As we announced a fortnight ago, Stéphane Gilli is the new coach of Paris FC. The club that has just finished 7th in Ligue 2, formalized this Saturday its arrival Paris FC waited for the Ligue 2 championship to end to reveal the identity of Thierry Laurey's successor, not kept after two very contrasting seasons. But the file had been finalized for several days already. President Pierre Ferracci had also confirmed his arrival to the players in the locker room after the match against Annecy (1-0) Friday night. Stéphane Gilli, 49, who signed for two years, has already started working and has participated in several meetings.
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It will be, at 49 years old, his first experience as number 1. But he was the assistant of Mecha Bazdarevic for sixteen years with whom he worked at Paris FC (2018-2020). His passage had been appreciated. He had, since then, remained in contact with the management and several people at Paris FC. He has just passed his BEPF, essential to coach in the pros after being the assistant of Vahid Halilhodzic in the selection of Morocco. Beyond the sporting aspect, the arrival of Gilli, which is unanimous internally and with the fans, should bring serenity after the very hard management of Laurey.
Sporting Director Frédéric Hébert will leave
At Paris FC, he will meet several members of the staff with whom he has already worked, Armand Sene (assistant), Mickaël Boully (goalkeeper coach), Christophe Manouvrier (physical trainer) and Romain Peyrusqué (recruiter). But he should only cross paths with sporting director Frédéric Hébert, who participated in his visit. Hébert arrived in January 2020 will indeed leave the club in the coming weeks. In addition to the staff, there will also be changes in the organizational chart. A new era will begin at Paris FC.
