West Bromwich Albion, signing a four-year contract and becoming the club's first French manager. On 2 February 2022, Ismaël left the club by mutual consent after a poor run of form. Beşiktaş On 25 March 2022, Ismael became the coach of Turkish club Beşiktaş. Prior to his arrival, the team was temporarily coached by one of the youth coaches, Önder Karaveli. Ismael's contract runs until the end of the 2022–23 season. Personal life Ismaël is married to his German wife Karolina. He has a son (born 1995) from his first marriage. On 25 April 2013, Ismaël received German citizenship. Managerial statistics Honours Player Strasbourg Coupe de France: 2000–01 Coupe de la Ligue: 1996–97 UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1995 Lens Coupe de la Ligue: 1998–99 Werder Bremen Bundesliga: 2003–04 DFB-Pokal: 2003–04 Bayern Munich Bundesliga: 2005–06 DFB-Pokal: 2005–06 Manager VfL Wolfsburg II Regionalliga Nord: 2013–14, 2015–16 References External links 1975 births Living people French footballers French football managers 1. FC Nürnberg managers VfL Wolfsburg managers Apollon Smyrnis F.C. managers LASK managers Barnsley F.C. managers West Bromwich Albion F.C. managers Beşiktaş J.K. managers Crystal Palace F.C. players RC Strasbourg Alsace players RC Lens players SV Werder Bremen players FC Bayern Munich footballers FC Bayern Munich II players Hannover 96 players Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in England French expatriate footballers Footballers from Strasbourg Premier League players Bundesliga players Ligue 1 players French people of Martiniquais descent French people of Guadeloupean descent French people of German descent French expatriate sportspeople in Austria French expatriate sportspeople in Germany French expatriate sportspeople in Greece French expatriate sportspeople in England French expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Austria Expatriate football managers in Germany Expatriate football managers in Greece Expatriate football managers in England Bundesliga managers Super League Greece managers Austrian Football Bundesliga managers English Football League managers Süper Lig managers Association football central defenders Black French sportspeople