Handball: we know the name of the future coach of Usam Nîmes and he comes from Montpellier

David Degouy (premier assis à gauche), ici sur le banc montpelliérain en mars 2023. MIDI LIBRE – JEAN-MICHEL MART

FREE MIDI INFO. According to our information, Usam has chosen its coach for next season. And it will be David Degouy, the future ex-assistant of Patrice Canayer in Montpellier, who was at the end of his contract with the MHB. He convinced and seduced the management of the Gard club while other avenues, particularly Spanish, had been explored. 

Within the club, it is established. According to our sources, David Degouy will be the coach of Usam next season. The current deputy of Patrice Canayer, aged 44, was at the end of his contract with the MHB.

He had other suggestions as number 1

If he had other proposals as future number 1, the technician who passed through Dunkerque (training center), Ivry (assistant coach) or Mende, as director of Lozère sports center (Col), will continue his career on the other side of Vidourle.

David Degouy arrived at MHB in 2018. FREE MIDI – JEAN-MICHEL MART

As we wrote last week, the management of the Usamist club had established a short list, which included two Spaniards (Fernando Barbeito, stationed in Créteil and Toni Gerona , coach of Serbia who has just been sacked) or Tarik Hayatoune, the current deputy of Franck Maurice at Dunkirk. But according to our information, it is indeed David Degouy who definitely convinced and seduced the Nîmes board during the last interviews.

Yann Balmossière will become deputy again

Degouy, former member of the Argentinian national team staff, is also responsible for the MHB Academy, a breeding ground for young foreign talents. Yann Balmossière, Usam coach this season, will become an assistant again starting next summer.

More information in our paper edition of Wednesday January 24.