Denis Renaud
Personal information
Full name Denis Renaud
Date of birth (1974-09-20) 20 September 1974
Place of birth Nantes, France
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
0000–1991 Nantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992 Cholet
1992–1994 Vertou
Managerial career
1996–2001 La Haye-Fouassière
2001–2002 Vertou
2002–2014 Carquefou
2015 Paris
2016–2018 Chamois Niortais
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Denis Renaud (born 20 September 1974) is a French football manager. Following a modest playing career, he took up his first managerial position at the age of 22. After a brief spell at Vertou, Renaud spent 12 seasons at Carquefou, leading the team to three promotions during his reign. His first taste of professional football management came in 2015 when he was appointed manager of Paris.

Playing career

Renaud came through the youth system at his hometown club, Nantes, but never broke into the senior team. After playing several games for the reserve side during the 1990–91 season, he transferred to Championnat de France Amateur (CFA) club Cholet in the summer of 1991.[1] He stayed there for just one season before joining Vertou, where he played for two seasons before retiring from playing in 1994 to take up studies in physical education.[2]

Managerial career

After almost becoming a teacher, Renaud began his managerial career at the age of 22 when he joined French lower-league club La Haye-Fouassière. In 2001, he returned to his former club Vertou as manager, but left after one season to join Carquefou.[2] While at Carquefou he guided the team to promotion to the CFA twice, in 2004 and again in 2009. In 2008 the team reached the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France, beating established sides including Marseille before being knocked out by Paris Saint-Germain. A highly successful 2011–12 season in which the team amassed 105 points saw the club promoted to the Championnat National, the third tier of French football, for the first time in their history. Carquefou spent two seasons in the division before being demoted to the regional leagues after experiencing financial difficulties, signalling the end of Renaud's reign.[2]

On 5 June 2015, Renaud was appointed manager of newly promoted Ligue 2 side Paris FC, replacing Christophe Taine.[3] Under his guidance, the team won only one of their first sixteen games of the season, a 3–0 home victory against Le Havre. On 28 November 2015, Renaud was dismissed from his post and replaced by Jean-Luc Vasseur.[2] After spending several months without a job, it was announced on 9 May 2016 that Renaud would take up the position of head coach at Chamois Niortais following the departure of Régis Brouard.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Denis Renaud". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Christian Bonnin (13 May 2016). "Renaud retrouve une famille". lanouvellerepublique.fr. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Kevin Saccani (5 June 2015). "Paris FC: Le nouveau coach nommé". foot-national.com. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Erwann Penland (9 May 2016). "Niort: Le nouvel entraîneur officialisé". foot-national.com. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
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