Olivier Létang (; born 29 November 1972), is a French football executive and former professional player, serving as the president of Ligue 1 club Lille. Holding this position in Northern France since 2020, he previously worked for other professional clubs, being president of Rennes from 2017 to 2019, and sporting director of Paris Saint-Germain from 2012 to 2017.
Career After a playing career at Le Mans and then Reims where he later became an executive, Létang worked as the sporting director of Paris Saint-Germain and president of Rennes. In December 2020, he became the president of Lille.
As a football executive, Létang won multiple titles for the different clubs he worked for. During his five-season term at Paris Saint-Germain, he won a total of 15 trophies from 2012 to 2017. Two years after leaving Paris, Rennes won their first domestic cup title since 1971 under his presidency, beating Paris Saint-Germain in the Coupe de France final. In 2021, Létang was elected the best European club football president by Italian sports newspaper Tuttosport after Lille managed to win both Ligue 1 and Trophée des Champions against the odds.
Honours Executive Paris Saint-Germain Ligue 1: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 Coupe de France: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 Trophée des Champions: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Coupe de la Ligue: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
Rennes Coupe de France: 2018–19
Lille Ligue 1: 2020–21 Trophée des Champions: 2021
Individual Tuttosport European President of the Year: 2021
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