Habib Beye

Habib Beye
Beye playing for Newcastle United in 2008
Personal information
Full name Habib Frédéric Beye
Date of birth (1977-10-19) 19 October 1977
Place of birth Suresnes, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
Marseille (head coach)
Youth career
1994–1997 US Marly Le Roi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Paris Saint-Germain II 17 (2)
1998–2003 Strasbourg 134 (8)
2003–2007 Marseille 128 (2)
2007–2009 Newcastle United 52 (1)
2009–2012 Aston Villa 9 (0)
2011–2012Doncaster Rovers (loan) 9 (0)
2012 Doncaster Rovers 13 (2)
Total 381 (17)
International career
2001–2008 Senegal 45 (1)
Managerial career
2021–2024 Red Star
2025–2026 Rennes
2026– Marseille
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Habib Frédéric Beye (born 19 October 1977) is a professional football coach and former player who played as a right-back. He is currently the manager of Ligue 1 club Marseille. Born in France, Beye represented the Senegal national team, earning 45 caps between 2001 and 2008.

Developed at Paris Saint-Germain, he played in Ligue 1 for Strasbourg and Marseille. From 2007, he spent five years in England, with Newcastle United and Aston Villa in the Premier League, and Doncaster Rovers in the EFL Championship.

Beye was part of the Senegal squads at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2002 (runners-up), 2004, 2006 (semi-finalists) and 2008, as well as a quarter-finalist at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

As a coach, Beye was first hired by Red Star in 2021, and led the club to the Championnat National title in 2023–24. He was then appointed at Rennes in Ligue 1, and moved to Marseille after his dismissal in February 2026.