Philippe Troussier

Philippe Troussier is a French former footballer and manager whose coaching career began in 1983 and included club and national-team roles across France, Africa, Japan, China, and Vietnam. He led Japan from 1998 to 2002, winning the 2000 AFC Asian Cup and guiding the team to the round of 16 at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Troussier also took Japan’s under-20 team to the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship final and was inducted into the Japan Football Hall of Fame in 2020.