Handball: Usam Nîmes wants to write a new page in its history

Rebichon, Chauvet, Tebib, Balmossière and Acquevillo were present at the press conference. FREE MIDI – ERIC DELANZY

This Monday, January 29 in the morning, in the premises of the Alpine dealership, in Nîmes, a Usam press conference took place. The opportunity for its president, David Tebib, to make some announcements for next season and formalize David Degouy as coach.

''The club will write the first page of the new chapter in its history.'' Through his words, the president of Usam Nïmes David Tebib drew up the agenda for the press conference organized by the Gard club, this Monday morning in the premises of one of its partners, the Alpine concession . On the menu: two contract extensions. That, of a season, of left winger and captain Julien Rebichon, 35 years old. And that, for two years, of left back Jean-Jacques Acquevillo, 35 years old, who arrived in Gard in 2019.

Le capitaine Julien Rebichon : « c’était soit l’Usam, soit j’arrêtais. C’est un réel plaisir de poursuivre l’aventure. » pic.twitter.com/2Su4Z77vxY

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Polish pivot Kaczor and goalkeeper Be arrive in Gard

On the menu, also, the announcement of the arrival of two new faces. The Polish pivot Sebastian Kaczor, 22 years old, handsome baby of 1.98 m and 111 kg, signed up for five years.  Other arrival in the Gard: Dylan Sé, 27 years old, current goalkeeper of Créteil (Starligue), who signed a one-season contract as Wesley Pardin's understudy (Baznik leaves for Aix).

But the long-awaited announcement was the formalization of David Degouy, 44, as coach of the Green team (Balmossière, assistant) from next season. A future Gardian technician absent this Monday, because he was held back by his obligations as current assistant… Héraultais, n° 2 by Patrice Canayer at the MHB.

Tebib, on Degouy: ''The idea is really to be part of the long-term'& ;#39;

''We made a choice which seems to us to go with both the vision that we wish to convey and, at the same time, with the values ​​that this club has embodied since 1960, explained president Tebib. David signed for two years because we also want to get to know him in real life. But there is no doubt that it will go well. The idea is really to register for the duration.''

''L’Usam is a club which has made the history of the French high level, a club anchored in its territory with fighting values ​​and commitment, these are really things that speak to me,” declared David Degouy on the day of his signing. Time for action…
 

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