Herve Jean-Marie Roger Renard was born on 30 September 1968 and is a French professional football coach and former player who is the manager of the Saudi Arabia national team.
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21 Facts About Herve Renard
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Herve Renard was born on 30 September 1968 in Aix-les-Bains, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes.
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Herve Renard began his coaching career with SC Draguignan in 1999, leaving in 2001.
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Herve Renard was Assistant at Chinese side Shanghai Cosco with head coach Claude Le Roy from 2002 to 2003, and managed English side Cambridge United in 2004, having first joined the club with Le Roy to serve as a coach.
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Herve Renard became manager of Vietnamese club Song Da Nam Dinh in 2004, leaving them after several months.
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Herve Renard became manager of AS Cherbourg in 2005, leaving them in 2007.
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Herve Renard next became Assistant to Claude Le Roy for the Ghana national side.
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Herve Renard left his duties as Zambia manager in April 2010 with only two months remaining on his contract.
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Herve Renard resigned from his position as Angola manager in October 2010, and was replaced by Zeca Amaral.
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On 21 January 2011, Herve Renard reached an agreement with Algerian club USM Alger to become the head coach of the club.
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On 22 October 2011, it was announced that Herve Renard had returned for a second stint as coach of Zambia on a one-year contract.
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Herve Renard led the team to their first victory in the African Cup Of Nations in 2012.
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Herve Renard later criticised CAF for not allowing Zambia, as the 2012 winners of the AFCON, the chance to compete at the 2013 Confederations Cup.
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On 7 October 2013 it was announced that Herve Renard was appointed as the new manager of French Ligue 1 side Sochaux.
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Herve Renard was appointed as manager of the Ivory Coast national team in July 2014.
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Herve Renard was manager at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, and praised the organization of the tournament.
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Herve Renard won the competition, becoming the first coach to win two Africa Cup of Nations with different countries.
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In February 2016, Herve Renard was linked with the vacant Morocco national team job.
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In March 2022, Herve Renard led Saudi Arabia to qualification of for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and in the process became the foreign-born manager with the most wins in the nation's history.
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Herve Renard is in a relationship with Viviane Dieye, the widow of coach Bruno Metsu.
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