His office is not yet furnished. But a framed photo of the 1999 French champion title is just waiting to be hung on one of the walls of this small room that could do with a bit of a makeover. Not necessarily because Cédric Enard is on it. Simply because it embodies the history of the Poitevin club so dear to the Vouglaisian, who returned to his homeland this year.
“The club is more important than all of us”
The former central defender embodies the past, present and future of Alterna Stade Poitevin. The perfect link to embody the renewal of the Stade club, for which his heart has never stopped beating despite his experiences on the bench of the Toulouse, Tours and Berlin clubs and the national teams of Estonia, Croatia and Turkey.
At 48, the Poitevin is back home, stronger than ever. Determined to make this institution grow, in his new capacity as general manager. The professionalization and structuring project is immense, but his determination is just as much. With a motto firmly rooted in his body: “The club is more important than all of us.” Because it belongs to no one and to everyone at the same time.
This is also why, before talking about sporting results, Cédric Enard insists on the notion of ” territory “ when he talks about this new season. “The question that needs to be asked is ‘how can we become an important player in our territory again?'”he says. In everything. Whether it’s on an economic level, sporting, training, pleasure… It’s even this last point that’s the most important. I want us to recreate a bond, to rewrite a story with people who come to share things, around beautiful values. That the club makes them proud.” Bring together and unite.
But to do this, Alterna Stade Poitevin will also have to reinvent itself. Without compromising on the essentials. “We must have an irreproachable state of mindinsists Cédric Enard. Always with the notion of respect in mind and the work culture which must be at the center of our project.
