Claude Makelele’s short Bastia reign ended after 12 games in 2014

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·12 August 2026

Claude Makelele’s short Bastia reign ended after 12 games in 2014

According to L'Équipe, Sporting Club de Bastia handed Claude Makelele his first head coach role in May 2014, but his tenure ended before winter.

Across 12 matches the team managed two wins, four draws and six defeats, scoring nine and conceding 17.

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On 3 November 2014, president Pierre-Marie Geronimi dismissed Makelele with Bastia 19th in the table.

The former Real Madrid midfielder had been Laurent Blanc’s assistant at Paris-SG and could have extended his stint in the capital before taking the job.

Bastia proved the first setback in a managerial career that, as the report notes, never took off.

Source: L'Équipe

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