Le Roy has had a varied managerial career, starting out at the small French club
Amiens SC, after taking over as manager when his playing days ended. His achievements in leading the
Cameroon national team to be runners-up in the
1986 African Cup of Nations, and then champions in the
1988 competition, are often cited as his greatest managerial accomplishments. He then took charge of
Senegal when they reached the quarterfinals at the
1992 African Cup of Nations, and returned to Cameroon to lead them during the
World Cup in 1998. In between, he also coached
Malaysia national team from 1994 to 1995. After undertaking the role of football adviser at
A.C. Milan in 1996, Le Roy had a spell as
Director of Football at
Paris Saint-Germain in the
1997–98 season. Le Roy became manager of
Cambridge United for a short spell in 2004, although he only ever signed a "moral contract", and now claims he was only ever assisting his protégé
Hervé Renard: "I was just helping out a friend [then-manager Hervé Renard], but we saved that club". In February 2008, Le Roy led Ghana to 14th position in the
FIFA World Rankings, their highest position ever, but quit the post in May 2008. He started coaching the
Oman national team in July 2008. Oman desperately needed a solid coach after disappointing
Gulf Cup and
Asian Cup performances, and in January 2009, Le Roy led them to victory in the
19th Arabian Gulf Cup held in
Muscat. During the competition, Le Roy extended his deal with Oman for a further four years. He became the new coach of the
Syria national team in March 2011, but resigned in May of the same year. On 5 December 2013, he became the new coach of the
Congo national team. On 17 November 2015, Le Roy resigned after leading the team to the qualifying round of the
World Cup in 2018. On 6 April 2016, Le Roy was named as the new coach of the
Togo national team, replacing
Tom Saintfiet. He resigned on 12 April 2021 having failed to lead the side to the African Cup of Nations. ==Awards==