Jean-Christian Lang is a French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 football manager and former player.

Lang began his playing career with FC Sochaux-Montbéliard

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard

Football Club Sochaux-Montbéliard is a French association football club based in the city of Montbéliard. The club was founded in 1928 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. Sochaux plays its home matches at the Stade Auguste Bonal located within the city...

, playing three Ligue 1

Ligue 1

Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....

 matches, before leaving to play in 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...

 with CS Louhans-Cuiseaux

CS Louhans-Cuiseaux

Club Sportif Louhans-Cuiseaux is a French football club.-History:Founded in 1970 after the unification of "Club Sportif Louhannais" and "Club de Cuiseaux" , based in the villages of Louhans and Cuiseaux...

, LB Châteauroux

LB Châteauroux

La Berrichonne de Châteauroux is a French association football club based in Châteauroux. The football team is a part of a sports club that consists of several other sports and was founded in 1883. The team currently plays in Ligue 2, the second division of French football, having finished 16th in...

, CS Thonon and FC Annecy

Annecy F.C.

Annecy Football Club is a French amateur football club based in the town of Annecy in Haute-Savoie. The team plays its home matches at the Parc des Sports, where the club and its predecessor have been based since 1964...

.

Lang was a player-manager with Annecy, and went on to manage USF Le Puy and FC Montceau Bourgogne

FC Montceau Bourgogne

Football Club Montceau Bourgogne is a French association football team founded in 1948. They are based in Montceau-les-Mines, Bourgogne, France and are currently playing in the Championnat de France Amateurs Group B...

 in 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...

, before moving to Swiss club FC Servette. He has also managed clubs in North Africa, including Difaa El Jadida

Difaa El Jadida

Difaa El Jadida is a Moroccan football club based in El Jadida. They play their home games at Stade El Abdi and are currently in the first division of Moroccan football.-History:...

 and Maghreb Fez

Maghreb Fez

Maghreb Association Sportive of Fez is a Moroccan football club based in Fez.The club was founded in 1945.-History:The team was the first team from Morocco to reach the Last 32 in the Coupe de France in 1954 against Red Star.-Supporters:...

 in Morocco, as well as JS Kabylie

JS Kabylie

Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie , known as JS Kabylie or JSK , is an Algerian professional association football club based in Tizi Ouzou. It draws its support from Kabyle football fans even outside the city of Tizi Ouzou...

in Algeria.

Lang has Polish ancestry, and became a naturalised French citizen in 1964.