Pascal Fernand Dupraz (born 19 September 1962) is a French professional
football manager
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and former
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who played as a striker. He was most recently the manager of
Ligue 1
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club
Saint-Étienne
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.
Early life
Dupraz was born in
Annemasse
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, Haute-Savoie.
Managerial career
Évian
On 3 September 2012, Dupraz replaced
Pablo Correa
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Playing career
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as manager of Évian. At the time, Evian was 18th in the table and in danger of relegation, but Duprez kept the club in Ligue 1, finishing the
2012–13 Ligue 1
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season in 16th with ten wins, ten draws and 18 losses. The club improved to 14th in the
2013–14 Ligue 1
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, as he guided them to eleven wins, eleven draws and 16 losses. However, in the
2014–15 Ligue 1
The 2014–15 Ligue 1 season was the 77th season since its establishment. Paris Saint-Germain were the two-time defending champions and successfully defended their title.
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season, Évian slipped to 18th was relegated after finishing with eleven wins, four draws and 23 losses. Dupraz was dismissed on 30 June 2015.
Toulouse
Dupraz was named manager of
Toulouse
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in the
Ligue 1
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on 2 March 2016 following the resignation of Dominique Arribagé. When he took over the club, it was 19th in the table ten points adrift of safety with ten games to go. Miraculously, he managed to keep Toulouse in Ligue 1, getting them into 17th on the second last week of the season.
In Dupraz's first game in charge, Toulouse drew
Marseille
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1–1 away from home. He led Toulouse to five wins, three draws and two losses to finish the 2015–16 league season in 17th.
Dupraz was dismissed as Toulouse manager on 22 January 2018 with the club in 19th in
Ligue 1
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on 20 points from 22 matches (five wins, five draws and twelve losses), and facing relegation. He was replaced by Mickaël Debève.
Caen
Dupraz was named as the new
Caen
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Saint-Étienne
On 14 December 2021, Dupraz was named manager of
Ligue 1
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side
Saint-Étienne
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, his objective being to avoid the club's relegation. However, at the end of the season, the club was defeated in the relegation play-offs. Dupraz left at the end of his six-month contract.
Media career
Dupraz was a consultant for the TV show ''J+1'' on
Canal+
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during the 2015–16 Ligue 1 season, before being hired by Toulouse.
In March 2018, Dupraz worked as a pundit for
TF1
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to analyze
2018 FIFA World Cup
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matches. He was a commentator in a friendly on 26 March 2018, which saw the
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. The game was shown on TFX and was seen by approximately 751,000 viewers.