According to information from Ouest-France confirmed by RMC Sport, Olivier Cloarec, executive president of Rennes, will be dismissed from his position by the Pinault family, shareholder of the club.
Stade Rennais is in for a crisis after six days of L1. According to information from Ouest-France confirmed by RMC Sport, Olivier Cloarec, executive president of the club, will be dismissed from his position. A decision taken by the Pinault family, shareholders of the club, the reasons for which are currently unknown. But they could be linked to the failed and tasteless start to the season for the Bretons, only tenth in Ligue 1 with two small victories on the clock and defeats in Reims, Strasbourg and Paris. Official announcements are expected quickly.
Appointed executive chairman in 2022
The club had a very turbulent summer with numerous sales (Doué, Le Fée, Terrier, Belocian, Bourigeaud, Abline, etc.) and significant inflows of money (around 150 million euros). But the impressive recruitment (ten players arrived for nearly 80 million euros) is still struggling to pay off under the orders of coach Julien Stephan. Olivier Cloarec joined Stade Rennais in 2021 from Dijon as deputy general manager. He was appointed executive chairman in May 2022 to replace Nicolas Holveck, who suffered from cancer and died in April 2024.
His taking office coincided with an exciting period for the team then coached by Bruno Genesio and which finished the 2021-2022 season in fourth place in the championship. The Rouge et Noir, very attractive in the game, took the same position the following year, securing a sixth qualification in a row for the European Cup (in this case the Europa League). But the 2023-2024 financial year ended in dismal failure with a very disappointing tenth place in Ligue 1, its worst ranking since 2013-2014 (Rennes finished 10th in 2018-2019 in a season with 20 clubs).
The season was marked by the resignation of Bruno Genesio and some uncertainty around the future of Florian Maurice, sports director. The latter finally left this summer and was replaced by the Franco-Italian, Frédéric Massara. The information of Cloarec’s upcoming departure comes on the eve of the L1 match between Rennes and Monaco, Saturday (9 p.m., 7th day).
