Sylvain Ripoll  Sylvain Ripoll (born 15 August 1971) is a French former football player and current manager who manages the French under-21 football team. As a player, Ripoll played with Stade Rennais, Le Mans and FC Lorient. On 25 May 2014, he was appointed as the new manager of Lorient. He won his first game as a manager in the first Ligue 1 game of the season. Lorient managed to beat AS Monaco with 1–2 in their own Stade Louis II.