Hubert Velud

Velud was born in Villefranche-sur-Saône. As a goalkeeper, he played for Reims, Châlons-sur-Marne and Gap.

Velud coached has Châlons-sur-Marne, Gap, Paris FC, Gazélec, Clermont, Cherbourg, Créteil, Toulon, and Beauvais. He has also managed the Togo national football team from 2009 to 2010. Velud was shot in the arm in a January 2010 attack by Angolan rebels on the team bus while traveling with Togo's national football team to the 2010 African Cup of Nations. He later returned to Créteil, then ventured to Morocco with Hassania Agadir, Tunisia with Stade Tunisien, and Algeria with ES Sétif, USM Alger, in which he won two consecutive Ligue 1 titles, and CS Constantine. In 2016, he took charge of TP Mazembe, securing four titles, including Linafoot, DR Congo Super Cup, Confederation Cup and CAF Super Cup. His next stop was Tunisian club Étoile du Sahel, guiding them to the semi-finals of the 2017 CAF Champions League, followed by a stint with Kuwait SC starting from May 2018. However, FIFA's suspension of their respective football association prevented them from participating in both AFC Champions League and Arab Club Championship. He then returned to North Africa, coaching Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi and JS Kabylie. In January 2020, he assumed the role of manager for Sudan, leading them to a second-place finish in their group during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, and securing participation in the final tournament in Cameroon. However, disappointing performances in the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup and 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, led to his dismissal in December 2021, despite…

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Championnat National: 2001–02 ES Sétif

Ligue 1: 2012–13 USM Alger

Algerian Super Cup: 2013 Ligue 1: 2013–14 TP Mazembe

Linafoot: 2015–16 DR Congo Super Cup: 2016 CAF Confederation Cup: 2016 CAF Super Cup: 2016 Individual

Best Coach in the Algerian Ligue 1: 2012–13, 2013–14