Stéphane Auvray (born 4 September 1981) is a Guadeloupean professional football manager and former player who is currently the head coach of OFC Professional League club Bula FC and the Fiji national football team. A midfielder, he served as captain of the Guadeloupe national team.
Club career Born in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, Auvray grew up in Saint Martin"Cela faisait dix-huit ans que Saint-Martin n'avait pas gagné" sofoot.com and moved on to Europe to join Stade Malherbe Caen's youth system in 1994. With Caen, he featured with the club's reserve team in the Championnat de France amateur. In 2002, Auvray signed with amateur club GSI Pontivy and spent two seasons at the club. In 2004, he joined Vannes OC and had a successful career at the club spending five seasons there and amassing over 150 appearances for the club. During his time with Vannes, he helped the club achieve promotion to the professional division Ligue 2. In 2009, Auvray joined Nîmes Olympique, but after six months departed the club for personal reasons.Stéphane Auvray quitte le Nîmes Olympique
In January 2010, he signed with Major League Soccer club Kansas City Wizards. He was traded to New York Red Bulls on 12 August 2011 after requesting to be transferred. New York announced in December that it would not exercise its contract option on Auvray.
In December 2012, he signed with Brunei DPMM FC together with João Moreira as a foreign player for the 2013 S.League season. However, his stay in Brunei was brief as he was released by May 2013.
International career Auvray made his major tournament debut for Guadeloupe team at the CONCACAF Gold Cup in June 2007 against Haiti. The team made it to the semi-finals but was eliminated by Mexico. Auvray renewed the experience for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup, this time leading the team as captain. He scored one goal during the competition against Nicaragua. Guadeloupe qualified for the Quarter Finals but were eliminated by Costa Rica.
Managerial career Auvray was named manager of Saint Martin in 2019.L’équipe sénior de football a son nouveau sélectionneur - Le Pelican-Journal
On 24 October 2025, Auvray was appointed as the head coach of OFC Professional League club Bula FC.
Personal life Auvray is married to a Trinidadian woman. His son Kaïlé Auvray is a footballer who plays for the Trinidad and Tobago national team.
Career statistics Scores and results list Guadeloupe's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Auvray goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Stéphane AuvrayNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas, United States 1–0 2–0 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup2 Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada 3–2 3–2 2010 Caribbean Cup qualification
Honours Player Vannes Coupe de la Ligue: runner-up 2008–09
Guadeloupe Caribbean Cup : Runner-up, 2010 ; third-place, 2008
Manager Fiji MSG Prime Minister's Cup : 2026
Individual CONCACAF Gold Cup All-Tournament Team: 2009
References
External links
Jouer pour la Guadeloupe est légitime - Vannes MaVille
Stéphane Auvray Interview