2023-05-02 14:07:19
The message posted on social networks reflects what had been foreseen for a while. Céline Dumerc announced on Tuesday that she would retire at the end of the season, at the age of 40, after 23 years with the professionals and 262 selections for the France team. “If I only spoke from my heart, the love of this game would keep me going forever,” she wrote on Twitter. But if I want to be honest with you, with me, I feel like I have to stop there… I now have a free spirit and I’m going to enjoy these last moments on the court. »
After winning the Coupe de France with Basket Landes on April 22 by dominating Asvel in the final (71-64), Céline Dumerc will play her very last competition, the play-offs of the Women’s League, with, to begin with, a quarter-final first leg at home against Bourges on Saturday. A wink after a club career mainly spent in Bourges (2003-2009 then 2011-2016), after starting in Tarbes (2000-2003), his hometown, and with spells in Yekaterinburg (Russia, 2009- 2011) and Atlanta (WNBA, 2014).
Her record is impressive: 7 French championship titles (2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2021), 7 French Cups (2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2022 and 2023) and 1 Eurocup ( 2016). All topped off with individual distinctions (MVP in 2007-2008 and 2013-2014), and a record, that of the best scorer in the history of the Women’s League (4,662 points).
She will also leave a deep mark on the Bleues with in particular, the exploits of the “Braqueuses”, triumphant at Euro 2009, but also the silver medal won at the London Olympics in 2012. If she stops her career, Céline Dumerc will not move away from the parquet floors. She should become sports director at Basket Landes while remaining general manager of the French women’s team, a position she has held since 2020 and which she will continue until the Paris 2024 Olympics, at least.
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