After the boiling cauldron of Lens, head to the sun of the Côte d’Azur for Franck Haise. OGC Nice made it official, Thursday June 6 in a press release, the appointment of the 53-year-old technician to his bench, as well as that of Florian Maurice to the position of sports director. The former Lensois, named best coach of the 2022-2023 season, will succeed Francesco Farioli, now at Ajax Amsterdam. For his part, Florian Maurice replaces Florent Ghisolfi, recruited by AS Rome.
“ Frank [Haise] was our number one choice », Specifies the club in its press release. The ex-Lensois, who spent four years on the bench of the blood and gold club, signed up for three seasons at Nice. There he will find two friends from Lens, Laurent Bessière, performance director and Ghislain Dubois, physical trainer. And he brings some well-known names in his suitcases: his two deputies Lilian Nalis and Johann Ramaré, as well as Alexandre Pasquini, video analyst.
Florian Maurice, former striker for Lyon, Paris and Marseille, first converted to recruitment with Olympique Lyonnais, before becoming technical director for Rennes. “ With its arrival, we are choosing reliability, competence and the long term. », announces Jean-Claude Rivière, the president of OGC Nice. Fifth in L1 this season, the Aiglons qualified for the Europa League.
This offseason in Ligue 1 is marked by a waltz of coaches, with the announcement, Wednesday, of the signing of former Rennes technician Bruno Genesio at the head of Lille. While Marseille and Lens still do not have a coach for next season, the trend could continue.