Marc Lièvremont

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Marc Lièvremont
Personal information
Date of birth October 28 1968 ( 1968-10-28) (age 39)
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Notable relative(s)    Thomas Lièvremont (brother)[1]
Rugby union career
Current status
Position(s) Head Coach
Current team France
Playing career
Position Flanker
Clubs Caps (points)
1974-1988
1988–1997
1997–2000
2000–2002[2]		 Étoile sportive catalane
Perpignan
Stade Français
Biarritz Olympique
National team(s) Caps (points)
1995–1999 France 25 (25)
Coaching career
2003–2005
2005–2007
2007–		 France Under-21
Dax
France

Marc Lièvremont (born 28 October 1968 in Dakar, Senegal) is a former rugby union footballer who is currently head coach of the French national rugby union team. He played as a back-row forward for France, gaining 25 caps from 1995 to 1999, and was selected in France's 1999 Rugby World Cup squad. He also played with the French Rugby Sevens team and with the French Barbarians.

Born in Senegal to a militarian father from Franche-Comté and a mother from Lorraine, he was raised in Argelès with his 6 younger brothers and 1 younger sister who all play or played rugby at different high levels. Among them, two active professional players : Thomas (who also played international rugby and was also part of France's 1999 Rugby World Cup squad) and Mathieu, in addition to Claire, a semi-professional playing for Toulouges, current French female 1st division champions. The two younger twins, Pierre and Luc are also playing for l'Avenir Castanéen, a Fédérale 2 side (4th division) respectively as centre and openside flanker. Finally, François, used to play for USA Perpignan in the 1990s.

After retiring from rugby, Lièvremont turned to coaching at Dax, whom he guided to promotion to the Top 14 in 2007. In a surprise move, French Rugby Federation president Bernard Lapasset, who is now chairman of the IRB, appointed Lièvremont as the new head coach of the French national side after the 2007 Rugby World Cup, replacing Bernard Laporte.[3] As assistants, former French teammate Émile N'Tamack was appointed to coach the backs, while Didier Retière was nominated as the new forwards coach.

Upon his appointment as new head coach, Lièvremont declared his intent to build a team that played a positive and pragmatic style of rugby.

Lièvremont began his rugby career with amateur club Étoile sportive catalane. He then played for Perpignan, Stade Français and Biarritz Olympique.


[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ France Player Biographies. sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-25.
  2. ^ "Marc Lievremont factfile", Agence France Presse, 2007-10-25. 
  3. ^ "Lievremont appointed France coach", bbc.co.uk, 24 October 2007. Retrieved on 2007-10-25. 

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France squad - 1999 Rugby World Cup
Forwards
Auradou • Benazzi • Brouzet • Califano • Costes • Dal Maso • de Villiers • Ibanez (c) • Juillet • M. Lièvremont • T. Lièvremont • Magne • Mallier • Pelous • Soulette • Tournaire
Backs
Bernat-Salles • S. Castaignède • T. Castaignède • Desbrosse • Dominici • Dourthe • Galthié • Glas • Lamaison • Mignoni • Marlu • Mola • N'Tamack • Sarramea
Coach


Sporting positions
Preceded by
Flag of France Bernard Laporte		 French National Rugby Union Coach
2007 – present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent


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NAME Marc Lièvremont
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Former French Rugby union footballer and now coach
DATE OF BIRTH 28 October 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Dakar, Senegal
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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