It is therefore the Argentinian Jorge Sampaoli who has been appointed coach of Stade Rennais, currently 13th in the French Football championship. Former coach of Olympique de Marseille, Sevilla FC and the Chilean and Argentinian teams, the 64-year-old technician replaces Julien Stéphan, sidelined last Thursday after a series of poor results.
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Jorge Sampaoli was already in the stands at Roazhon Park on Sunday. He witnessed a new disaster of his future team against Toulouse (0-2), for the 11th day of Ligue 1, and was able to measure the task that awaits him, since he was therefore chosen at the end of a selection process in which half a dozen names were considered more or less seriously.
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A strong man and fan of a spectacular game, but very physically demanding, Sampaoli will have to get back on track a team which missed a European qualification last year for the first time in seven seasons. He is best known in France for having coached Marseille for a season and a half, from February 2021 to the summer of 2022. He had made OM, the runner-up to Paris SG during the 2021-22 financial year, but had slammed the door of the club when he realized that the club management could not offer him the means to really challenge PSG for the championship title.
We are all very happy that Jorge is joining us because he is a coach recognized on the international scene for his professionalism and his humanism.
the executive president of the club
“He has a strong attachment to his players and his colleagues, he is a loyal and committed man. We need his mobilizing energy so that the club can move forward and face the competition with determination.“, added the leader in a press release.
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Sampaoli, who does not speak French but understands it quite well, will be presented to the press on Tuesday at 1:00 p.m.
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