Christian Letard (born 23 November 1947) is a French retired football manager who most recently managed Congo. Besides Congo, he has managed France and Vietnam.[2][3]
In 1981, Letard was appointed manager of French third division side Roche-sur-Yon, helping them earn promotion to the French second division.[4] In 1989, he was appointed manager of Le Mans in the French second division, where he suffered relegation to the French third division. In 1994, Letard was appointed manager of French fourth division club Grenoble.[4]
In 2002, he was appointed manager of Vietnam U23, where he successfully sued the Vietnam Football Federation for unfair dismissal.[5]
In 2004, Letard was appointed manager of Congo, where he said, "I am not Zorro. Nor those marabouts of illusions who manage, alas, to convince their credulous employers in Africa that four months of intensive preparation is enough to compete with the best teams on the continent".[6][7]