Photo: Doha Stadium Plus Qatar / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
Bruno Metsu was born on January 28, 1954 in Coudekerque-Branche, France. Bruno Metsu was listed as an association football player and association football coach. Death is recorded on October 15, 2013, at the age of 59. The listed height was 179 cm.
My Take
What strikes me about Bruno Metsu is how he became a journeyman of the touchline in the best sense. After a modest playing career across seven French clubs, he reinvented himself as a manager whose real legacy lies far from France. Guiding Senegal to the 2002 World Cup quarter-finals is the kind of overachievement that defines a coaching life, and his later years building football in the Gulf, with Qatar and the UAE, showed a man comfortable working where the game was still growing. Dying at just 59 feels cruelly early. I tend to remember managers like him not for trophies but for belief instilled in underdogs.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bruno Metsu
- Name (Japanese)
- ブルーノ・メツ
- Reading
- ぶるーの・めつ
- Born
- January 28, 1954 – October 15, 2013
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Horse
- Origin
- Coudekerque-Branche, France
- Height
- 179 cm
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno%20Metsu
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%96%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8E%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A1%E3%83%84
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q359405
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Bruno Metsu born?
Born January 28, 1954.
When did Bruno Metsu die?
Died October 15, 2013, aged 59.
Where was Bruno Metsu from?
Bruno Metsu was from Coudekerque-Branche, France.
What did Bruno Metsu do?
Bruno Metsu worked as association football player, association football coach.
How tall was Bruno Metsu?
Bruno Metsu was 179 cm.
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