Bruno Irles succeeds Laurent Batlles as coach of Troyes

Following the surprise departure of Laurent Batlles on December 30, the Troyes club announced on Monday the arrival of Bruno Irles as new coach.

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Troyes was quick to find a successor to Laurent Batlles. ESTAC announced on Monday the signing of Bruno Irles as the new coach of the current 15th in Ligue 1. Irles led his last match with the Quevilly Rouen club (Ligue 2) on Sunday against Monaco in the Coupe de France before joining formation auboise until 2023.

The now ex-coach of QRM had confirmed after the defeat of his family against the club of the Principality (3-1) that contacts were underway between Quevilly Rouen and Troyes. The 2021 Ligue 2 champion therefore relies on Irles to take over from Batlles, in difficulty in recent weeks with the Trojan club, which has only one success in its last nine matches, and one point ahead of the barrage. , FC Lorient.

Irles thus rediscovers the elite of French football, he who experienced the first division as a player for AS Monaco, where he spent his entire career and won two French league titles, in 1997 and 2000. Long in In the shadow of the ASM sports organization since his retirement – supervisor under Didier Deschamps, then coach of the U17s and the Monegasque reserve – Irles had made a name for himself in Moldova, then in Pau on his return to France . The 46-year-old technician took charge of the Pau team in January 2019, allowing him to ensure his maintenance in National, then his promotion to Ligue 2 the following season.


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