Stade Rennais have named former Chile supervisor Jorge Sampaoli as their new coach to switch Frenchman Julien Stephan on a contract till 2026, the Ligue 1 membership stated.
Rennes sacked Stephan on Thursday after they received simply three of their first 10 league video games of the season. They had been then crushed 2-0 at dwelling by Toulouse on Sunday beneath caretaker Sebastien Tambouret.
Argentine Sampaoli coached Chile between 2012-2016, profitable the Copa America in 2015 and was named South American Coach of the Year that very same yr.
he 64-year-old has coached a number of high-profile groups together with Sevilla, Olympique de Marseille and the Argentina nationwide facet. His newest stint got here at Brazil’s Flamengo.
“Jorge and his staff have a clear vision of how a group should be structured, and the entire sports management team shares the same analysis of what we need to put in place,” CEO Arnaud Pouille stated in a press release.
“A taste for hard work, a demand for effort, loyalty and respect for people and the institution.”
