Brestois Eric Roy was voted best coach in Ligue 1 by his peers, rewarding the very good season of his club, surprise team of the season, Monday during the UNFP Trophies ceremony in Paris. Roy, who arrived at Stade Brestois in January 2023, first allowed the Breton club to remain in Ligue 1 last season, before qualifying it this season for the European Cup, either in the Europa League or in the Ligue 1. champions, in any case a first in the history of Brest.
“It’s a trophy which rewards a club, it rewards a staff, it rewards a group of players. It’s a lot of pride to have taken them to this level. It’s always gratifying to receive an award from Didier Deschamps. I want to share it with my staff,” reacted the person concerned.
Aged 56, he had a first experience, unhappy, on the bench of OGC Nice in 2010, before experiencing, after a long eclipse of eleven years and for only his second coaching position, success with Brest .
Currently 4th in Ligue 1, tied on points with Lille 3rd (58 points each), Brest will know at the end of the 34th and final day on Sunday whether it is playing in the Europa League or the Champions League next season. Stade Brestois moves to Toulouse which has nothing left to hope for while Lille will host Nice at the same time, in the race for European places.
