Cannes In 2007, Carteron took over as manager for
Cannes, but was replaced by
Albert Emon in June 2009.
Dijon On 25 June 2009,
Dijon hired the former Cannes coach. During his time with Dijon, he got the club promoted to the French top flight. On 24 May 2012, he parted company with Dijon, who had been relegated from the top division
Ligue 1.
Mali national team on 12 July 2012, he was named as the head coach of
Mali, where he led the African nation to a FIFA rank as high as 21. Mali also finished third in the
African Cup of Nations during his tenure.
Mazembe On 22 May 2013, he agreed to take charge of Congolese champions
TP Mazembe, signing a two-year contract. Mazembe confirmed that Carteron would become their new head coach, while continuing his duties with Mali. With Mazembe, Carteron led the club to two league titles and one African Champions League title. On 7 January 2016, Carteron left TP Mazembe as his contract had run out.
Wadi Degla After leaving Mazembe, Carteron took over at
Wadi Degla in the 2016–17 season. The team won 20 of their 30 matches during Carteron's tenure.
Al-Nassr In 2017, Carteron moved on to
Al-Nassr, where he led the club to a third-place finish in the
Saudi Professional League, thus qualifying for the Asian Champions League.
Phoenix Rising On 22 May 2017,
United Soccer League club
Phoenix Rising announced Carteron would take over head coaching duties, and would join the club as early as the first week of June.
Al Ahly On 12 June 2018, the nab team
Al Ahly officially announced the signing of Carteron to take the seat of the manager for two years. Following Al Ahly's loss at the
2018 CAF Champions League Final and the team's knockout from the
Arab Club Champions Cup, he was sacked on 23 November 2018.
Raja CA Carteron was appointed coach of three times
CAF Confederation Cup winner
Raja CA on 30 January 2019. Two months later, he won the African Super Cup against
Espérence de Tunis, the second in Raja's history.
Zamalek On 3 December 2019, Carteron was revealed as the new manager of
Egyptian Premier League side
Zamalek, succeeding
Milutin Sredojević. He won the
CAF Super Cup 2020 against Espérence de Tunis, the fourth in Zamalek's history. After six days he won the
2019–20 Egyptian Super Cup against Al Ahly, the fourth in Zamalek's history, winning two one-match trophies in a one-week span. On 13 June 2020, he renewed his contract with Zamalek for one more season until 2020–21. On 15 September 2020, Carteron announced his departure from the club putting an end to this spell in his managerial career. Prior to his resignation, Carteron claimed that his decision was due to personal reasons; however, the sudden resignation was both surprising and shocking to Zamalek's board and fans, a few days after a 1–0 win over
El Entag El Harby, since the club had only one month before their semi-final matches against
Raja CA in the
2019–20 CAF Champions League. Hence, the club's president
Mortada Mansour offered him either to improve his contract to match any counter offer, or to stay until Zamalek complete the CAF Champions League campaign. Eventually, Carteron mentioned that his decision to leave was already taken, and that Zamalek still have time to prepare for their upcoming matches, then he would pay the release clause immediately. Later on, Mortada Mansour accused Carteron of lying regarding that he had not an offer already, and that
Al-Taawoun's president, Muhammad Al-Qasim, was trying to sabotage Zamalek.
Al-Taawoun On 16 September 2020, Saudi club Al-Taawoun announced the signing of Carteron. On 18 September, he managed his first match with Al-Taawoun in a 1–0 defeat against
Persepolis, followed by another heavy defeat 6–0 against
Sharjah in the
2020 AFC Champions League. Later on, he won his first match with Al-Taawoun against
Al-Duhail 1–0 to reach the round of 16 of the Champions League.
Return to Zamalek On 12 March 2021, Zamalek appointed Carteron as manager for the second time. On 24 August 2021, he led Zamalek to secure their 13th league title after a 2–0 win over
El Entag El Harby.
Al-Ettifaq On 4 March 2022,
Al-Ettifaq announced the signing of Carteron to lead the first football team until the end of the 2021–22 season. A few days earlier, Mortada Mansour, president of Zamalek club, had announced the termination of the contract with Carteron by mutual consent. On 26 February 2023, Carteron and Al-Ettifaq agreed to end their contract mutually.
Umm Salal On 16 June 2023, Carteron became the head coach of
Qatar Stars League club
Umm Salal.
Sepahan In November 2024, Carteron was appointed head coach of the Iranian club
Sepahan after signing a two-year contract.
Return to Umm Salal In June 2025, Carteron was reappointed as head coach of Qatari side Umm Salal.
Wydad AC Carteron served as head coach of
Botola Pro side
Wydad AC for a month before being sacked by late April 2026 following a five-match winless streak. ==Managerial statistics==