Patrice Carteron

Patrice Carteron (born 30 July 1970) is a French football manager and former player who is the head coach of Qatar Stars League club Umm Salal. Some of his previous managerial posts include the Mali national team, Dijon FCO, Al Ahly SC, Umm Salal, Al-Nassr and Al-Ettifaq. He played as a defender.

In 2007, Carteron took over as manager for AS Cannes, but was replaced by Albert Emon in June 2009.

On 25 June 2009, Dijon FCO hired the former Cannes coach. During his time with Dijon, he got the club promoted to the French top flight. On 24 May 2012, he parted company with Dijon, who had been relegated from the top division Ligue 1.

on 12 July 2012, he was named as the head coach of Mali, where he led the African nation to a FIFA rank as high as 21. Mali also finished third in the African Cup of Nations during his tenure.

On 22 May 2013, he agreed to take charge of Congolese champions TP Mazembe, signing a two-year contract. Mazembe confirmed that Carteron would become their new head coach, while continuing his duties with Mali. With Mazembe, Carteron led the club to two league titles and one African Champions League title.

On 7 January 2016, Carteron left TP Mazembe as his contract had run out.

After leaving Mazembe, Carteron took over at Wadi Degla SC in the 2016–17 season. The team won 20 of their 30 matches during Carteron's tenure.

In 2017, Carteron moved on to Al-Nassr, where he led the club to a third-place finish in the Saudi Professional League, thus qualifying for the Asian Champions League.