won 2–1. Current squad First team Out on loan Reserve squad Retired numbers 12 – Club Supporters (the 12th Man) 17 – Marc-Vivien Foé, Midfielder (1994–99) – posthumous honour Former players Three Lens players won the gold medal in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games: defender Didier Sénac, as well as strikers François Brisson and Daniel Xuereb who scored a goal apiece in France's triumph over Brazil 2–0 in the final at the Pasadena Rose Bowl in front of a crowd of 103,000. For a complete list of RC Lens players, see :Category:RC Lens players French internationals As of 7 July 2022 * Still playing. Club officials Presidents 1906–07 : Jules J. Van den Weghe 1907–08 : Lotin 1908–12 : Jules J. Van den Weghe 1912–20 : Charles Douterlinghe 1920–23 : Marcel Pierron 1923–30 : Pierre Moglia 1930–33 : Renoult 1933–34 : Jules A. Van den Weghe 1934–57 : Louis Brossard 1957–59 : Vital Lerat 1959–68 : Albert Hus 1968–72 : René Houdart 1972–76 : Jean Bondoux 1976–79 : Jean-Pierre Defontaine 1979–86 : Jean Bondoux 1986–88 : Jean Honvault 1988–2012 : Gervais Martel 2012–13 : Luc Dayan 2013–17 : Gervais Martel 2017– : Joseph Oughourlian Coaches Former coaches include two ex France coaches: Gérard Houllier (1982–85) managed France between July 1992 and November 1993, and Roger Lemerre (second half of the 1996–97 season, then as assistant coach 1997–98), who coached France between July 1998 and July 2002. Jack Harris (1934) Robert De Veen (1934–36) Jack Galbraith (1936–38) Raymond François (1938) József Eisenhoffer (1938–39) Jack Galbraith (1939) Richard Buisson (1939–41) Georges Beaucourt (1941–42) Anton Marek (1942–47) Nicolas Hibst (1947–50) Ludvic Dupal (1950–53) Anton Marek (1953–56) Félix Witkowski (1956–58) Karel Michlowski (1956–58) Jules Bigot (1958–62) Élie Fruchart (1962–69) Arnold Sowinski (1970–78) Roger Lemerre (1978–79) Arnold Sowinski (1979–81) Jean Serafin (1981–82) Gérard Houllier (1982–85) Joachim Marx (1985–88) Arnold Sowinski (1988) Jean Parisseaux (1988–89) Philippe Redon (1989) Marcel Husson (1989–90) Arnaud Dos Santos (1990–92) Patrice Bergues (1992–96) Slavoljub Muslin (1996–97) Roger Lemerre (1997) Daniel Leclercq (1997–99) François Brisson (1999–00) Rolland Courbis (2000–01) Georges Tournay (2001) Joël Muller (2001–Jan. 2005) Francis Gillot (Jan. 2005–07) Guy Roux (2007) Jean-Pierre Papin (Aug. 2007–08) Jean-Guy Wallemme (2008–Jan. 11) László Bölöni (Jan. 2011–June 11) Jean-Louis Garcia (June 2011–Sept. 12) Éric Sikora (Sept. 2012–July 13) Antoine Kombouaré (July 2013–May 2016) Alain Casanova (May 2016–Aug. 2017) Éric Sikora (Aug. 2017–May 2018) Philippe Montanier (May 2018–Feb 2020) Franck Haise (Feb 2020–present) See