Marc Lièvremont
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| Marc Lièvremont | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | October 28, 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) | ||
| Notable relative(s) | Thomas Lièvremont (brother)[1] Matthieu Lièvremont (brother) |
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| Rugby union career | |||
| Current status | |||
| Position(s) | Head Coach | ||
| current team | France | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Flanker | ||
| Clubs | Caps | (points) | |
| 1974-1988 1988–1997 1997–2000 2000–2002[2] |
Étoile sportive catalane Perpignan Stade Français Biarritz Olympique |
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| correct as of 2007-10-25. | |||
| National team(s) | Caps | (points) | |
| 1995–1999 | France | 25 | (25) |
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| Coaching career | |||
| 2003–2005 2005–2007 2007– |
France Under-21 Dax France |
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Marc Lièvremont (born October 28, 1968 in Dakar, Senegal) is a former rugby union footballer who is currently head coach of the French national rugby union team. He played as a back-row forward for France, gaining 25 caps from 1995 to 1999, and was selected in France's 1999 Rugby World Cup squad. He also played with the French Rugby Sevens team and with the French Barbarians.
Born in Senegal to a militarian father from Franche-Comté and a mother from Lorraine, he was raised in Argelès-sur-Mer with his six younger brothers and one younger sister who all play or played rugby at different high levels. Two are or have been international rugby players: Thomas (who was also part of France's 1999 Rugby World Cup squad and is now coach of Dax) and Matthieu. The only girl of the family, Claire, was a semi-professional, winning a french Championship with Toulouges in 2005. The two younger twins, Pierre and Luc are also playing for l'Avenir Castanéen, a Fédérale 2 side (4th division), respectively as centre and openside flanker. Finally, François, used to play for USA Perpignan in the 1990s.
Lièvremont began his rugby career with amateur club Étoile sportive catalane. He then played for Perpignan, Stade Français (French Champion in 1998 and 2000) and Biarritz Olympique (French Champion in 2002).
After retiring from rugby, Lièvremont turned to coaching at Dax, whom he guided to promotion to the Top 14 in 2007. In a surprise move, French Rugby Federation president Bernard Lapasset, who is now chairman of the IRB, appointed Lièvremont as the new head coach of the French national side after the 2007 Rugby World Cup, replacing Bernard Laporte.[3] As assistants, former French teammate Émile N'Tamack was appointed to coach the backs, while Didier Retière was nominated as the new forwards coach.
Upon his appointment as new head coach, Lièvremont declared his intent to build a team that played a positive and pragmatic style of rugby.
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ "France Player Biographies". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/rugby/world_cup/news/1999/09/27/france_bios/. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
- ^ "Marc Lievremont factfile". Agence France Presse. 2007-10-25.
- ^ "Lievremont appointed France coach". bbc.co.uk. 24 October 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7060642.stm. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
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Preceded by Bernard Laporte |
French National Rugby Union Coach 2007 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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