Valérien Ismaël
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Born
1975 (50 years old)
Strasbourg, FrancePosition
Manager
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Active
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Blackburn
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Valérien Alexandre Ismaël (born 28 September 1975) is a French professional football coach and current head coach of EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers.
During his playing career, Ismaël played for Strasbourg, Crystal Palace, Lens, Werder Bremen, Bayern Munich and Hannover 96. As a player, he won the Coupe de France, the Coupe de la Ligue twice, the Bundesliga twice, as well as the DFB-Pokal on two occasions. Following his retirement, he moved into management, first as a reserve coach for a number of clubs before moving into senior management at 1. FC Nürnberg, then with VfL Wolfsburg before a notable spell with LASK of the Austrian Bundesliga and spells with Barnsley and West Bromwich Albion of the English Championship.
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Trophies 
 German Bundesliga  2005-2006 |  German DFB-Pokal 2005-2006 | German Bundesliga  2003-2004 | German DFB-Pokal 2003-2004 |
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Former Youth Teams
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1993-1998 |
1998-1999 |
1999-2002 |
2001 (Loan) |
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2002-2004 |
2003-2004 (Loan) |
2004-2005 |
2005-2008 |
2008-2009 |
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Statistics
| Appearances | German Bundesliga | 2005-2006 | 30 |
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| Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2005-2006 | 1 |
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| Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2005-2006 | 8 |
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