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Guingamp boss Jocelyn Gourvennec gets Bordeaux job

Bordeaux have named Guingamp boss Jocelyn Gourvennec as their new coach.

The two clubs announced on Friday that they had reached agreement over compensation to allow the highly-regarded Gourvennec to move to the Stade Matmut Atlantique.

A statement on the official Bordeaux website read: "The club has found its new coach in the person of Jocelyn Gourvennec.

"FC Girondins de Bordeaux have reached an agreement with EA Guingamp for [his] arrival.''

Bordeaux parted company with coach Willy Sagnol in March, finishing the season with Ulrich Rame in interim charge as they pulled away from relegation danger to finish 11th.

Despite Rame's success, they have continued to search for a permanent successor to Sagnol.

Claude Puel, available after leaving Nice, and Michel Preud'homme, who has just won the Belgian title with Club Brugge, were both linked with the post, but Gourvennec won the race.

The 44-year-old, a former playmaker with Rennes, Nantes and Marseille among others, was earmarked during his playing days for future success in a coaching role.

He began his career in the dugout with lowly La Roche Vendee in 2008, stepping up to Guingamp two years later and winning two promotions to reach Ligue 1.

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