![]() The absence of the latter Katoto garnered the most controversy, as she was the French league’s top scorer in the previous season. Renard’s autobiography drew criticism from Noël Le Graët for revisiting old problems, and Diacre demanded Renard be punished, which Le Graët also pushed back against.ĭiacre generated controversy with her list of call-ups for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, with notable absences including Kheira Hamraoui and Marie-Antoinette Katoto. In the same autobiography, Renard also claimed that Diacre refused to shake her hand at a national team camp in Montpellier in 2018, and “looked at (Renard) with disgust” for not introducing herself with the faire la bise instead. Renard wrote that Diacre stripped her of her captaincy under the reasoning that Renard had a low individual level and did not play as well for France as she did for her club team, Lyon. Renard discussed her feud with Diacre in her 2019 autobiography “Mon Étoile”. In 2017, Diacre stripped longtime French national team player Wendie Renard of her first- captaincy, and gave the armband to Amandine Henry instead. On 9 March 2023, the France Football Federation terminated Diacre amid reports of several top players, including captain Wendie Renard, refusing to play under her management. Despite a 2–1 loss at that stage to that team, Diacre said that she would remain in the job for the duration of her long-term contract. ![]() At the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, hosted by France, Diacre had the goal by the French Football Federation of reaching the final, despite the draw meaning that they would likely face favourites the United States in the quarter-finals. She succeeded Olivier Echouafni and became the first woman in the role since January 2007. Īfter three full seasons all in Ligue 2, on 30 August 2017 Diacre left Clermont to become the manager of France's women's national team. On 4 August, her 40th birthday, she became the first woman to manage in the top two tiers of a men's European League, in a 2–1 Ligue 2 loss at Brest. ![]() In June 2014, French men's professional club, Clermont Foot, appointed her as the replacement for head coach Helena Costa. Coaching career ĭiacre previously served as ASJ Soyaux's manager and the French national team's assistant manager. In August 2005, Diacre retired from the France national team at the age of 31, finishing her career with 121 national team caps. ĭiacre scored the goal against England that qualified France for the 2003 World Cup, where they were eliminated in the first round. Diacre then went on to represent France in the 1997, 20 European Championships, serving as the team's captain. She was given captaincy a few years after her debut. International ĭiacre began her French national team career at the age of 18, debuting for the team on March 9, 1993. She has since been overtaken by Sandrine Soubeyrand, Gaëtane Thiney and Camille Abily. This injury ended her footballing career at the age of 32.ĭuring her career 19-year-long career, she played around 350 D1 matches, which was a record at the time. In October 2006, she was injured during a match between Soyaux and Montpellier, suffering from an ACL tear in her right knee. Prior to her final 2006-07 season, she received many proposals from American clubs, but stayed in France. She remained with Soyaux throughout her entire career. ![]() Diacre’s tenure with France was notably marred with controversies.ĭiacre joined amateur club ASJ Soyaux in 1988, and quickly stood out for her strong character. Diacre continued to manage Clermont for three seasons until taking up the position as head coach of the French women's national team, a job she lost in March 2023. In August 2014, she became the first woman to coach a men's professional football team ( Clermont) in a competitive match in France. She was also an international player with the France national team from 1993 to 2005, captaining the team for much of that period. She played her entire club career with Soyaux in the Division 1. *Club domestic league appearances and goalsĬorinne Catherine Diacre (born 4 August 1974) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a defender. ( November 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please try to keep recent events in historical perspective and add more content related to non-recent events. This article or section appears to be slanted towards recent events.
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