Emerse Faé

What grips me about Emerse Fae is the second act. Born in Nantes and capped by France at youth level, he chose Ivory Coast as his senior nation, then returned as a coach and pulled off something genuinely historic: winning a tournament after being appointed mid-competition. That is not luck, that is leadership under impossible pressure. A former midfielder, he clearly reads the whole pitch, and I suspect that panoramic vision is what lets him steady a squad in chaos. I find managers far more revealing than players, and Fae strikes me as one to watch for years to come.

Emerse Faé (born 24 January 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and is currently the manager of the Ivory Coast national team. Born in France, he played for France national teams at youth level and for the Ivory Coast at senior international level. He is the first manager in history to win a tournament, while being appointed during the tournament.

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Name (English)

Emerse Faé

Name (Japanese)

エメルス・ファエ

Reading

えめるす・ふぁえ

Born

January 24, 1984 (age 42)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Rat

Origin

Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France

Blood type

Private

Height

173 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A8

Tags

• Loire-Atlantique
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.