FILE - Nantes’ head coach Antoine Kombouare directs his players during the Europa League play-off second leg soccer match between Nantes and Juventus FC on Feb. 23, 2023 in Nantes, western France. (AP Photo/Mathieu Pattier, File)
FILE - Nantes’ head coach Antoine Kombouare directs his players during the Europa League play-off second leg soccer match between Nantes and Juventus FC on Feb. 23, 2023 in Nantes, western France. (AP Photo/Mathieu Pattier, File)
NANTES, France (AP) 鈥 Nantes fired coach Antoine Kombouar茅 on Tuesday after a difficult season where the club battled to stay in Ligue 1.
Nantes in the 18-team league and top-flight survival was not certain until the final round.
鈥淔C Nantes announces the end of its collaboration with Antoine Kombouar茅, head coach of the professional team,鈥 . 鈥淭he club sincerely thanks Antoine Kombouar茅 and his staff for their professionalism and dedication.鈥
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The 61-year-old Kombouar茅 had one year left on his contract.
He remains a popular figure at the club, having saved it from relegation in 2021 and 鈥 the club’s first trophy in 21 years.
Kombouar茅 had a difficult relationship with , who fired him in 2023 and re-hired him amid another relegation scrap the following year.
Kombouar茅 was part of the Nantes team when the club’s La Beaujoire stadium opened in 1984, and played 177 games as a rugged defender.
He was sacked as the Paris Saint-Germain coach by the club’s new Qatari owners at the end of 2011 to make way for Carlo Ancelotti. PSG was three points clear at the top when Kombouar茅 was fired, and PSG then lost the title to unheralded Montpellier in a huge upset. ___
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