Julien Stéphan — Career, clubs & managerial record
Julien Stéphan
Queens Park Rangers· EFL Championship · 
France · Age 46
72/ 100
Solid
43rd percentile of covered managers
Career snapshot
Age
46
9 SEP 1980
Appointed
25 JUN 2025
Tenure
1Y 3M
1 year, 3 months
Contractⓘ
Until 30 June 2029
Three-year agreement
Senior managerial experienceⓘ
1 year, 3 months
Since 3 DEC 2018
In coaching
1 year, 3 months
Includes academy & assistant roles
Season: 2026/27Competition: EFL ChampionshipUpdated: Updated todaySource: GafferLens editorial review — appointment, contract and career dates manually verified to the 21 August 2026 baseline
Career summary
- Age
- 45
- Contract
- Until 2029
- Current club
- Queens Park Rangers
- Senior managerial experience
- 1 year, 3 months
- Total coaching experience
- 1 year, 3 months
- Senior spells
- 1
- Matches (recorded)
- 51
- W–D–L (recorded)
- 17–12–22
- Win rate / PPG
- 33.3% · 1.24
Honours
None recordedHonours are listed only once verified against a licensed source.
Current spell — verified record
51
17
12
22
33.3%
GF 68 · GA 80 · GD -12 · 2025-08-09 → 2026-08-22
Current club spell only, all competitions. Previous-club career statistics are unchanged by this migration.
Career record — all verified senior spells
1 of 6 spells recordedMatches
51
W–D–L
17–12–22
Win rate
33.3%
Points per game
1.24
Draw rate
23.5%
Loss rate
43.1%
Win / loss ratio
0.77
Goals for / against
68 / 80
Goal difference
-12
Goals / conceded per game
1.33 / 1.57
Clubs managed
1
Honours recorded
0
Assistant, set-piece and academy roles are excluded from all totals. Goal data is held for every counted spell. Awaiting verified results: Rennes (Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed), Rennes (Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed), Strasbourg (Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed), Rennes (Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed), Queens Park Rangers (25 Jun 2025 — Present).
Performance by club
- Queens Park Rangers51 · 17–12–221.24
Bars show points per game across all competitions in each spell.
Career highs
Strongest return
1.24
1.24 PPG at Queens Park Rangers (51 matches)
Highest win rate
33.3%
Queens Park Rangers, 17 wins in 51
Largest sample
51
51 matches at Queens Park Rangers
Club spells
Fully editable (database-backed) — 1 classified spell
Rennes
Academy & reserve coach · Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —Rennes
Head coach · Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —Strasbourg
Head coach · Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —Rennes
Head coach · Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —Queens Park Rangers
CurrentHead coach · 2026–present
Matches
51
W–D–L
17–12–22
Win rate
33.3%
PPG
1.24
GF / GA
68 / 80
GD
-12
Formation: —Performance
Matches51Wins17Draws12Losses22Win rate33.3%Points per game1.24Goals for68Goals against80Goal difference-12SampleEstablishedScope: Current club, all competitions — approved canonical record
Tactical identity
Base shape (this spell)
Not publicly confirmed
Alternative formations
Not publicly confirmed
PROTOTYPE DATA.
Career record
- Conclusion of spell
- Ongoing
Queens Park Rangers
CurrentHead coach · 25 Jun 2025 — Present
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —Confidence: highPerformance
Matches—Wins—Draws—Losses—Win rateNot publicly confirmedPoints per gameNot publicly confirmedGoals for—Goals against—Goal differenceNot publicly confirmedSampleDeveloping sampleScope: all_competitions
Tactical identity
Base shape (this spell)
Not publicly confirmed
Alternative formations
Not publicly confirmed
Career record
- Competition
- EFL Championship
- Conclusion of spell
- Ongoing
- Last verified
- 27 Aug 2026
Sources
OFFICIAL_CLUB
- Senior management
- 1 year, 3 months
- Total management
- 1 year, 3 months
- Total coaching
- 1 year, 3 months
- Current club tenure
- 1 year, 3 months
Career passport
Shirts are original GafferLens club-identity visuals — not replica kits, badges or sponsors.
Methodology & data freshness
GafferScore 0.4 (provisional editorial) · tactical model 0.3 (prototype model) · rankings updated 2026-08-17. Form window: Last 10 competitive matches, recency weighted.
Updated today · Confidence MEDIUM · Source: GafferLens editorial review — appointment, contract and career dates manually verified to the 21 August 2026 baseline
Image credits
Visual: GafferLens generic Queens Park Rangers shirt — an original unbranded illustration using traditional club colours. No licensed photograph verified for Julien Stéphan (status: PLACEHOLDER).