Jean-Paul de Marigny | |
Fullname: | Jean-Paul de Marigny |
Birth Date: | 1964 1, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Port Louis, Mauritius |
Position: | Defender |
Youthclubs1: | APIA Leichhardt |
Youthclubs2: | Sydney City |
Years1: | 1981–1982 |
Years2: | 1983–1987 |
Years3: | 1987–1988 |
Years4: | 1989–1997 |
Years5: | 1997–1998 |
Clubs1: | AIS |
Clubs2: | Sydney City |
Clubs3: | APIA Leichhardt |
Clubs4: | Marconi Stallions |
Clubs5: | Sydney Olympic |
Caps2: | 57 |
Caps3: | 44 |
Caps4: | 188 |
Caps5: | 15 |
Goals2: | 3 |
Goals3: | 4 |
Goals4: | 13 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 1987–1990 |
Nationalteam1: | Australia |
Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Manageryears1: | 2003–2004 |
Managerclubs1: | Marconi Stallions |
Manageryears2: | 2006 |
Managerclubs2: | Sydney United |
Manageryears3: | 2007 |
Managerclubs3: | NSWIS |
Manageryears4: | 2007 |
Managerclubs4: | Australia U-17 |
Manageryears5: | 2010–2013 |
Managerclubs5: | Sydney United |
Manageryears6: | 2013 |
Managerclubs6: | Marconi Stallions |
Manageryears7: | 2020 |
Managerclubs7: | Western Sydney Wanderers |
Jean-Paul de Marigny (born 21 January 1964 in Mauritius) is a football coach and former player who currently works as assistant coach with the Australia women's national team.
de Marigny served as an assistant coach of A-League side Melbourne Victory from 2013 to 2015,[1] [2] departing on 22 May 2015 to return home to Sydney to be with family and support his wife Donna who underwent breast surgery for cancer.[3] [4]
On 18 June 2015, de Marigny was announced as assistant coach of the Newcastle Jets, under Scott Miller.[5] [6]
On 31 May 2016, de Marigny returned to Melbourne Victory.[7]
On 6 June 2018 Western Sydney Wanderers announced that de Marigny was joining the club to take over the vacant assistant coach position.[8] Following the sacking of head coach Markus Babbel on 20 January 2020, de Marigny was named as the caretaker head coach for the club. He was released on 12 October 2020 after a statement was released by the club.[9] His replacement was Carl Robinson.
On 10 March 2021, de Marigny returned to Melbourne Victory as an assistant coach.[10]
After leaving Melbourne he has subsequently had stints returning back to the Wanderers, with the Australian Women's national team and the Lambton Golden Eagles in various coaching roles.