COACH PROFILE

Valérien Alexandre Ismaël

Career, honours and matches.

Coaching career

Teams and appointment dates

12 spells

Coaching history available. Last checked 03 Nov 2026 UTC.

TEAM	START	END
Blackburn Rovers	01 Feb 2025	Not reported
Watford	01 May 2023	01 Mar 2024
Besiktas	01 Mar 2022	01 Oct 2022
West Bromwich Albion	01 Jun 2021	01 Feb 2022
Barnsley	01 Oct 2020	01 Jun 2021
LASK	01 Jul 2019	01 Jul 2020
Apollon Smirnis	01 Jul 2018	01 Aug 2018
Wolfsburg	01 Oct 2016	01 Feb 2017
Wolfsburg II	01 Jul 2015	01 Oct 2016
Nürnberg	01 Jul 2014	01 Nov 2014
Wolfsburg II	01 Jul 2013	01 Jun 2014
Hannover 96 II	01 Nov 2011	01 Jun 2013

Dates are shown as reported. An unknown end date does not establish a current appointment. Separate spells at the same team remain separate; coverage may be incomplete. Source: API-Football · As of 03 Nov 2026 UTC.

Honours & trophies

Competitions, seasons and finishes

All career years

Honours available. Last checked 3 Nov 2026 UTC.

COMPETITION	SEASON	FINISH
Liga PokalGermany	2007	Winner
Liga PokalGermany	2006	2nd Place
BundesligaGermany	2005/2006	Winner
DFB PokalGermany	2005/2006	Winner
Liga PokalGermany	2004	2nd Place
BundesligaGermany	2003/2004	Winner
DFB PokalGermany	2003/2004	Winner

All years and competitions reported for this coach profile. Includes wins and other finishes. Undated entries may overlap, so these are not a total trophy count. The source does not distinguish honours earned as a player from those earned as a coach. Source: API-Football · As of 3 Nov 2026 UTC.