Appointed Hervé Renard as president of the French women’s national team and coach on assignment

Renard, the coach, will he meet Renard, the player again? Their first meeting dates back to May 2014, in Sochaux. Hervé Renard was trying hard at the time to keep FC Dubs in Ligue 1, while Wendy Renard was training with the French women’s team, of which she was captain. The namesake couple exchanges a few words without suspecting that surely, after nine years, they will end up in Les Bleues. Provided that the new coach remembers the person whose withdrawal led to the downfall of Corinne Deacon.

The French Football Federation (FFF) announced, Thursday, March 30, that Hervé Renard has officially succeeded the former Clermont coach (in the French League). In a press release. The 57-year-old Savoyard, who had been favored for the job for several days, had pulled out of a long and lucrative contract he was bound to until 2027 for the Saudi selection – who was still leading the rally the previous weekend. “It’s time for me to fly to a horizon other than memories [de la Coupe du monde] It will remain engraved in me.The appointed coach until August 2024, after the Paris Olympics is over, said in a farewell message to the Saudi fans. Twenty-one days after recording Deacon’s departure, Renard was deemed by the FFF to meet the criteria set by Jean-Michel Aulas at the beginning of the month.

“An ambitious person who may be used to leading teams and may know women’s football either firsthand or through his assistants. Charisma is the first priority. When we get it, we get it with the boys and with the girls.”shown in the team President of Olympique Lyonnais, a member of the quartet responsible for making “recommendation” to Philippe Diallo, interim president of the FFF, for the position of coach.

In terms of attractiveness, the French women’s team is represented by Hervé Renard. Also in terms of the image. His arrival should highlight the blue, after Saudi Arabia’s performance in the recent Qatar World Cup. An overall upset winner against future world champions Argentina (2-1) in his first match in the competition, Reynard did not shy away from taking the Green Falcons into the round of 16.

In the footsteps of the “blond magician”

This performance sums up the career of Hervé Renard: the career of a coach who was built far from France, where he never knew how to assert himself. His career as a footballer is modest, with only one top-flight match to his credit. Reynard retired from the sport at only 29 years old. “I was a shift player, but I lacked technique and pace.”explain to France Football.

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