{{Short description|Ivorian-French football manager (born 1984)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Emerse Faé | image = Emerse Faé.jpg | caption = Faé in 2024 | full_name = Emerse Faé<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players |publisher=FIFA |page=6 |date=21 March 2014 |access-date=6 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|1|24|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Nantes]], France | height = 1.73 m | position = [[Midfielder]] | currentclub = [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]] (manager) | youthyears1 = 1990–1994 | youthclubs1 = Malakoff | youthyears2 = 1994–1995 | youthclubs2 = Toutes-Aides | youthyears3 = 1995–2003 | youthclubs3 = [[FC Nantes|Nantes]] | years1 = 2003–2007 | clubs1 = [[FC Nantes|Nantes]] | caps1 = 106 | goals1 = 7 | years2 = 2007–2009 | clubs2 = [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] | caps2 = 8 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2008–2009 | clubs3 = → [[OGC Nice|Nice]] (loan) | caps3 = 32 | goals3 = 3 | years4 = 2009–2012 | clubs4 = [[OGC Nice|Nice]] | caps4 = 57 | goals4 = 7 | totalcaps = 203 | totalgoals = 17 | nationalyears1 = 2004 | nationalteam1 = [[France national under-21 football team|France U21]]<!-- per https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/9992-fae-emerse/fiche.html --> | nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2005–2012 | nationalteam2 = [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]] | nationalcaps2 = 41 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | manageryears1 = 2021–2022 | managerclubs1 = [[Clermont Foot|Clermont B]] | manageryears2 = 2022–2024 | managerclubs2 = [[Ivory Coast national under-23 football team|Ivory Coast U23]] | manageryears3 = 2024– | managerclubs3 = [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]] | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}} {{Medal|Country|{{fb|CIV}}}} <small>(as manager)</small> {{Medal|Comp|[[Africa Cup of Nations]]}} {{Medal|W|[[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|2023]]|}}<br>{{Medal|Country|{{fb|CIV}}}} <small>(as player)</small> {{Medal|Comp|[[Africa Cup of Nations]]}} {{Medal|RU|[[2006 Africa Cup of Nations|2006]]|}} }} '''Emerse Faé''' (born 24 January 1984) is a former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]] and is currently the manager of the [[Ivory Coast national football team|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.
==Club career== ===Youth career=== Born in [[Nantes]], Faé started his youth career with FC Toutes Aides, before moving to [[FC Nantes|Nantes]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fcnantes.com/articles/article2809.php?num=1515 |title=17/04/09 – FC Nantes – OGC Nice Les échos de la rencontre (17/04/09 – FC Nantes – OGC Nice The echoes of the meeting) |work=FC Nantes |access-date=2 October 2010 |language=fr}}</ref>
===Nantes=== Faé's senior career started in 2003 with his home town club, Nantes, who were then in [[Ligue 1]]. He made his European debut on 26 July 2003, in a 3–2 loss in the third round of the [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]].<ref name=uefa/> In August 2003, he debuted in Ligue 1, in a 0–0 draw against [[Bordeaux FC|Bordeaux]].<ref name=fd>{{cite web |url=http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=6892&pn=Emerse_Fa%C3%A9 |title=FAÉ |publisher=Football Database |access-date=1 October 2010}}</ref> In the [[Coupe de la Ligue Final 2004]], he started for Nantes, which eventually lost on penalties.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lfp.fr/coupeLigue/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2003/2004&code_evt=CL&num_ordre=1&code_jr_tr=T99 |title=FEUILLE DE MATCH (MATCH) |work=Coupe de la ligue |access-date=3 October 2010 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609194822/http://www.lfp.fr/coupeLigue/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2003%2F2004&code_evt=CL&num_ordre=1&code_jr_tr=T99 |archive-date=9 June 2010}}</ref> He went on to play over 100 league games for them. On 9 May 2007, Nantes were relegated from Ligue 1 and he handed in a transfer request.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/berkshire/content/articles/2007/08/02/emerse_fae_070802_feature.shtml |title=Reading sign Emerse Fae |date=2 August 2007 |work=BBC Berkshire |access-date=1 October 2010}}</ref>
===Reading=== During the summer 2007 [[transfer window]], Faé was strongly linked with a move to [[Premier League]] club [[Reading F.C.|Reading]], and eventually completed a £2.5m move on 2 August 2007,<ref>{{cite news |date=2 August 2007 |url=http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1083650,00.html |title=Fae joins for club record fee |publisher=[[Reading F.C.]] |access-date=2 August 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070616180251/http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10306~1083650%2C00.html |archive-date=16 June 2007}}</ref> signing a three-year contract, with the option of a fourth. He was given the number 20 shirt.<ref>{{cite news|date=2 August 2007 |url=http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1083637,00.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120805135430/http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1083637,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 August 2012 |title=Fae squad number confirmed |publisher=[[Reading F.C.]] |access-date=2 August 2007 }}</ref> He made his Premier League debut for Reading as a makeshift right midfielder in the 3–0 defeat at [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] on 25 August 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10306~38700,00.html |title=Emerse Fae |work=Reading FC |access-date=3 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807224433/http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10306~38700%2C00.html |archive-date=7 August 2011}}</ref>
Faé contracted [[malaria]] while on Africa Cup of Nations duty, and fell ill in the buildup to Reading's match away to [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] on 1 March 2008. He flew back south for medical treatment and had blood tests on 2 March, which revealed the disease.<ref>{{cite news | date=4 March 2008 | url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/reading/7276767.stm | title=Reading's Fae is out with malaria | publisher=[[BBC Sport]] | access-date=5 March 2008}}</ref>
After failing to break into the Reading first team, Faé refused to play for the reserve team against [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] reserves along with [[Ibrahima Sonko]]. Both were fined two weeks wages and suspended for two weeks, therefore missing the last two league games of the season, which ended with Reading being relegated.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport-old/football/2008/05/02/emerse-fae-won-t-play-for-stupid-reading-boss-coppell-115875-20402145/ |title=Emerse Fae won't play for 'stupid' Reading boss Coppell |author=Neil McLeman |date=2 May 2008 |work=The Mirror |access-date=2 October 2010}}</ref>
Faé then flew back to France with both [[Steve Coppell]] and himself saying that he would never play for Reading again.<ref>{{cite news | date=15 April 2008 | url=http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/football/readingfc/s/2028179_no_way_back_for_fae | title=No way back for Fae | publisher=getreading | access-date=15 May 2008}}</ref>
During his time with Reading, he started in only six games.<ref name=rl>{{cite web |url=http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1536589,00.html |title=Fae leaves; Bennett extends loan |date=29 January 2009 |work=Reading FC |access-date=1 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417132716/http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10306~1536589%2C00.html |archive-date=17 April 2009}}</ref>
===Nice=== In June 2008, he was loaned to Ligue 1 side [[OGC Nice|Nice]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dall |first1=James |title=Fae seals Nice loan |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11673/3895359/fae-seals-nice-loan |website=Sky Sports |access-date=15 October 2020 |date=1 August 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=27 June 2008 |url=http://www.ogcnice.com/actualite/news.php?clef=4847 |title=Emerse Fae : " Niçois à 100% " |publisher=[[OGC Nice]] |access-date=7 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081115043903/http://www.ogcnice.com/actualite/news.php?clef=4847 |archive-date=15 November 2008}}</ref> with a view to a permanent transfer.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/reading-flop-emerse-fae-on-his-way-back-to-france-with-a-nice-loan-deal-6838124.html |title=Reading flop Emerse Fae on his way back to France with a Nice loan deal |date=11 June 2008 |work=[[Evening Standard]] |access-date=2 October 2010}}</ref> He made his debut for his new club on 9 August, in a 1–0 defeat to [[Le Havre AC|Le Havre]], and on 20 September, he scored his first goal in a 2–2 draw against [[Le Mans FC|Le Mans]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lfp.fr/joueur/detail_tempsJeu.asp?no_joueur=103328&saison=2008/2009&code_evt=D1 |title=Le temps de jeu de Emerse FAE en Ligue 1 – Carrière – 2008/2009 |publisher=[[Ligue de Football Professionnel]] |access-date=1 October 2010 |language=fr }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
On 29 January 2009, it was confirmed that Faé had completed a permanent move to Nice for an undisclosed fee.<ref name=rl/> On 18 October 2009, Faé was [[Ejection (sports)|sent off]] with a second yellow card, after he directed abusive language towards the referee in a 4–1 loss against [[FC Lorient|Lorient]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=271537&cc=4716&league=FRA.1 |title=Les Merlus go sixth after Nice rout |date=18 October 2009 |work=ESPN Soccernet |access-date=3 October 2010 |archive-date=23 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023172523/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=271537&cc=4716&league=FRA.1 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was suspended for three matches by the league.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fr.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1122014.html?cid=rssfeed&att= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716073537/http://fr.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1122014.html?cid=rssfeed&att= |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 July 2011 |title=Makelele suspendu un match, Fae trois (Makelele suspended one game, Fae three) |date=22 October 2009 |work=FIFA |access-date=3 October 2010 |language=fr}}</ref> Nice also promised to discipline him internally.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2009/10/21/1575176/nice-midfielder-emerse-fae-will-be-sanctioned-after-lorient |title=Nice Midfielder Emerse Fae Will Be Sanctioned After Lorient Incident |author=Massaer Ndiaye |date=21 October 2009 |work=Goal.com |access-date=3 October 2010}}</ref>
On 1 February 2012, Faé announced his retirement from football at age 28, due to ongoing problems with [[phlebitis]].<ref>{{cite news | date=12 February 2012 | url=http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/europe/story/illness-forces-nice-midfielder-emerse-fae-to-retire-020112 | title=Illness forces Nice midfielder Emerse Fae to retire | access-date=1 February 2012}}</ref>
==International career== As a teenager, Faé played football for the French [[France national youth football team|U17]] and [[France national under-21 football team|U21]] teams. He debuted for the French U17 team in an 8–0 win over Liechtenstein on 26 February 2001,<ref name=uefa>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=58898/profile/index.html |title=Emerse Fae |work=[[UEFA]] |access-date=2 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107172221/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player%3D58898/profile/index.html |archive-date=7 November 2011}}</ref> and was in the team that won the [[2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship]] in Trinidad and Tobago.
However, in 2005, following a FIFA rule change concerning national team eligibility, Faé switched allegiances from France to [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]], the country from which his parents had come.<ref>{{cite news | date=24 January 2005 | url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/4202811.stm | title=Fae chooses Ivory Coast | publisher=[[BBC Sport]] | access-date=11 December 2007}}</ref> He received his first call up to the Ivory Coast national team for a World Cup qualifier against [[Benin national football team|Benin]] on 27 March 2005.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4364165.stm |title=Fae gets Ivorian call-up |date=19 March 2005 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=2 October 2010}}</ref> He made his debut in the 3–0 win.<ref name=MTN>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtnfootball.com/live/content.php?Item_ID=2031 |title=Player Profile: Emerse Fae (Cote d Ivoire) |work=MTN Football |access-date=1 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001656/http://mtnfootball.com/live/content.php?Item_ID=2031 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
Faé scored his first goal for the Ivory Coast in a 1–1 draw against [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] on 27 May 2006, when he fired in a 30-yard shot, two minutes after coming on.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/5023600.stm |title=Switzerland 1–1 Ivory Coast |date=27 May 2006 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=1 October 2010}}</ref>
Faé went on to play at the [[2006 African Cup of Nations]], appearing at every match for a total of 452 minutes.<ref name=MTN/> He also played for the country in the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]]. He was called up to the Ivory Coast 23-man squad for the [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations]],<ref>{{cite news | date=4 January 2008 | url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7172162.stm | title=Drogba named in Ivory Coast squad | publisher=[[BBC Sport]] | access-date=21 January 2008}}</ref> and made his first appearance at the tournament in the Elephants' 3–0 victory over [[Mali national football team|Mali]] on 29 January 2008.<ref>{{cite news | date=29 January 2008 | url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7213672.stm | title=Ivory Coast 3–0 Mali | publisher=[[BBC Sport]] | access-date=30 January 2008}}</ref> He was also selected for the [[2010 African Cup of Nations]], in which he appeared twice as a substitute.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/gamelog?id=31673&teamId=4789&cc=4716 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724105331/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/gamelog?id=31673&teamId=4789&cc=4716 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 July 2012 |title=Emerse Fae |work=ESPN Soccernet |access-date=3 October 2010 }}</ref>
Faé was also selected in the preliminary Ivory Coast squad for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]], but was eventually dropped along with [[Bakari Koné]] and [[Gilles Yapi Yapo]], who played with him in the 2006 World Cup.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/world-cup-2010/sven-goran-eriksson-settles-on-his-ivory-warriors/story-fn5c8hri-1225874238346 |title=Sven Goran-Eriksson settles on his Ivory warriors |publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph|Daily Telegraph]] |date=2 June 2010 |access-date=1 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1222500/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100604060941/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1222500/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 June 2010 |title=Eriksson announces attacking squad |publisher=[[FIFA|FIFA.com]] |date=1 June 2010 |access-date=1 October 2010}}</ref>
==Managerial career== During the 2012–13 season, Faé joined the training center of his former club Nice in order to obtain his football coaching diplomas. After three seasons, he coached their under-17, and then the under-19 in 2018–19.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/fc-nantes/fc-nantes-emerse-fae-limpression-de-revivre-mes-annees-nantaises-4195502 |title=FC Nantes. Emerse Faé : "L'impression de revivre mes années nantaises" |publisher=Ouest-France |language=fr |date=30 April 2016 }}</ref> On 8 July 2021, he became the head coach of [[Clermont Foot 63|Clermont]] reserve team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Emerse-fae-nomme-entraineur-de-la-reserve-du-clermont-foot-national-3/1269107 |title=Emerse Faé nommé entraîneur de la réserve du Clermont Foot (National 3) |publisher=L'Équipe |language=fr |date=8 July 2021 }}</ref>
On 20 May 2022, he became the manager of [[Ivory Coast national under-23 football team|Ivory Coast U23]], and assistant coach of the [[Ivory Coast national football team|senior side]] under [[Jean-Louis Gasset]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://thewillnews.com/ivory-coast-picks-gasset-as-manager-of-national-football-team/ |location=Nigeria|title=Ivory Coast Picks Gasset As Manager Of National Football Team |date=20 May 2022 |newspaper=[[The Will (newspaper)|The Will]]}}</ref> On 24 January 2024, Faé was appointed as caretaker of the Ivory Coast starting from the [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations]] round of 16, following the dismissal of Gasset.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/africa-cup-of-nations/2024/afcon-ivory-coast-sack-head-coach-jean-louis-gasset-despite-host-nation-s-hopes-of-last-16-place-in-_sto9989319/story.shtml |title=AFCON: Ivory Coast sack head coach Jean-Louis Gasset despite host nation's hopes of last-16 place in balance |publisher=Eurosport |date=24 January 2024 }}</ref> He then led his country to defeat the defending champions [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]] on penalties, [[Mali national football team|Mali]] after extra-time, and [[DR Congo national football team|DR Congo]] in the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/11/sport/afcon-final-nigeria-ivory-coast-spt-intl/index.html |title=Host nation Ivory Coast continues miraculous run to AFCON final to set up a matchup against Nigeria |publisher=CNN |date=11 February 2024 }}</ref> Eventually, Ivory Coast clinched the title after a 2–1 victory over [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]] in the [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations final|final]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68196261 |title=Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast |publisher=BBC Sport |date=11 February 2024 }}</ref> He was also awarded the Best Coach of the 2023 AFCON tournament.<ref name="auto1"/>
In October 2025, on the final matchday at the African qualifiers, he led Ivory Coast to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, marking their return to the world stage after 12-year drought.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c5ypwvp04nko|title=World Cup 2026 qualifying: Ivory Coast and Senegal claim final two African spots|date=14 October 2025|website=BBC Sport}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===Club=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{cite web |title=Emerse Faé » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe8316/emerse-fae/club-matches/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=6 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur18805.html |title=La Fiche de Emerse FAĂŠ , Football - L'Equipe.fr |work=L'Équipe |date=30 August 2003 |access-date=23 July 2013}}</ref> |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="5"|[[FC Nantes|Nantes]] |[[2003–04 Ligue 1|2003–04]] |rowspan="4"|[[Ligue 1]] |25||1||2||0||4||0||1||0||32||1 |- |[[2004–05 Ligue 1|2004–05]] |28||1||2||0||1||0||2||0||33||1 |- |[[2005–06 Ligue 1|2005–06]] |29||4||3||0||1||0||0||0||33||4 |- |[[2006–07 Ligue 1|2006–07]] |24||1||3||0||1||0||0||0||28||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !106!!7!!10!!0!!7!!0!!3!!0!!126!!7 |- |[[Reading FC|Reading]] |[[2007–08 Premier League|2007–08]] |Premier League |8||0||1||0||2||0||0||0||11||0 |- |[[OGC Nice|Nice]] (loan) |[[2008–09 Ligue 1|2008–09]] |Ligue 1 |32||3||0||0||2||0||0||0||34||3 |- |rowspan="4"|[[OGC Nice|Nice]] |[[2009–10 Ligue 1|2009–10]] |rowspan="3"|Ligue 1 |29||4||0||0||1||0||0||0||30||4 |- |[[2010–11 Ligue 1|2010–11]] |24||3||4||0||1||0||0||0||29||3 |- |[[2011–12 Ligue 1|2011–12]] |4||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||4||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !57!!7!!4!!0!!2!!0!!0!!0!!63!!7 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !203!!17!!15!!0!!13!!0!!3!!0!!234!!17 |}
===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="nft">{{NFT|10966}}</ref> |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="7"|[[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]] |2005||4||0 |- |2006||11||1 |- |2007||4||0 |- |2008||12||0 |- |2009||2||0 |- |2010||7||0 |- |2011||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!41!!1 |}
:''Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Faé goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Emerse Faé<ref name="nft"/> |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | align="center"|1 || 27 May 2006 || [[Basel]], Switzerland || {{fb|SUI}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–1 || [[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]] |}
===Manager=== {{Updated|match played 31 March 2026}}
{| class="wikitable" |+ ! rowspan="2" |Team ! rowspan="2" |From ! rowspan="2" |To ! colspan="8" |Record |- !G !W !D !L !GF !GA !GD !Win% |- |[[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]] |24 January 2024 |''Present'' |31 |21 |5 |5 |53 |17 | +36 |67.74 |- | colspan="3" |'''Career Total''' |31 |21 |5 |5 |53 |17 | +36 |67.74 |}
==Honours== ===Player=== '''France U-17''' * [[FIFA U-17 World Cup]]: [[2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship|2001]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 September 2017 |title=FIFA U-17 World Championship Trinidad and Tobago 2001 - Matches - France-Nigeria |url=http://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/matches/round=5453/match=25009/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923013442/http://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/matches/round=5453/match=25009/index.html |archive-date=23 September 2017 |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref>
'''Ivory Coast''' *[[Africa Cup of Nations]] runner-up: [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations|2006]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/06a.html|title=African Nations Cup 2006|website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref>
===Manager=== '''Ivory Coast''' * [[Africa Cup of Nations]]: [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|2023]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stevens |first=Rob |date=11 February 2024 |title=Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68196261 |access-date=14 February 2024 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref>
'''Individual''' * [[Africa Cup of Nations|AFCON]] Best Coach: [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|2023]]<ref name="auto1">{{cite tweet |number=1756811927634813046 |user=CAF_Online |title=[The man who won it all! 🏆 The #TotalEnergiesAFCON2023 Best Coach award goes to Côte d'Ivoire's leader Emerse Faé 🇨🇮 ] |date=11 February 2024 |acc ess-date=12 February 2024 |link=no}}</ref> * [[CAF Awards|CAF Coach of the Year]]: 2024
==References== {{reflist}}
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