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Olympic Games, volleyball: Laurent Tillie, a last podium for the road?

2021-07-23T09:09:54.875Z


Main responsible for the renewal of the French volleyball team since his arrival as coach in the fall of 2012, Laurent Tillie will live in Tokyo his last competition in this position.


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He is the first coach to have guided France towards titles

". In a well-felt sentence, Earvin Ngapeth perfectly sums up what the almost nine years of Laurent Tillie at the head of the Blues have brought. Before him, the French Federation trophy cabinet sounded very empty. After its passage, it is now adorned with a European title won in 2015, as well as two World Leagues (2015 and 2017). And if one needed an additional symbol of his formidable success at the head of the hexagonal selection, it suffices to look at the identity of his successor, a certain Bernardinho. A volleyball legend who has led Brazil to three world titles and two Olympics, the most recent five years ago in Rio. An arrival which means a lot in the eyes of Benjamin Toniutti, the current captain of the Blues: "

This proves that French volleyball is now considered a stronghold on the world level.

It is important for us and for the continuity.

And to change

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