ITAR-TASS, Russia
Aug 2 2004
Armenia invites French soccer coach
YEREVAN, August 2 (Itar-Tass) — Bernard Casoni, former defender of
the French national soccer team, has been invited to Armenia to coach
the Armenian national team.
A resolution on the appointment of the new French coach has been
approved in principle, but an official announcement has not been made
yet and was expected later this week, Itar-Tass was told by Araik
Manukyan, press secretary of the French soccer Federation.
The 42 -year-old Bernard Casoni is expected to sign a contract for a
term of one year.
The Armenian national soccer team will play a first game against
Macedonia in the framework of the 2006 world soccer-qualifying
tournament on August 18.
Earlier, Casoni had coached the French “Olympic” and “Cannes’ and a
soccer team from Tunis.