Noël Tosi is a French football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 coach and former player.

As a player he played for minor clubs in France. His first job as a coach was Deauville in 1986.

Tosi previously coached the Congo national football team

Congo national football team

The Congo national football team, nicknamed the Diables Rouges , is the national team of the Republic of the Congo and is controlled by the Fédération Congolaise de Football. They have never qualified for the World Cup, but did win the Africa Cup of Nations in 1972...

. He was sworn in as coach in September 2006 after coaching the Mauritania national football team

Mauritania national football team

The Mauritania national football team, nicknamed Mourabitounes, is the national team of Mauritania and is controlled by the Fédération de Foot-Ball de la Républic Islamique de Mauritanie and is a member of CAF. They have not qualified for the FIFA World Cup or Africa Cup of Nations...

, and French Ligue 2

Ligue 2

Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...

 teams FC Gueugnon

FC Gueugnon

Football Club Gueugnonnais was a French association football club based in Gueugnon. The club was formed in 1940 and played in the Championnat National, the third level of French football, before entering liquidation in April 2011. Gueugnon played its home matches at the Stade Jean Laville...

 and US Créteil-Lusitanos

US Créteil-Lusitanos

Union Sportive Créteil-Lusitanos Football is a French football club based in Créteil, a southeastern suburb of Paris. The club was founded in 1936 and currently play in the Championnat National, the third division of French football...

 previously. Tosi was charged with improving Congo, and perhaps getting them to the African Cup of Nations

African Cup of Nations

The Africa Cup of Nations, also referred to as the African Cup of Nations or African Nations Cup, officially CAN , is the main international association football competition in Africa. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football , and was first held in 1957. Since 1968, it has been...

.

Playing career

• Carpentras
  Carpentras
  Carpentras is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.It stands on the banks of the Auzon...
  
   (France) 1966-1976
• Avignon Football 84 (France) 1976-1980)
• GFCO Ajaccio (France) 1980-1981
• Saint-Benoît
  Saint-Benoît, Réunion
  Saint-Benoît is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located on the eastern part of the island of Réunion, about 40 kilometres southeast of Saint-Denis, the capital.-Geography:...
  
   (Réunion) 1981-1983
• Orange (France) 1983-198?

Teams coached

• Deauville
  Deauville
  Deauville is a commune in the Calvados département in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.With its racecourse, harbour, international film festival, marinas, conference centre, villas, Grand Casino and sumptuous hotels, Deauville is regarded as the "queen of the Norman beaches" and...
  
   (France) 1986-1988
• FC Grenoble 38
  Grenoble Foot 38
  Grenoble Foot 38, commonly referred to as simply Grenoble, is a French association football club based in Grenoble, a city situated at the foot of the French Alps. The original incarnation of the club was founded in 1892 and, in 1997, was formed into the club that exists today as a result of a merger...
  
   (France) 1988-1992
• Bourges
  Bourges
  Bourges is a city in central France on the Yèvre river. It is the capital of the department of Cher and also was the capital of the former province of Berry.-History:...
  
   (France) 1992-1993 (Adjoint)
• Lucé
  Lucé
  Lucé may refer to the following places in France:* Clos Lucé, a mansion in Amboise, in Indre-et-Loire, region of Centre* La Baroche-sous-Lucé, a commune in the Orne department in the region of Basse-Normandie...
  
   (France) 1993-1994
• Avignon Football 84 (France) 1994-1995
• Nîmes Olympique
  Nîmes Olympique
  Nîmes Olympique is a French association football club based in Nîmes. The club was formed on 10 April 1937 and currently play in Championnat National, the third level of French football. The club's only achievement was winning Ligue 2 in 1950 and the Championnat National in 1997...
  
   (France) 1995-1996
• Stade Quimperois
  Stade Quimpérois
  Quimper Cornouaille FC is a French football team from the city of Quimper, Finistère, currently playing in Championnat de France amateur group D . The team used to be known as Stade Quimpérois.-History:...
  
   (France) 1996-1997
• FC Montauban (France) 1997-1998
• Lusitanos
  US Créteil-Lusitanos
  Union Sportive Créteil-Lusitanos Football is a French football club based in Créteil, a southeastern suburb of Paris. The club was founded in 1936 and currently play in the Championnat National, the third division of French football...
  
   Saint-Maur (France) 1999-2001
• FC Gueugnon
  FC Gueugnon
  Football Club Gueugnonnais was a French association football club based in Gueugnon. The club was formed in 1940 and played in the Championnat National, the third level of French football, before entering liquidation in April 2011. Gueugnon played its home matches at the Stade Jean Laville...
  
   (France) 2001-2002
• US Créteil-Lusitanos
  US Créteil-Lusitanos
  Union Sportive Créteil-Lusitanos Football is a French football club based in Créteil, a southeastern suburb of Paris. The club was founded in 1936 and currently play in the Championnat National, the third division of French football...
  
   (France) 2002-2003
• Mauritania national football team
  Mauritania national football team
  The Mauritania national football team, nicknamed Mourabitounes, is the national team of Mauritania and is controlled by the Fédération de Foot-Ball de la Républic Islamique de Mauritanie and is a member of CAF. They have not qualified for the FIFA World Cup or Africa Cup of Nations...
  
   2003-2004
• Angers SCO
  Angers SCO
  Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest is a French association football club based in Angers. The club was founded in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second division of French football having achieved promotion to the league in 2007. Angers play its home matches at the Stade Jean Bouin located...
  
   (France) 02/2004-06/2004
• RCF Paris
  RCF Paris
  Racing Club de France – Levallois 92 is a French association football club formerly based in Colombes, a suburb of Paris. In 2009, the club moved to nearby Levallois-Perret after the club reached a financial agreement with the commune. Racing was founded in 1882 as a sports club and is one of the...
  
   (France) 07/2004-08/2004
• Angers SCO
  Angers SCO
  Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest is a French association football club based in Angers. The club was founded in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second division of French football having achieved promotion to the league in 2007. Angers play its home matches at the Stade Jean Bouin located...
  
   (France) 08/2004-2005
• Congo national football team
  Congo national football team
  The Congo national football team, nicknamed the Diables Rouges , is the national team of the Republic of the Congo and is controlled by the Fédération Congolaise de Football. They have never qualified for the World Cup, but did win the Africa Cup of Nations in 1972...
  
   08/2006-2007
• AS Cherbourg 2007-2009
• Nîmes Olympique
  Nîmes Olympique
  Nîmes Olympique is a French association football club based in Nîmes. The club was formed on 10 April 1937 and currently play in Championnat National, the third level of French football. The club's only achievement was winning Ligue 2 in 1950 and the Championnat National in 1997...
  
   2010-

External links

• The ejector seat in Africa - FIFA.com, 16 September 2003
• Africa in my blood FIFA.com, 6 September 2006