Habib Beye

Paris Saint-Germain

Beye joined Paris Saint-Germain in 1997, though he progressed no further than the reserve side, playing in the national fifth division. He transferred at the end of the season to Strasbourg in 1998 for an undisclosed amount.

Strasbourg

Following his summer move to Strasbourg in 1998, Beye made his league debut on 8 August 1998 in a home 0–0 draw against Lyon, and played a total of 23 times in his first season at the club. He missed just five league matches in the following season, and netted for the first time on 2 October 1999 in a 2–2 home draw with Bordeaux. He was a member of the Strasbourg side that won the 2001 French Cup, eventually defeating third division Amiens in a penalty shoot-out, which helped his team achieve UEFA Cup qualification in the following season. He appeared a total of 134 times in the league for Strasbourg, scoring 8 goals.

Marseille

On 6 August 2003, Beye signed a three-year contract at Marseille under manager Alain Perrin, for a reported fee of €1.2 million. He said that despite his Parisian upbringing, he had always supported the club. He was in the side that reached the 2004 UEFA Cup Final, a run which involved a performance as a central defender against Newcastle United. He ended up on the losing side as Marseille lost the final to Valencia 2–0. He missed only one game in the 2004–05 Ligue 1 season as his team came fifth, and then extended his contract to 2008. He was also a beaten finalist in the…

Beye played in the Senegal national squad from 2001 to 2008, winning 45 caps and scoring one goal. His debut came on 6 May 2001 in a 1–0 loss away to Egypt in 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification. He was part of the squad that finished runners-up at the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations and then became quarter-finalists at the World Cup in South Korea and Japan, making substitute appearances against Denmark, Uruguay and Sweden. At the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia, Beye scored his only international goal, equalising in a 1–1 draw with neighbours Mali. At the following edition in 2006 in Egypt, where his team were semi-finalists, he was sent off for an off-the-ball clash with Ghana's Laryea Kingston in a group-stage draw. Both players were fined US$1,000 by the Confederation of African Football and banned for four games, ruling each out for the remainder of the tournament. Beye retired from international football in an effort to concentrate on his club career following a first-round exit at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations.

Red Star

After retiring, Beye became a pundit on France's Canal+. In May 2021, he was named assistant manager at Paris-based Red Star in the third-tier Championnat National, as assistant to Vincent Bordot. He was put in interim charge in September after Bordot's dismissal following six games of the season. On his debut on 17 September, the team lost 1–0 at home to Villefranche; he took them to the last 64 of the Coupe de France where they were defeated 2–0 by Monaco at the Stade Bauer. Having saved the team from relegation with an 11th-place finish, his contract was extended to 2024 in May 2022. In the 2022–23 Championnat National, Red Star came third, two points off the promoted pair of Concarneau and Dunkerque. The following season, Beye led Red Star to promotion to Ligue 2 for the first time in six years, and then allowed his contract to expire.

Rennes

On 30 January 2025, Beye signed with Ligue 1 side Rennes, until the end of the season with the option for one more campaign. He joined the club with them in the relegation play-off place in 16th, after Jorge Sampaoli had left by mutual consent. Three days later, in his first game as a top-flight manager, his team won 1–0 at home to Strasbourg with a late goal by Ludovic Blas. By the end of the season, the club were in 12th. Beye was sacked on 9 February 2026, with Rennes in sixth place, having lost their last four matches.

Marseille

On 19 February 2026, Beye returned to Marseille as manager,…

Beye was born in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, and grew up in Le Port-Marly. He is a Muslim.