Bordeaux On 8 June 2007, Blanc was named the new manager of Bordeaux, replacing Brazilian
Ricardo Gomes. For his
first season on the bench, he led the club to second place in
Ligue 1 and won the
Manager of the Year award. His
second Ligue 1 season was extremely successful. Bordeaux won the final 11 league matches of the
2008–09 Ligue 1 season, setting a new
French record for consecutive wins, to clinch the Ligue 1 title three points clear of
Olympique de Marseille. Bordeaux also won the
2008–09 Coupe de la Ligue. Blanc was again nominated for Manager of the Year but lost to Marseille manager
Eric Gerets. In the
2009–10 Champions League campaign, Blanc's Bordeaux topped a group featuring
Juventus and
Bayern Munich without losing a match. After defeating
Olympiacos in the Round of 16, they were eliminated by fellow French side
Lyon in the quarter-finals.
France at
UEFA Euro 2012 On 16 May 2010, Blanc confirmed his departure from Bordeaux after three seasons in charge of the French outfit. After resigning from his position, Blanc contacted the
French Football Federation (FFF) to inquire about the France national team job, which was eventually vacated by
Raymond Domenech following the
2010 World Cup. Later that day, FFF President
Jean-Pierre Escalettes confirmed that Blanc was a candidate for the position. On 18 May 2010, with Blanc's appointment to the position becoming more probable, Bordeaux chairman
Jean-Louis Triaud demanded compensation from the Federation. On 20 May 2010, the club reached an agreement with the FFF for €1.5 million. On 26 June,
French media confirmed that Blanc had signed a two-year contract with the Federation to lead the team to
Euro 2012. The deal was finalised a week later and Blanc was officially named as manager of the team on 2 July. As he took charge of France, the Federation had decided to suspend all 23 players who took part in the South African World Cup, much to Blanc's regret. On 11 August, in his first game as manager, France lost 2–1 to
Norway at the
Ullevaal Stadion in
Oslo. However, Blanc's team soon managed to top their
Euro 2012 qualifying group while also achieving friendly wins over
England,
Brazil and
Germany. France's first match in
Group D of Euro 2012 was against England and ended in a 1–1 draw, after
Samir Nasri scored to cancel out a goal scored by
Joleon Lescott. France then went on to win their second match 2–0 against
Ukraine. They advanced to the quarter-finals by finishing in second position in Group D, despite losing to
Sweden 2–0 in their final group match. France were defeated 2–0 by the defending champions
Spain in the quarter-final match. Blanc stepped down as manager of the national team on 30 June 2012 and was replaced by former France captain and teammate
Didier Deschamps.
Paris Saint-Germain 's December 2013 training camp in
Doha,
Qatar Blanc was appointed manager of
Paris Saint-Germain on 25 June 2013 shortly after previous manager
Carlo Ancelotti left for
Real Madrid. On 3 August, Blanc won his first trophy with the club, the
2013 Trophée des Champions, defeating Bordeaux 2–1 in the
Stade d'Angondjé in
Libreville,
Gabon, coming from behind with late goals from
Hervin Ongenda and
Alex. A second item of silverware was won on 19 April 2014, as two goals from
Edinson Cavani defeated Lyon 2–1 in the
2014 Coupe de la Ligue Final. PSG's European campaign ended in the quarter-finals of the
2013–14 UEFA Champions League with elimination by
Chelsea on away goals. On 7 May 2014, after nearest rivals
Monaco drew with
Guingamp, PSG won the league, despite losing to
Rennes later that day in the match in which they celebrated their triumph. The following day, Blanc was given a one-year contract extension to 2016, with club President
Nasser Al-Khelaifi saying: "We are very happy with his results this season, as well as the very attractive football the team has played. We are convinced we will win a lot more trophies together." , his assistant from
2007 to
2016, conducts the training sessions Blanc's second season in charge began with victory in the
2014 Trophée des Champions against Guingamp at the
Workers' Stadium in
Beijing. On 11 April 2015, PSG retained the
Coupe de la Ligue with a victory over
Bastia in the
final, with
Edinson Cavani and
Zlatan Ibrahimović scoring two goals each in a 4–0 victory. PSG won the
Ligue 1 title for the third consecutive year on 16 May 2015 with a 2–1 victory at
Montpellier. On 11 February 2016, Blanc signed a two-year contract extension. PSG reached the quarter-finals of the
Champions League for the fourth consecutive year after dispatching
Chelsea in the round of 16, but lost to
Manchester City in the quarter-finals. Blanc was criticised by the French media after the Champions League quarterfinal second-leg match against Manchester City, where he had surprised many by having his team play in an untried 5–3–2 formation that backfired completely. On 21 May 2016, PSG defeated
Marseille 4–2 in the
2016 Coupe de France Final. PSG thus won the Ligue 1–Coupe de France–Coupe de la Ligue
domestic treble for the second consecutive season and equalled Marseille's all-time record of ten Coupe de France titles. On 3 June 2016, when asked for his assessment of the season during an interview given to the newspaper
Le Parisien, PSG's president,
Nasser Al-Khelaifi described the 2015–2016 season as a failure because of PSG's elimination from the Champions League by Manchester City at the quarter-final stage, and stated that changes would be made before the following season and a new cycle would begin. On 27 June 2016, PSG announced that Blanc and assistant coach
Jean-Louis Gasset had left the club by mutual agreement that "preserved the interests of both parties", noting that Blanc had "left a significant mark on the great history of Paris Saint-Germain". The French sports daily ''
L'Équipe'' reported that Blanc would receive a severance deal worth 22 million euros.
Al-Rayyan On 19 December 2020, Blanc was appointed as the head coach of Qatari club
Al-Rayyan, replacing Uruguayan
Diego Aguirre. On 13 February 2022, he was terminated because of poor results and replaced by
Nicolás Córdova.
Lyon On 9 October 2022, Blanc was appointed as the manager of French club
Lyon. He replaced outgoing Dutch manager
Peter Bosz. He was sacked by OL on 8 September 2023, after losing three of their four opening games, leaving them in last place. Blanc averaged 1.53 points per game, the second worst score of any permanent Lyon manager in the previous 25 years.
Al-Ittihad On 13 July 2024, Blanc was appointed as the head coach of
Saudi Pro League club
Al-Ittihad, replacing Argentine
Marcelo Gallardo. In his first season in charge, Blanc led the team to a
domestic double, winning the
Saudi Pro League and the
King's Cup. On 28 September 2025, he was relieved of his duties early in the following season after a 2–0 home defeat against
Al-Nassr, despite this being their first loss of the season. ==Career statistics==