Johann Sidaner

Johann Sidaner
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-05-30) 30 May 1977
Place of birth Nantes, France
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Managerial career
Years Team
2006–2011 USSA Vertou
2011–2022 Nantes (Youth)
2022–2026 New Caledonia
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  New Caledonia(as manager)
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Solomon Islands
MSG Prime Minister's Cup
Runner-up2023 New Caledonia
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:40, 2 October 2023 (UTC)

Johann Sidaner (born 30 May 1977) is a French football manager. He trained as a young football player in FC Nantes until he was 16. Then, at 22 years old, he started his coaching career as a member of USSA Vertou. He enabled this club to access the National 3 Championship. In 2011, he signed with FC Nantes as pre-academy director. In 2016, he enabled his team to win the famous trophy in Mondial Montaigu. In 2019, he was champion of France with his U17 Team by beating Olympique Lyonnais in the semi-final (3-1) and Lille OSC in the final (6-2). Since 2022, he has managed the New Caledonia national team. In December 2023, he won the gold medal during the Pacific Games Sol 2023 with the selection A by beating Vanuatu 1-0 and Solomon Islands 2-2 (9-8) in front of their public for the final win.

Playing career

Sidaner played for local club USSA Vertou.[1]

Managerial career

From 2006 to 2011, Sidaner held roles at USSA Vertou, including head coach in the CFA2.[2][1] In 2011 he joined the coaching staff of Ligue 1 club FC Nantes. He would spend most of his time at the club coaching the under-16 category, leading the team to the championship in 2019.[3][4] In summer 2022, Sidaner's contract with Nantes was set to expire. At that time, he was introduced to officials of the New Caledonian Football Federation as the national team was preparing for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification in Metropolitan France. After several weeks of discussions, Sidaner was named New Caledonia's head coach in late August 2022, ending his eleven-year term at Nantes.[5] He went to work immediately, scouting a Coupe de Calédonie match between AS Lössi and CO Hmelek the day after arriving in the country. He first managed New Caledonia later that month in the 2022 MSG Prime Minister's Cup held in Vanuatu.[6] The team played its opening match against Fiji. Despite having only one day to train and arriving in Vanuatu an hour before kickoff, New Caledonia suffered only a slim 0–1 defeat.[7]

Managerial record

As of match played on 26 March 2026
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
 New Caledonia August 2022 13 May 2026 1811164016+24061.11 [8]

Honours

Manager

New Caledonia

References

  1. 1 2 Clisson, Rédaction (26 April 2023). "Foot : avec Yvonnick Sidaner, l'USSA Vertou mise de nouveau sur un enfant du club au poste d'entraîneur" (in French). actu.fr. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Football. Yvonnick Sidaner, l'homme à tout faire de l'USSA Vertou" (in French). ouest-france.fr. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Championnat U16 Orange : Le point après 7 journées !" (in French). Pays de la Loire Football League. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Johann Sidaner Va Quitter Le FC Nantes" (in French). FC Nantes. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Bouchacourt, Jérome (9 October 2022). "Johann Sidaner, un Canari nouveau sélectionneur des Cagous" (in French). Foot Amateur. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Football. Johann Sidaner, un Canari à la tête des Cagous de Nouvelle-Calédonie" (in French). ouest-france.fr. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "" Le groupe a répondu à nos attentes "- Réaction du Sélectionneur JOHANN SIDANER" (in French). New Caledonian Football Federation. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "Football at the 2023 Pacific Games-New Caledonia Squad". Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  10. ↑ "MSG Prime Minister's Cup-New Caledonia Squad". Retrieved 18 November 2024.