Renard, upward success?

Sunday evening, Zambia won the first African Cup of Nations in its history, to the detriment of the Ivory Coast, and succeeded the charts to Egypt, winner in 2010.Success as an apotheosis for Renard, the national coach, who has already experienced in the past few "small" victories with Chipolopolo particular. The French coach he surfs on the mainland recognition to take a new dimension to his career?

French coaches who pass on the African continent or exotic destinations, there has always been and there will be more. Jean-Marc Guillou, Philippe Troussier, Claude Le Roy Bruno Metsu or have acquired a very long odds on the continent and have now been joined by a new mogul in the person of Renard.

Former teammate of Deschamps and Desailly

Sunday night, this 43 year old man was crowned during the African Cup of Nations 2012, at the head of a team without stars, Zambia, and nose and beard of formations such as Senegal, Mali, Ghana, Ivory Coast or Tunisia. Not only the native of Aix-les-Bains has entered the history of the continental tournament and Chipolopolo, but it now has a huge rating in Africa, and his name is now known in every continent around the globe football.

Since Sunday, when Zambians have lifted the trophy can not forget that this victory is the first country in the history of the competition created in 1957? Forget the two places in the finals in 1974 and 1994, forgotten in place of a quarter-finalist in 2010 ... "I believe in myself a long time. Here in Africa, we recognize qualities of my coach," stated the principal party before Sunday's final.

It must be said that in his native country, Herve Renard has never been a great success, first and crampons from the sidelines. "" I was over in young but when I tried my hand at the top of the basket, I saw that I was not level. I ended up as an honest player National, says he. My dream for any kid on the land in Savoy, was to turn professional, but this has not been possible. The passion has always been and it was she who pushed me to become a coach. "

Directorate Brazil 2014?

And after years of struggling, the reward has finally been touched by the finger. "I took out the trash for eight years and here I am in the finals of the CAN. Football, it's still magical, right?, Herve Renard fell before challenging the Elephants. Magic has turned then in waking dream for those who had attended Didier Deschamps and Marcel Desailly of France youth team.

Now, Fox is in the sky, after inevitably experienced difficulties. The French began as an assistant to Claude Le Roy in Ghana selection in 2008, after experiencing mixed fortunes in English or Chinese clubs. Then comes Zambia in 2009-2010, he left after the CAN. But no one tends the hand if not USM Alger, he quickly deserted to find the Chipolopolo and lead to the success that we know.

Now what? Inevitably, Renard finds himself dreaming of a new path, why not in France, where only Cherbourg Draguignan and gave him his chance early in the course. The question is whether training in Ligue 2 or Ligue 1 betting will offer a chance to the guru of Zambia. Le Roy or Troussier, who also made passages on benches for the French, have never experienced the success encountered in Africa. A new challenge of weight could therefore come to the Zambian coach. Unless one prefers to try to take her to a new Chipolopolo success in the CAN 2013, and towards a qualification for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.