| Intro | French football manager |
| Is |
Sports official Athlete Football player Association football player Association football manager |
| From | France |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 15 August 1971, Rennes |
| Age: | 48 years |
| Star sign | Leo |
Sylvain Ripoll (born 15 August 1971) is a French football manager, who most recently coached Ligue 1 team FC Lorient.
Career
As a player, Ripoll played with Stade Rennais, Le Mans and FC Lorient. At 25 May 2014, he was appointed as the new manager of Lorient. He won his first game as a manager in the first Ligue 1 game of the season. Lorient managed to beat AS Monaco with 1-2 in their own Stade Louis II.