Everything about Marc Li Vremont totally explained
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. 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.
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