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Philippe Eullaffroy

RedNation and Philippe discuss his recent appointment as Head Coach for the Impact’s USL PRO side, FC Montreal, the current state of the Montreal Impact Academy and his upcoming participation as a clinician at the 2015 National Soccer Coaching Conference.



Philippe Eullaffroy is in his fifth season as director of the Montreal Impact Academy, after being hired on March 17, 2010, as the first director of player development for the club. He was recently named FC Montreal’s first ever head coach for its inaugural season in USL PRO, set to kick off in March 2015. In 2013, he served as assistant coach with the Impact first team in Major League Soccer and previously acted as head coach of the Impact U-21 team for three years. In 2012, he led the Impact U-21 team to the second best record in the Canadian Soccer League (14-3-5) and a second-place playoff finish.



In 2009, as head coach of the Trois-Rivières Attak, Eullaffroy led the team to the regular season championship and to the first playoff championship in its history, as well as being named the Canadian Soccer League Coach of the Year. He has also been the head coach of Quebec’s provincial U-18 team and the McGill Redmen of the CIS. A native of Troyes, France, Eullaffroy coached in the French professional academies of Stade de Reims and Troyes before moving to Canada. He currently holds a UEFA A coaching license and a Canadian National B license.



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