The former Toulouse coach, recognized for having put the Haute-Garonne club back on its feet in 2016, will have the task of getting Saint-Etienne out of its position of red lantern in Ligue 1.
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AS Saint-Etienne formalized, Tuesday, December 14, the arrival at the head of the first team of Pascal Dupraz. The club had also announced, a few hours earlier, the departure of its predecessor, Claude Puel, already dismissed after yet another rout against Rennes in Ligue 1 (0-5).
59-year-old Pascal Dupraz is committed until the end of the season, says ASSE on Twitter. Dupraz, who arrives with two assistants, will take up his duties after a one-week interim provided by Julien Sablé, one of Claude Puel’s former assistants.
✍️ Pascal Dupraz is the new coach of the#ASSE !
The technician is committed until June 2022 with the objective of maintaining the club in @ Ligue1UberEats
– AS Saint-Étienne (@ASSEofficiel) December 14, 2021
The Haut-Savoyard thus resumes service after being removed from the management of the Caen team last March.
Stade Malherbe was then 14th in Ligue 2 and in free fall after having won only one match between the month of December and his departure.
Former professional player with 180 matches in Ligue 1 in Sochaux, Thonon, Brest, Mulhouse, Toulon or Gueugnon, he also coached Evian-Thonon-Gaillard, whose rise to the highest level he contributed to and where he led the team. at the time of relegation to Ligue 2 in 2015.
Saint-Etienne, beaten in Reims (2-0) on Saturday, remains on a series of four consecutive defeats and occupies the last place in L1 with three points behind the barrage, Metz, and four on Troyes, 17th and non-relegation .