Josserand, who participated in the Olympic Games in Tokyo as an assistant coach to win the gold medal, came to Kladno a year ago. He replaced club president Milan Fortuník on the bench. Under the French leadership, Orli finished second in the regular season and returned to the podium after five years in the playoffs.
Even before the elimination fights, it was clear that Josserand’s streak would come to an end. “Arnaud already received other, interesting offers before the playoffs, and he fairly informed us that he did not want to continue and said that of course he would finish the season, because one team even begged him to terminate his contract early in Kladno. I evaluate his engagement positively, it helped us that he was here, we learned a lot about each other and I think it was a very good year for the club and a very good solution. He did a good job,” Fortuník assessed his engagement.
In an otherwise successful season, Josserand regretted the cup defeat against first-league side Dobřichovice and the unsuccessful first home semi-final match with České Budějovice, which was crucial in the fight for the final.
The French coach will not be absent at the Olympics in Paris, this time in the role of consultant for six-a-side and beach volleyball for Radio France. “It will be great because I will be experiencing my fourth Olympic Games. I am incredibly lucky and I intend to make the most of it,” the former blocker was looking forward to. He was in Barcelona 1992 as a player, in Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2021 as an assistant coach, and now he will experience the sports holiday from a different perspective.
2024-04-29 09:01:00