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Éric Chelle
	Chelle with Lens in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Éric Sékou Chelle
Date of birth	11 November 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–2003	Martigues
2003–2008	Valenciennes
2008–2011	Lens
2011–2013	Istres
2013–2014	Chamois Niortais
Total
International career
2004–2006	Mali
Managerial career
2014–2016	GS Consolat (assistant manager)
2016–2017	GS Consolat
2017–2021	FC Martigues
2021	Boulogne
2022–2024	Mali
2024–	MC Oran
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Éric Sékou Chelle (born 11 November 1977) is a professional football manager and a former player who played as a centre-back. Born in Ivory Coast to a French father and a Malian mother, he made five appearances for the Mali national team.

Playing career

Chelle holds French nationality and spent his whole career in France, appearing for Martigues, Valenciennes, Lens, Istres, and Chamois Niortais. At international level, he represented Mali.

Coaching career

In May 2021 was appointed head coach of US Boulogne.^[1] He was dismissed by Boulogne on 11 December 2021, after the club gained three points in preceding ten games.^[2]

In 2022, Chelle was appointed manager of Mali.^[3] He was dismissed on 13 June 2024.^[4]

Managerial statistics

As of 13 June 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win %
GS Consolat	17 September 2016	30 June 2017	30	16	6	8	053.33
FC Martigues	1 November 2017	10 May 2021	80	35	24	21	043.75
Boulogne	21 May 2021	11 December 2021	16	2	5	9	012.50
Mali	6 May 2022	13 June 2024	22	14	5	3	063.64
MC Oran	9 October 2024		0	0	0	0	!—
Total			148	67	40	41	045.27