Like an overwhelming majority of Girondins de Bordeaux employees, Franck Chaumin, goalkeeper coach at the club since 2011, was notified of a brutal dismissal. A departure organized in a few hours.
The situation of the Girondins de Bordeaux deteriorated significantly over the summer of 2024. With finances being completely in the red and in the absence of new financial support or a new owner, the club filed for bankruptcy and requested to be placed in recovery. judicial. The consequences, as with any other business, were painful. A massive social plan was implemented to lay off nearly 100 employees. Among them, Franck Chaumin, Girondins goalkeeper coach since 2011, who was suddenly fired in just a few hours.
Franck Chaumin not spared by the social plan
He was today considered one of the iconic trainers of the Girondins de Bordeaux, he who had started his fourteenth season as goalkeeper coach for a club which now plays in National 2. In an interview given to Web Girondins , the 55-year-old man explains his uncourteous departure after an announcement of a dismissal with immediate effect. “ The way it was done was a bit brutal. On Thursday morning, I am in training with the goalkeepers and in a video session to prepare for the match against Blois with the group. At noon, I come home and see an email from the club telling me that my contract ends this evening. There was no delay. (…) I have great bitterness », explained Franck Chaumin.
Suddenly dismissed like so many other employees, Franck Chaumin nevertheless wishes the staff and the current team much happiness. The Girondins de Bordeaux only have a handful of employees today, whereas there were still more than 200 a few years ago. Many of the club's annexes also suffered a disastrous fate due to lack of money. The women's team is now playing in Regional 1, the e-sport team has closed its doors and the club has even stopped the activity of its mobile application. A very sad shipwreck.
