Le Havre appoints Valérien Ismaël as coach
Ismaël replaces Didier Digard until the end of the season, with Le Havre bottom of the French top division and winless after taking 2 points from 10 matches.
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Le Havre has appointed Valérien Ismaël as coach until the end of the season, replacing Didier Digard. The club is bottom of Ligue 1, France’s top football division, with 2 points from 10 matches and no league wins.
Ismaël, a former defender, has coached teams in Germany, Greece, Austria, Turkey and England, and most recently coached Blackburn, the Associated Press said in a report published by The Guardian. Le Havre said his experience handling difficult situations could be useful in the coming weeks as the club tries to stay in the top division.
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