In contrast to many others, it was not a year on the couch that was the reason why Brann’s successful head coach Eirik Horneland chose to retire after the season.
The French newspaper L’Équipe reports that Saint-Étienne have agreed with Eirik Horneland on a deal that makes him the club’s new manager.
The club sacked Olivier Dal’Oglio last weekend after a series of poor results. Saint-Étienne are third last in the French top division Ligue 1 after 15 league rounds. The club was promoted from Ligue 2 last season. – This summer, the club was bought by Kilmer Group, which has become big on insurance.
The goal now is to get back to a level that “guarantees” games in Europe.
There has also been interest from other clubs for Horneland after he announced last week that he will not continue as Brann coach.
He had a successful time in Bergen and finished with silver in the Eliteserien.
Bergensavisen wrote on Thursday that Horneland will be joined by Hassan El Fakiri as an assistant at Saint-Étienne. El Fakiri has a background in French football playing for Monaco in the early 2000s. The 47-year-old was brought into Horneland’s coaching staff at Brann at the start of 2022.
