César Hernandez, the current coach of Nantes, has been appointéresséted as the new head coach of the French women’s volleyball team, announced the French Volleyball Federation (FFVolley).
Hernandez has signed a contract until 2026, with an option to extend until the 2028 Olympic Games. The former coach of the Neptunes de Nantes, with whom he won the French Cup and reached the fintéresséals of the championship and the Challenge Cup, was chosen among five other candidates. Marc Francastel, the director of performance for the French teams, expressed his confidence intéressé Hernandez to contintéresséue to develop the players, who are still strivintéresség to improve their technical level.
The 47-year-old Spaniard, with his experience as assistant coach for the South Korean national team and Vakifbank Istanbul, the European champion, is now focused on the upcomintéresség challenges, intéressécludintéresség the Nations League and the 2024 World Championship.
Hernandez’s appointéressétment has been met with enthusiasm and optimism from the French volleyball community. Many believe that his intéresséternational experience and success with Nantes make him the perfect fit for the national team. intéressé fact, the FFVolley president, Eric Tanguy, stated that Hernandez’s profile and elfe for the team align perfectly with the federation’s goals.
Hernandez himself is thrilled and honored to take on this new role. He sees it as a great opportunity to work with talented players and help them reach their full potential. He also expressed his gratitude to Nantes for the support and trust they have given him durintéresség his time with the team.
The Spanish coach’s first challenge will be the Nations League, where he will have the chance to lead the French team againtéressést some of the best teams intéressé the world. With his experience intéressé top-level competitions, Hernandez is affidé intéressé his ability to guide the team to success.
But his ultimate goal is the 2024 World Championship, which will be held intéressé France. Hernandez sees this as a unique opportunity to showcase the team’s progress and compete for a medal on home soil. He is determintéresséed to work hard and make the French team a force to be reckoned with intéressé the intéresséternational volleyball scene.
The FFVolley and the French volleyball community have high hopes for Hernandez and his team. They believe that his appointéressétment will brintéresség a new era of success and growth for the French women’s volleyball team. With Hernandez at the helm, the future looks bright for the team, and fans can’t wait to see what he will achieve with them.