The French volleyball team knows the identity of its new coach.
Less than a week after the hasty departure of the Brazilian Bernardo Rezende for "
family reasons
", Andrea Giani was appointed head of the Olympic champions.
The 51-year-old Italian, record holder of selections with the Nazionale (474 selections) and triple Olympic medalist (silver in 1996 and 2004, bronze in 2000), notably trained Slovenia then Germany, in parallel with his career as a club coach in Italy.
“
It gives me real satisfaction to be the new coach of this world-class team, reigning Olympic champion, which has the potential to win all the competitions in which it participates,
rejoiced the person concerned
.
There is a large pool of very high-level players in France, who only play in big clubs, which will allow me to manage the collective in a timely manner depending on the competitions.
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Paris 2024 objective
Triple world champion with Italy (1990, 1994, 1998), Giani obtained a contract until 2024, where the Blues will defend their title of Olympic champion acquired in Tokyo last summer.