Roger Salnot
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Roger SalnotRoger Salnot (born December 10, 1958 in Guadeloupe
, France
) is a football coach currently coaching the Guadeloupe national football team
. Salnot has been the Guadelupe coach since 2001.
. In the stage two, the team finished second in Group H behind Guyana
. After losing to Haiti
in the tournament semifinals, Guadelupe lost to Cuba
in the third place playoff game and finished fourth.
Guadeloupe was a surprise qualifier for the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
. Salnot's team continued their strong play throughout the year at the Gold Cup. Their success was so surprising because it was their first major international tournament. They started out by tying 1-1 to the strong Caribbean team of Haiti
, followed by a 2-1 win over Canada
and finally succumbing 1-0 to the reigning champions
of Central America, Costa Rica
. Guadeloupe advanced to the quarterfinals as the best performing 3rd place team in group play.
In the quarterfinals, they shocked one of the most outstanding teams in the tournament, Honduras
, by defeating them 2-1, with goals of Jocelyn Angloma
and Richard Socrier
. After that impressive win, Salnot and his team lost 0-1 in the semifinal against Mexico
with a curling shot from 30 yards of Pavel Pardo
. At the end of the tournament, Franck Grandel
was named the best goalkeeper of the Gold Cup and Jocelyn Angloma
was an Honorable Mention.
In the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
, Guadeloupe tried to repeat and improve on their last Gold cup outing of the last edition, Salnot hired Angloma as his assistant coach.
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe is an archipelago located in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles, with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres and a population of 400,000. It is the first overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. As with the other overseas departments, Guadeloupe...
, France
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...
) is a football coach currently coaching the Guadeloupe national football team
Guadeloupe national football team
The Guadeloupe regional football team represents the French overseas department and region of Guadeloupe in international football. The team is controlled by the Ligue Guadeloupéenne de Football , a local branch of French Football Federation ....
. Salnot has been the Guadelupe coach since 2001.
Coaching career
In 2007, Salnot led the team to finish in fourth place of the Digicel Caribbean Cup 2007. In the first round, Guadeloupe advanced as leader of Group F, alongside the other French department, MartiniqueMartinique
Martinique is an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, with a land area of . Like Guadeloupe, it is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. To the northwest lies Dominica, to the south St Lucia, and to the southeast Barbados...
. In the stage two, the team finished second in Group H behind Guyana
Guyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
. After losing to Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
in the tournament semifinals, Guadelupe lost to Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
in the third place playoff game and finished fourth.
Guadeloupe was a surprise qualifier for the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the ninth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean , and was won by the United States over Mexico. It was contested in the United States from June 6 to June 24, 2007.This competition was the third...
. Salnot's team continued their strong play throughout the year at the Gold Cup. Their success was so surprising because it was their first major international tournament. They started out by tying 1-1 to the strong Caribbean team of Haiti
Haiti national football team
The Haiti national football team represents Haiti in association football and is controlled by the Fédération Haïtienne de Football, the governing body for football in Haiti. Haiti's home ground is Stade Sylvio Cator in Port-au-Prince and their head coach is Edson Tavares...
, followed by a 2-1 win over Canada
Canada men's national soccer team
The Canada men's national soccer team represents Canada in international soccer competitions at the senior men's level. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and compete in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football .Their most significant...
and finally succumbing 1-0 to the reigning champions
UNCAF Nations Cup 2007
-Scorers:4 goals Wilmer Velasquez3 goals Eliseo Quintanilla Emilio Palacios Saul Martinez Rolando Fonseca2 goals Deon Mccauley Samuel Wilson1 goal Leonardo González Harold Wallace Kurt Bernard Juan Alberto Diaz Claudio Albizuris Gustavo Cabrera Milton Bustas Emil Martinez Carlos Will Mejia Alberto...
of Central America, Costa Rica
Costa Rica national football team
The Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Costa Rica is the third most successful team in CONCACAF after Mexico and the United States...
. Guadeloupe advanced to the quarterfinals as the best performing 3rd place team in group play.
In the quarterfinals, they shocked one of the most outstanding teams in the tournament, Honduras
Honduras national football team
The Honduran national football team, nicknamed Los Catrachos, La Bicolor or La H, is the national team of Honduras and is controlled by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras...
, by defeating them 2-1, with goals of Jocelyn Angloma
Jocelyn Angloma
Jocelyn Angloma is a French-Guadeloupean football defender currently playing for a Guadeloupean club, L'Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau.He is fluent in French, Creole patois, English, Italian and Spanish.- Career :...
and Richard Socrier
Richard Socrier
Richard Socrier is a football striker from France. He plays for French Ligue 2 club AC Ajaccio.-International career:Socrier made his debut for Guadeloupe at the CONCACAF Gold Cup Finals in June 2007 against Haiti....
. After that impressive win, Salnot and his team lost 0-1 in the semifinal against Mexico
Mexico national football team
The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...
with a curling shot from 30 yards of Pavel Pardo
Pavel Pardo
Pável Pardo Segura , is a Mexican international footballer, who currently plays for the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.- Biography :...
. At the end of the tournament, Franck Grandel
Franck Grandel
Franck Grandel is a Guadeloupean footballer. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 2 for Dijon FCO.-Club career:Grandel is a goalkeeper who was born in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, and made his debut in professional football, being part of the Skoda Xanthi squad, in the 2003-04 season...
was named the best goalkeeper of the Gold Cup and Jocelyn Angloma
Jocelyn Angloma
Jocelyn Angloma is a French-Guadeloupean football defender currently playing for a Guadeloupean club, L'Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau.He is fluent in French, Creole patois, English, Italian and Spanish.- Career :...
was an Honorable Mention.
In the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the tenth edition of the Gold Cup competition, and the twentieth association football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean . It was contested from 3 July to 26 July 2009 in the United States. This competition was the fourth tournament...
, Guadeloupe tried to repeat and improve on their last Gold cup outing of the last edition, Salnot hired Angloma as his assistant coach.