US Edition'I came to try and save the club:' Veteran coach Halilhodzic on returning to struggling Nantes at 73
Vahid Halilhodzic, 73, returned from retirement to lead Nantes with nine games left, aiming to avoid relegation in Ligue 1 where they sit 17th, seven points from safety.
- At age 73, Vahid Halilhodzic accepted a short-term coaching offer to lead FC Nantes until the end of the season after a call from his old club battling relegation.
- Nantes sits 17th in the 18-team league with nine games left, seven points from safety and two points adrift of 16th spot; Halilhodzic becomes the third coach this season after Ahmed Kantari was sacked this week following Luís Castro's dismissal.
- It took him three days to say yes, and Waldemar Kita turned to Halilhodzic, who is already leading training with push-ups and motivating players.
- Halilhodzic set clear short-term goals, saying the first objective is the playoff spot and the second is to 'do better,' citing about 30,000 FC Nantes supporters at the Stade de la Beaujoire.
- Halilhodzic's long ties to Nantes run deep, having won the 1983 French title and scoring 93 goals; his coaching career since 1993 includes Lille and Paris Saint-Germain, enriching this storied club's legacy.
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Bosnian and Herzegovina football coach Vahid Halilhodžić said that his love for Nantes outweighed his desire to take over the club until the end of the season.
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'I came to try and save the club:' Veteran coach Halilhodzic on returning to struggling Nantes at 73
At 73 years old and with grandchildren to look after Vahid Halilhodzic was enjoying his retirement following nearly 50 years in soccer as a player and a coach.
The new Nantes coach held his first press conference this Friday. L的 opportunity for him to send a few messages to his players...
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Sports.frThree days after his appointment on the bench of the FC Nantes, instead of Ahmed Kantari, Vahid Halilhodzic held his first press conference on Friday. The opportunity for the "new" coach of the Canaris (73), who had already been at the club as a player (from 1981 to 1986) and as a coach (in 2018-2019), to confirm that his mission was not going to last. Whether the FCN was to be maintained or relegated, he will leave this summer. "I came for FC N…
Vahid Halilhodžić returns to FC Nantes to try to save the club from imminent relegation. The poll reveals that more than half of the fans doubt the current chances of retention. The 73-year-old coach will lead his first official match against Strasbourg on March 22nd. The sports situation of FC Nantes has become critical as the club occupies 17th place in the standings. At only 9 days of the end of the season, the management has decided by repla…
Vahid Halilhodzic returns to FC Nantes in an attempt to save the club from relegation. Nantes fans express divergent opinions between the hope of a recovery and a deep pessimism. The rigorous method of the Franco-Bosnian coach is seen as a possible remedy to the crisis. FC Nantes, currently positioned in the 17th place of the Ligue 1 ranking, puts on the return of Vahid Halilhodzic to straighten the bar. This administrative decision comes in the…
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