sur-Saône . A goalkeeper , played for Stade de Reims , Châlons-sur-Marne and Gap .[ 1]
Coaching career
Velud coached has Châlons-sur-Marne , Gap , Paris FC , Gazélec Ajaccio , Clermont , Cherbourg , Créteil , Toulon ,[ 2] and Beauvais .[ 3] He has also managed the Togo national football team from 2009 to 2010. Velud was shot in the arm in a January 2010 attack by Angolan rebels on the team bus while traveling with Togo's national football team to the 2010 African Cup of Nations .[ 4]
He later returned to Créteil, then ventured to Morocco with Hassania Agadir , Tunisia with Stade Tunisien , and Algeria with ES Sétif , USM Alger , in which he won two consecutive Ligue 1 titles, and CS Constantine .
In 2016, he took charge of TP Mazembe ,[ 5] securing four titles, including Linafoot , DR Congo Super Cup , Confederation Cup and CAF Super Cup .
His next stop was Tunisian club Étoile du Sahel , guiding them to the semi-finals of the 2017 CAF Champions League , followed by a stint with Kuwait SC starting from May 2018.[ 6] However, FIFA 's suspension of their respective football association prevented them from participating in both AFC Champions League and Arab Club Championship . He then returned to North Africa, coaching Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi and JS Kabylie .[ 7]
In January 2020, he assumed the role of manager for Sudan ,[ 8] leading them to a second-place finish in their group during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification , and securing participation in the final tournament in Cameroon. However, disappointing performances in the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup and 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification , led to his dismissal in December 2021, despite the opportunity to lead Sudan during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations .
In April 2022, Velud was hired to coach Burkina Faso , where he led them to reach the round of 16 during the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations , before parting ways by mutual consent in February 2024.[ 9]
Honours
Clermont
ES Sétif
USM Alger
TP Mazembe
Individual
References
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International tournaments
Togo were disqualified from the tournament after missing their opening game against Ghana due to a
terrorist attack .