Olivier Létang
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| President of Lille | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 18 December 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Gérard López | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President of Rennes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 3 November 2017 – 7 February 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 November 1972 Le Mans, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Spouse | Julie Létang[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 3[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olivier Létang (French pronunciation: [ɔlivje letɑ̃]; born 29 November 1972), is a French football executive and former professional player, serving as the president of Ligue 1 club Lille. Holding this position in Northern France since 2020, he previously worked for other professional clubs, being president of Rennes from 2017 to 2019, and sporting director of Paris Saint-Germain from 2012 to 2017.
Career
After a playing career at Le Mans and then Reims where he later became an executive,[3] Létang worked as the sporting director of Paris Saint-Germain and president of Rennes. In December 2020, he became the president of Lille.[4]
As a football executive, Létang won multiple titles for the different clubs he worked for. During his five-season term at Paris Saint-Germain, he won a total of 15 trophies from 2012 to 2017.[5] Two years after leaving Paris, Rennes won their first domestic cup title since 1971 under his presidency, beating Paris Saint-Germain in the Coupe de France final.[6] In 2021, Létang was elected the best European club football president by Italian sports newspaper Tuttosport after Lille managed to win both Ligue 1 and Trophée des Champions against the odds.[7][8]
Honours
Executive
Paris Saint-Germain
- Ligue 1: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16[5]
- Coupe de France: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17[5]
- Trophée des Champions: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016[5]
- Coupe de la Ligue: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17[5]
Rennes
Lille
Individual
- Tuttosport European President of the Year: 2021[7]
References
- ^ a b Coureau, Mathieu (26 April 2019). "PORTRAIT. Stade Rennais : Olivier Létang, l'hyperprésident". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ^ Olivier Létang at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Moynet, Quentin (10 September 2012). "Mais bon sang, qui es-tu Olivier Létang ?". So Foot (in French). Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "Communiqué officiel du LOSC". LOSC (in French). 18 December 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Degorre, Damien (14 July 2017). "Olivier Létang : «De la frustration, pas de regret»". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ^ a b Jamin, Valentin; et al. (Bommel, Jean; Briley, Loïc; Grimault, Xavier) (29 November 2024). ""Ego surdimensionné", gestionnaire d'exception... Olivier Létang, l'hyperprésident qui bouscule le foot français". RMC Sport (in French). Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ^ a b c "Olivier Létang élu meilleur président d'Europe par Tuttosport". So Foot (in French). 23 November 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ^ a b Chabal, Martin (5 August 2021). "Tour des stades #16. Effectif, transferts, joueur à suivre… Tout savoir sur le Lille OSC". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 27 March 2025.