Upon his retirement from professional football, Koscielny took up a coaching role within the backroom staff at Bordeaux. More recently, he was appointed as coach in Regis Le Bris’ backroom at Lorient. The former centre-back was initially appointed as a youth coach. When asked about why he decided to take the opportunity to coach in Brittany, he said: “My wife and I were wondering about the rest of our lives in Bordeaux, it was complicated to find any opportunities. Brittany was our number one choice to leave. I called Loic Férylle (the president of Lorient) and explained my project to him, and then the doors were open.”

The former French international was lucky to be managed by some top coaches during his playing career, he was asked if any coaches had an impact on his style. Koscielny replied: “Daniel Sanchez at Tours, Christian Gourcouff at Lorient, Arsène Wenger and Unai Emery at Arsenal, and Laurent Blanc and Didier Deschamps with France. They all influenced me. Even when it was more complicated, there were always discussions”. 

The Lorient coach also added he had been in contact with Arséne Wenger recently, saying “I spoke with Arséne on the phone recently… I know when I meet Arsène (Wenger) about managing a club, he will share his experiences of all those years in London.”

Koscielny doesn’t yet have all of the coaching badges to take full charge of a men’s professional team. L’Équipe asked him about his plans to complete his badges to which he responded: “You have to give me some time. I’m not going to take the place of Régis Le Bris! I’ve only been in Brittany for three months and we will see my career evolve step by step”.

GFFN | Liam Wraith

Guion was dismissed following after the club’s latest defeat against Stade Lavallois. It left Bordeaux in 13th place and nine points off the podium. The club have won just three of their first 10 games, having narrowly missed out on promotion last campaign. As reported by L’Équipe on Saturday, the search for Guion’s successor began immediately. Óscar García, Karel Geraerts, Philippe Montanier and Julien Stéphan were seemingly the leading contenders, however, Riera pipped them to the position.

Whilst Riera was only officially confirmed as Bordeaux manager on Thursday, the former Liverpool winger, who also played with Les Girondins between 2003-05, took charge of his first training session on Wednesday. The Ligue 2 club have confirmed that Riera is tied with the club until June 2025. He is accompanied by two assistants: Pablo Remon Arteta and Julien Gimenez. 

GFFN | Luke Entwistle

Guion was dismissed on Saturday after the club’s latest defeat. It left Bordeaux in 13th place and nine points off the podium. The club have won just three of their first 10 games, having narrowly missed out on promotion last campaign. As reported by L’Équipe on Saturday, the search for Guion’s successor began immediately. Óscar García, Karel Geraerts, Philippe Montanier and Julien Stéphan were seemingly the leading contenders, however, Riera pipped them to the position.

Whilst Bordeaux are yet to officially name David Guion’s successor, Riera took charge of his first training session as the club’s new manager on Wednesday. The former Liverpool winger played at Bordeaux between 2003-05 and now makes his return to the club. 

As expected, Riera has signed a deal with Bordeaux running until June 2025, with the option for a further year. He addressed his new squad on Wednesday in what has been described as an “optimistic” speech. The composition of Riera’s backroom staff is not yet known, however, the Spaniard has arrived with two assistants: Pablo Ramon Arteta and Julien Gimenez. 

GFFN | Luke Entwistle

Guion was dismissed on Saturday after the club’s latest defeat. It left Bordeaux in 13th place and nine points off the podium. The club have won just three of their first 10 games, having narrowly missed out on promotion last campaign. As reported by L’Équipe on Saturday, the search for Guion’s successor began immediately. Óscar García, Karel Geraerts, Philippe Montanier and Julien Stéphan were seemingly the leading contenders, however, it looks like Riera is now the club’s priority. 

The former Liverpool winger also played at Bordeaux between 2003-05 and began his managerial career with Galatasaray. He was an assistant at the Turkish club for one-and-a-half years, before then leading NK Olimpija to the Slovenian title and the domestic cup. He is currently the manager of Slovenian side NK Celje, and his side are top of the division. 

According to L’Équipe, Riera has already agreed a one-and-a-half-year deal with Bordeaux, and should he arrive at the Ligue 2 club, he would bring two assistants. L’Équipe’s Emery Taisne adds that the deal to bring Riera to Bordeaux is almost concluded and that the Spaniard should arrive in the next 48 hours. 

GFFN | Luke Entwistle

On the back of a home defeat against in-form leaders Laval, Bordeaux have decided to dismiss David Guion. The Gironde side are thirteenth in the league, logging only three wins in ten games played since the start of the campaign. Bordeaux were on a four-game winless streak.

L’Equipe and Sud-Ouest have reported this Monday morning that former Bordeaux and Liverpool player Albert Riera is touted as the priority to take over from Guion. The Ligue 2 side is in negotiations with Riera’s club, Slovenian league leaders NK Celje, to release him from his contract. Celje confirmed on X (formerly Twitter) that “negotiations for compensation are underway.“

Riera hung up his boots in 2018. He started in coaching career as an assistant coach at Galatasaray. He then led Olimpija Ljubljana to a league and cup double last season in Slovenia. The Spaniard has reportedly agreed to link up with Bordeaux over a contract running until 2025.

GFFN | Bastien Cheval

Guion’s dismissal as Bordeaux manager was confirmed after the club’s 1-0 defeat against Stade Lavallois on Saturday. The result leaves Les Girondins 13th in Ligue 2, but they could slip further down the table before the end of the game week. The club have won just three of their first 10 games, having narrowly missed out on promotion last campaign. 

The search for Guion’s successor is already underway, according to L’Équipe. A shortlist has even been established. Former Stade de Reims manager García, former Union Saint-Gilloise manager Geraerts, former Toulouse FC manager Montanier and former RC Strasbourg Alsace manager Stéphan all feature. None of the aforementioned managers are currently under contract. L’Équipe report that there is a fifth name on Bordeaux’s shortlist, however, the identity of the candidate is not yet known. 

GFFN | Luke Entwistle

Guion arrived at Bordeaux in February 2022 but has overseen a troubled start to the current campaign. Bordeaux are currently sit 13th in Ligue 2 but could sink further down the table this weekend. His side had won only three games in the opening 10 game weeks, after having narrowly missed out on promotion back to Ligue 1 last season. Bordeaux are currently eight points away from the podium in France’s second division. 

During Guion’s final game in charge of Les Girondins, fans made their displeasure known, unfurling banners calling for his resignation. The press release, confirming Guion’s dismissal, came in the wake of Saturday’s defeat to Laval. The search for his successor is already underway, according to L’Équipe, with four key names reportedly being considered for the post. 

GFFN | Luke Entwistle

The former Reims man scored three goals in 31 matches for the newly-promoted side, who staved off relegation – notably thanks to the mid-season arrival of World Cup winner Samuel Umtiti. 

L’Équipe indicate that the 26-year-old has put pen to paper on a three-year deal, and that Les Girondins will receive a transfer fee of less than €1m, with bonuses, as well as a 15% cut of the profit on a prospective future transfer.

Oudin’s spell at Bordeaux saw him score nine goals and register ten assists across 81 appearances, having arrived midway through the 2019/20 campaign from his formative club Reims. He was ultimately unable to replicate the promise he showed with the Champagne side, where he notably scored ten goals during the 2018/19 Ligue 1 campaign, but has enjoyed a revival over in Italy.

Scène ubuesque à Ajaccio lors de Ajaccio-Bordeaux, où des supporters ajacciens et bordelais se battent dans la tribune avec des échelles, des chaises.. Catastrophique !! #ACAFCGB pic.twitter.com/zoQq3E0F6J

— Stadiumito (@stadiumito) August 21, 2023

Security services managed to remove the visiting supporters from the stadium. The game eventually resumed after a near 40-minute suspension. Girondins de Bordeaux released a statement in which they expressed their clear condemnation of the non-compliance by a small group of supporters with the prefectoral decree. The Ligue 2 club also condemns the violent scenes of fan unrest which followed. “The club trusts the authorities to take the appropriate actions.” Les Girondins have already been hit by a 1-point deduction for this league campaign after a member of the Ultramarines shoved a Rodez player to the ground during the previous campaign’s final game.

GFFN | Bastien Cheval

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Mwanga will be accompanied at La Meinau by his Bordeaux teammate Bakwa. The winger has logged five goals and eight assists in 36 Ligue 2 games this past season with Les Girondins. “I come with a lot of ambition but also a lot of humility and I will put myself at the service of the collective to help the club achieve its objectives ”. According to L’Equipe, Strasbourg have completed the double swoop of Mwanga and Bakwa for a combined €19m transfer fee. Strasbourg will kick off their Ligue 1 campaign at home against Lyon on Sunday.

GFFN | Bastien Cheval