Bernardo Rezende resigned as France national team coach

Fédération Française de Volley, French Volleyball Federation, announced that they accepted the resignation of Bernardo Rocha de Rezende, the current head coach of the French men’s national team.

The 62-year-old Brazilian expert informed the president of the Federation and technical director, about personal problems that no longer allow him to continue working with the French team whose goal is to retain the Olympic title at the Paris Games in 2024.

“It is one of the most difficult and painful decisions of my entire career. I am very sad because I love this French team, the group, the players, the staff that we have built. I am very grateful for the trust that the federation has placed in me throughout the year. I again thank the President and the French Volleyball Federation for their support and understanding. I received an incredible welcome from the whole French volleyball society and I am very sad and frustrated that I did not complete the project we started to implement. But I have to make this choice, there are no other possible choices for my family, which remains a priority. I told the President that I will always remain available to help the federation, the players, or my successor. I wish the greatest success to this group and to French volleyball,” he said.

Bernando Rezende, who has been Olympic medalist 7 times, one-time as a player, and 6 times as head coach, and won two volleyball titles in the competition (2004 and 2016) took over the France Men in August, 2021 and succeeded Tillie after the Tokyo Olympics.
As planned before, he was to lead the national team up to the 2024 Paris Olympics.