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*{{flagicon|CIV}} [[François Zahoui]] (2010–12)
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sabri Lamouchi]] (2012–)
== Trivia ==
The Côte d'Ivoire team is notable for having participated in (and won) the two highest-scoring penalty shoot-outs in international football competition – the 24-shot shoot-out in the final of the [[1992 African Cup of Nations]] when [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] was defeated 11–10, and the 24-shot shoot-out in the quarter-final of the [[2006 African Cup of Nations]], when [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] was defeated 12–11.
After [[Uli Stielike]] left before the Africa Cup 2008, due to his son's health situation, Gerard Gili, the co-trainer, took his position. To compensate of the lack of another co-coach, Didier Drogba acted as a "players trainer" (player and a coach). This was only the second time that a player had also acted as coach in the Africa Cup, after [[George Weah]] was both player and coach for [[Liberia national football team|Liberia]] during the 2002 tournament.
In addition, Côte d'Ivoire, in both the 2006 and 2010 World Cups, has unluckily been placed in the so called "Group of Death." In 2006 FIFA World Cup, Côte d'Ivoire faced Argentina and Netherlands, the two most powerful teams in Group C; both Argentina and Netherlands eventually passed to the Round of 16. The other team in Group C was Serbia and Montenegro, that although they left the World Cup with no points, they managed to qualified to the World Cup in first place of Group 7 in the qualification groups of UEFA, even above Spain.
Then again, in the 2010 World Cup of South Africa, Côte d'Ivoire was drawn in another group of death. The group consisted of the always favorite Brasil, the explosive Portugal, and the seemingly weak North Korea. Côte d'Ivoire placed 3rd in Group G. Nevertheless, Côte d'Ivoire, for the past two World Cup, has been drawn in the most competitive groups.
== Rujukan ==
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