Bruno Metsu

Bruno Metsu (born 28 January 1954 in Dunkerque) is a French football manager. He took the Senegal national football team to its first ever FIFA World Cup in Korea/Japan in 2002 where they surprised everybody by beating France in the opening game of the World Cup by one goal to nil. They qualified from the group stage and made it to the quarter finals only to be beaten by Turkey in extra time thanks to a golden goal from İlhan Mansız which made the score one goal to nil to Turkey. After Senegal had defeated France in the opening game of the 2002 World Cup, the president of Senegal, Abdoulaye Wade, declared a national holiday in Senegal to celebrate the team's success in defeating the defending World Cup champions. Image File history File links Bruno_Metsu. ... January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location within France Dunkirk ( French: Dunkerque; Dutch: Duinkerke) is a harbour city and a commune in the northernmost part of France, in the département of Nord, 10 km from the Belgian border. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... First international Dahomey 3 - 2 Senegal (Côte dIvoire; 31 December 1961) Largest win Senegal 6 - 0 Mauritania (Sierra Leone; 13 February 1984) Worst defeat 0 - 4, 7 times World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 2002) Best result Quarterfinals, 2002 African Nations Cup Appearances 10 (First in 1965) Best... The FIFA World Cup Trophy, which has been awarded to the world champions since 1974. ... The 2002 Football World Cup (Official name: 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan) was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Played for both BeÅŸiktaÅŸ JK and Turkish National Team Ä°lhan Mansız (born August 10, 1975 - in Kempten im Allgäu, Bavaria, Germany) is a Turkish football player of Crimean Tatar origin, who gained international recognition at Ä°stanbuls BeÅŸiktaÅŸ JK, and was later acquired by the Vissel... Wade (right) with George W. Bush during visit to the U.S. in 2001. ...

He is currently the manager of the United Arab Emirates national football team. On January 30, 2007 he made history with them by leading the team to become the champions of Gulf Cup of Nations for the first time. However, this is not Metsu's first achievement in the United Arab Emirates, he has also coached Al Ain FC and in 2003, for the first time in the club's history, they won the Asian Champions League. First international UAE 1 - 0 Qatar (Saudi Arabia; March 17, 1972) Biggest win Brunei 0 - 12 UAE (Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei; April 14, 2001) Biggest defeat Brazil 8 - 0 UAE (Abu Dhabi, UAE; November 12, 2005) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1990) Best result Round 1, 1990 AFC Asian... The Gulf Cup (Arabic: ‎) is a football (soccer) tournament held every two years, open to teams from around the Persian Gulf. ... Al-Ain Football Club (Arabic: نادي العين; transliterated: Nady al-Ayn) is a professional association football club based in the city of Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates. ... Asian Champions League Logo The AFC Champions League is an annual international inter-club football competition between club Champions and cup winners of the top 14 Asian leagues. ...

Trivia

• Bruno Metsu is a Muslim. He converted to Islam when coaching Senegal. [1]

	Senegal squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finalists
1 Sylva | 2 Daf | 3 Sarr | 4 Malick Diop | 5 N'Dour | 6 Cissé | 7 H. Camara | 8 Traoré | 9 S. Camara | 10 Fadiga | 11 Diouf | 12 Faye | 13 Diatta | 14 Moussa N'Diaye | 15 Diao | 16 Diallo | 17 Coly | 18 Thiaw | 19 Bouba Diop | 20 S. N'Diaye | 21 Beye | 22 Cissokho | 23 Makhtar N'Diaye | Coach: Metsu A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Turkish: Müslüman, Persian and Urdu: مسلمان, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of Islam. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Senegal. ... First international Dahomey 3 - 2 Senegal (Côte dIvoire; 31 December 1961) Largest win Senegal 6 - 0 Mauritania (Sierra Leone; 13 February 1984) Worst defeat 0 - 4, 7 times World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 2002) Best result Quarterfinals, 2002 African Nations Cup Appearances 10 (First in 1965) Best... Qualifying countries The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Senegal. ... Tony Mario Sylva (b. ... Omar Daf (born February 12, 1977) is a Senegalese football player. ... Pape Sarr (born December 7, 1977) is a Senegalese football player. ... Papa Malick Diop (born December 29, 1974) is a Senegalese football player. ... Alassane NDour (born December 12, 1981) is a Senegalese football player. ... Aliou Cissé (born March 24, 1976 in Zinguinchor, Senegal) is a Senegalese football player. ... Henri Camara (born May 10, 1977 in Dakar) is a Senegalese football (soccer) player who, as of 2005, plays for Wigan Athletic F.C. of the English FA Premier League. ... Amara Traoré (born September 25, 1965) is a Senegalese football player. ... Souleymane Camara (born December 22, 1982) is a Senegalese football player. ... Khalilou Fadiga (born December 30, 1974) is a Senegalese football (soccer) player. ... Football player infobox | playername = El Hadji Diouf | image = | fullname = El Hadji Ousseynou Diouf| | height = 511 (180cm) | dateofbirth = January 15, 1981 (age 25) | cityofbirth = Dakar | countryofbirth = Senegal | currentclub = Bolton Wanderers | clubnumber = 21 | position = Striker | nickname = Dioufy | youthyears = | youthclubs = | years = 1998-99 1999-00 2000-02 2002-04 2004- | clubs = Sochaux... Image:Amady Faye. ... Lamine Diatta (born July 2, 1975 in Dakar) is a Senegalese footballer, who currently plays for Lyon in France. ... Moussa NDiaye (born February 21, 1979) is a Senegalese football player. ... Salif Alassane Diao (born 10 February 1977 in Kedougou, Senegal) is a Senegalese football player, playing as a defensive midfielder. ... Omar Diallo (born 28 September 1972) is a Senegalese football goalkeeper. ... Ferdinand Coly (born September 10, 1973 in Dakar) is a Senegalese footballer, who currently plays for Parma in Italy. ... Pape Thiaw (born February 5, 1981 in Dakar) is a Senegalese football player. ... Papa Bouba Diop (born January 28, 1978 in Dakar) is a Senegalese footballer, who currently plays for the Senegal national football team and Fulham. ... Sylvain NDiaye (born June 25, 1976 in Paris) is a French-born Senegalese footballer. ... Habib Beye Habib Beye (born October 19, 1977 in Suresnes) is a Senegalese footballer, who currently plays for Marseille in France. ... Kalidou Cissokho (born 14 December 1972) is a Senegalese football goalkeeper. ... Makhtar NDiaye (born December 31, 1981) is a Senegalese football player. ...