Tuesday 6 December 2016 12:52, UK
Former France Under-21 coach Rene Girard has been appointed as Nantes manager from next season, the Ligue 1 club have announced on their official website.
Former France Under-21 coach Rene Girard has been appointed as Nantes manager from next season, the Ligue 1 club have announced on their official website.
The 62-year-old has signed a two-year deal with Les Canaris alongside his assistants Gerard Bernadet and Nicolas Girard. He has been out of work since May last year after he could only achieve an eighth-placed finish with Lille in the French top-flight.
Current boss Michel Der Zakarian announced last month that he would be leaving at the end of the current season following disagreements with club president Waldemar Kita.
Girard was the man who guided Montpellier to their shock league title in 2012, before helping Lille to a third place finish in 2014 behind big-money spenders Paris St Germain and Monaco.
