The former handball player Talant Dujshebaevwho was international with the Spanish team, has been named France coach, as announced this Tuesday by the French federation in a statement.
Dujshebaev replaces Guillaume Gillewho has occupied the French bench for the last six years, and who since taking office in 2020 has gone from strength to strength. From the Olympic title in Tokyo in 2021 and Euro 2024, he went on to two discreet results in the Euro 2026 (seventh) and the 2024 Paris Olympic Games (eighth).
Dujshebaev, 57 years old and born in Kyrgyzstan when it was still Soviet Union and later became a Spanish citizen, he coached Polish club Kielce since 2014, with whom he had signed a contract until 2028 and with whom he won the European Cup in 2016.
The one who was the best player in the world in 1994 and 1996 made his career in Spain in the Teak of Santander (in 1994 he won the Asobal League and the European Cup) and in the Handball Ciudad Realbetween 2001 and 2004.
After his retirement, he successfully led the Royal Citywhich he led to win the European Cup three times, in 2006, 2008 and 2009.
They are debut it is going to happen precisely against Spain on March 19 in a friendly at Le Mans.
