He arrived in August 2021, crowned with the unofficial status of the best coach on the planet volleyball, thanks to two Olympic titles and three world titles gleaned at the head of Brazil.
After seven months as coach of the France team, Bernardo Rocha de Rezende, known as Bernardinho, has decided to leave his post.
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The French Volleyball Federation has accepted the resignation of Bernardo Rocha de Rezende, coach of the French men's team since August 2021.
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In a press release published this Tuesday morning, the French Volleyball Federation indicates that the 62-year-old technician mentioned "personal problems which no longer allow him to invest with the France team whose objective is to keep his Olympic title in Paris in 2024”.
“I received an incredible welcome from all of French volleyball and I have a lot of pain and frustration at not going to the end of the project that we had started to put in place, assures Bernardinho.
But I have to make this choice, there are no other possible choices for my family, which remains a priority.
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The Brazilian had succeeded Laurent Tillie after the surprise triumph at the Tokyo Olympics.
He will have led the team in only one competition, a European championship ended prematurely in the round of 16 against the Czech Republic, last September.
Announcements “in a few days”
“We will recover from this ordeal and find the best solution to support the project around the French men's team, promised Eric Tanguy, the president of the Federation.
Announcements will be made in a few days.
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