Just under 14 months and then gone. Appointed coach of the women’s section of Paris Saint-Germain on August 1, 2022, Gérard Prêcheur leaves his post this Thursday, for “personal reasons”. Announced by The Parisian And RMC Sport, the information was confirmed to AFP by a source close to the club. A Preacher, however, remains on the team bench, since Jocelyn, until then his father’s assistant, was named in his place.
This decision taken by mutual agreement comes after PSG’s 3-0 victory in Bordeaux for the first day of Division 1, and before the clash against Olympique Lyonnais on Sunday.
It also comes the day after the Versailles prosecutor’s office announced the opening of a preliminary investigation into sexual assault against his predecessor, Didier Ollé-Nicole, after the filing of a complaint by Kadidiatou Diani, former PSG player. who signed for Lyon this summer. According to the source close to the club, the departure of Gérard Prêcheur has no link with this affair, and is not linked to sporting results either.
Vice-champion of France behind his former club Lyon
Former coach of Lyonnaises, Prêcheur, 63, was appointed to PSG to replace Ollé-Nicole, who had been suspended by the club for accusations of “inappropriate” behavior, although an internal investigation did not then find then no failure. Under his leadership, Paris SG was vice-champion of France last season behind Lyon, and failed in the quarter-final of the Champions League against the German Wolfsburg (0-1 in the first leg, 1-1 in the back).
According to the same source, the players were informed several weeks ago of her departure, and the rest of the staff remains in place around the new number 1, Jocelyn Prêcheur.