The puzzle set up by Gérard Lopez at the head of the Girondins de Bordeaux has a new piece.
This one is called Vladimir Petkovic.
According to
L'Equipe
, the coach of the Swiss selection has given his agreement to the French club with which he should sign for the next three seasons.
Petkovic, who allowed the Swiss to rule out France at the last Euro at the knockout stage, reached an agreement with the Swiss Federation to be released from his contract which ran until December 2022, after the World Cup in Qatar, so.
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From Saturday on the bench of the Girondins
Still according to
L'Equipe
, Petkovic should sit on the Bordeaux bench on Saturday for the pre-season friendly match against Troyes.
He will therefore succeed Jean-Louis Gasset after having served as Swiss coach since 2014. He could also land in Gironde with part of his staff, his assistant coach Antonio Manicone and sports coordinator Vincent Cavin.
One last club experience with Lazio Rome
Aged 57, Petkovic has a very complete CV even if his track record is not necessarily impressive: a Swiss D3 championship (2003) and an Italian Cup (2013) with Lazio Rome. His record with the Italian club is mixed despite a good first season (7th in Serie A). The second was more difficult. The transalpine leaders parted ways with him in December. The former attacking midfielder quickly rebounded by taking over the “Nati” instead of Ottmar Hitzfeld.