Hervé Renard

Hervé Renard (born 30 September 1968) is a French football coach and former professional player who is the manager of Saudi Arabia.

Hervé Renard
Renard as Morocco manager at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-09-30) 30 September 1968
Place of birth Aix-les-Bains, France
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Saudi Arabia (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1990 Cannes 87 (0)
1991–1997 Stade de Vallauris 105 (2)
1997–1998 SC Draguignan 23 (1)
Total 215 (3)
Teams managed
1999–2001 SC Draguignan
2004 Cambridge United
2004 Nam Dinh
2005–2007 AS Cherbourg
2008–2010 Zambia
2010 Angola
2011 USM Alger
2011–2013 Zambia
2013–2014 Sochaux
2014–2015 Ivory Coast
2015 Lille
2016–2019 Morocco
2019– Saudi Arabia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He has previously been the manager of the Zambian national team, with whom he won the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations; he also won the competition in 2015 Africa Cup of Nations with the Ivory Coast, becoming the first coach to win two Africa Cup of Nations with different countries.

Playing career

Born in Aix-les-Bains, Renard played as a defender for French sides AS Cannes, Stade de Vallauris and SC Draguignan in a playing career which lasted from 1983 to 1998. After retiring as a professional player he worked as a cleaner, working there in the morning and training with Draguignan in the evening, eventually starting his own cleaning company.[1]

Coaching career

Early years

Renard began his coaching career with SC Draguignan in 1999, leaving in 2001. He was Assistant at Chinese side Shanghai Cosco with head coach Claude Le Roy from 2002 to 2003,[1] and managed English side Cambridge United in 2004,[2][3] having first joined the club with Le Roy to serve as a coach.[4]

He became manager of Vietnamese club Song Da Nam Dinh in 2004, leaving them after several months.[5] He became manager of AS Cherbourg in 2005, leaving them in 2007.[6] He next became Assistant to Claude Le Roy for the Ghana national side.

In May 2008, he was appointed manager of the Zambia national team.[7] At the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, he led Zambia to the quarter final stage of the tournament for the first time in 14 years. Renard left his duties as Zambia manager in April 2010 with only two months remaining on his contract.[8] Two days later he agreed to become manager of Angola.[9] He resigned from his position as Angola manager in October 2010, and was replaced by Zeca Amaral.[10]

USM Alger

On 21 January 2011, Renard reached an agreement with Algerian club USM Alger to become the head coach of the club.[11]

Second spell with Zambia

On 22 October 2011, it was announced that Renard had returned for a second stint as coach of Zambia on a one-year contract. He led the team to their first victory in the African Cup Of Nations in 2012. The win was dedicated to the 18 players who perished in April 1993, after a plane carrying the squad crashed just miles from the site of the 2012 final in Gabon.[12]

In May 2012, Chishimba Kambwili, the Zambian sports minister, announced he expected Renard to sign a new contract by the end of the month.[13]

After Zambia were eliminated from the group stages of the 2013 African Cup of Nations, Renard said that it was his fault.[14] He later criticised CAF for not allowing Zambia, as the 2012 winners of the AFCON, the chance to compete at the 2013 Confederations Cup.[15]

Renard was released from his contract by the Football Association of Zambia in October 2013, in preparation for a role with French club FC Sochaux.[16]

Sochaux

On 7 October 2013 it was announced that Renard was appointed as the new manager of French Ligue 1 side Sochaux.[17] In April 2014 he was linked with the Morocco national job.[18][19]

The club was involved in a relegation fight in May 2014,[20] and after being relegated, he left the club later that month.[21] In July 2014 he was announced to be on the shortlist for the Ivory Coast job.[22]

Ivory Coast

Renard was appointed as manager of the Ivory Coast national team in July 2014.[23] He was manager at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, and praised the organization of the tournament.[24] He won the competition, becoming the first coach to win two Africa Cup of Nations with different countries.[25]

Lille

Renard became manager of French club Lille in May 2015.[26] On 11 November 2015, he was sacked after getting only 13 points in 13 league games.[27]

Morocco

In February 2016, Renard was linked with the vacant Morocco national team job.[28] Later that month he was appointed as the new Morocco manager.[29] In October 2016 he was linked with the vacant Algeria national team job.[30]

In November 2017, he qualified Morocco to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, their first since 1998.[31] Later that month, he signed a new contract, until 2022.[32] In July 2019 the Moroccan team was eliminated from the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, with Renard taking responsibility for the "shock exit".[33] He resigned a few days later, on 15 July 2019.[34][35]

Saudi Arabia

Later in July 2019 he became manager of Saudi Arabia, the first French to do so.[36][37] On 10 September 2019, he managed his first official match against Yemen in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification,[38] which ended with a surprising 2–2 draw.

Personal life

Renard is in a relationship with Viviane Dièye, the widow of coach Bruno Metsu.[39]

Honours

As a manager

Zambia

Ivory Coast

References
  1. "My journey from binman to cup-winning coach". BBC News.
  2. "Cambridge dismiss manager Renard". BBC Sport. 12 December 2004. Retrieved 7 May 2008.
  3. Butler, Michael (14 June 2018). "Morocco's Hervé Renard: a maestro in Africa who cut his teeth at Cambridge - Michael Butler". www.theguardian.com.
  4. Association, Press (23 March 2004). "Cambridge opt for Claude". www.theguardian.com.
  5. "Huấn luyện viên Nguyễn Ngọc Hảo về mái nhà xưa…". Báo Bà Rịa Vũng Tàu. 23 October 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  6. "France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2008.
  7. Kennedy Gondwe (7 May 2008). "Renard named as new Zambia coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 May 2008.
  8. "Renard quits as Zambia coach". BBC Sport. 6 April 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
  9. "Angola appoint Frenchman Herve Renard as coach". BBC Sport. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
  10. "Akwa backs Angola coach Amaral". BBC Sport. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
  11. "L1 : Hervé Renard nouvel entraîneur de l'USM Alger". Archived from the original on 24 October 2013.
  12. "Zambia coach dedicates Africa Cup of Nations win to crash dead". BBC Sport. 13 February 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  13. "Zambia's Sports Minister confident about Renard future". BBC Sport. 18 May 2012.
  14. "Africa Cup of Nations: Zambia exit my fault, says Herve Renard". BBC Sport. 29 January 2013.
  15. "Zambia coach Renard hits out at Caf". BBC Sport. 30 January 2013.
  16. "Zambia and coach Herve Renard part company". BBC Sport. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  17. "Football Club Sochaux-Montbéliard le site officiel www.fcsochaux.fr". -- (in French). Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  18. "Oussama Assaidi wants Morocco to appoint foreign coach". BBC Sport. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  19. "Herve Renard plays down links to Morocco coach position". BBC Sport. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  20. Christian Châtelet (12 May 2014). "Sochaux can fox the drop under Renard". UEFA. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  21. "Sochaux : l'entraîneur Hervé Renard confirme son départ" (in French). RTL. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  22. "Renard among names on Ivory Coast coach shortlist". BBC Sport. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  23. "Herve Renard appointed Ivory Coast boss". BBC Sport. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  24. "Afcon 2015: Tournament is a great success - Renard". BBC Sport. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  25. "Afcon 2015: Yaya Toure hails 'unbelievable' Ivory Coast win". BBC Sport. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  26. "Former Ivory Coast boss Herve Renard joins Lille as coach". BBC Sport. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  27. "Lille part ways with coach Herve Renard after only six months". FOX Sports. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  28. "Badou Zaki leaves post as Morocco coach by mutual consent". BBC Sport. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  29. "Morocco unveil Frenchman Herve Renard as coach". BBC Sport. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  30. Oluwashina Okeleji (15 October 2016). "Algeria deny reports of approach to Morocco coach Herve Renard". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  31. "Ivory Coast 0-2 Morocco". BBC Sport. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  32. "Morocco extend Herve Renard's contract until 2022". BBC Sport. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  33. "Morocco coach Herve Renard accepts responsibility for shock defeat". TimesLIVE.
  34. "Atlas Lions' coach Hervé Renard resigns". en.yabiladi.com.
  35. "Herve Renard: Morocco coach steps down after Africa Cup of Nations". BBC Sport. 21 July 2019.
  36. "Hervé Renard becomes Saudi Arabia's new manager". en.yabiladi.com.
  37. "Herve Renard: Double Nations Cup winner is named as Saudi Arabia's new coach". BBC Sport. 29 July 2019.
  38. "Hervé Renard explique le choix Arabie Saoudite". Foot Mercato (in French). 10 September 2019.
  39. "Hervé Renard et Viviane Dièye, la veuve de Metsu, la nouvelle romance". leral.net (in French). 24 April 2018.
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