Christian Jean Gourcuff (born 5 April 1955) is a French former professional football player and manager.

[5] Becoming a player-manager at the age of 27, Gourcuff coached Lorient, Le Mans, Pont-l'Abbé, Stade Rennais and Al-Ittihad.

On 4 August 2014, Gourcuff was officially unveiled as the new head coach of the Algeria national team, taking over the vacant spot left by the departure of Vahid Halilhodžić.

[6] On 3 February 2015, Gourcuff was given a new deal despite Algeria's quarter-final exit at the Africa Cup of Nations.

[8] His son, Yoann,[9] is also a professional footballer who represented France at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.