- Players under contract with Rennes
- 1 Benoit Costil
- 30 Abdoulaye Diallo
- Cheick N’Diaye
- 4 Onyekachi Apam
- 25 John Boye
- 29 Romain Danzé
- Dimitri Foulquier
- 24 Pape Malick Kandji
- 22 Yassine Jebbour
- 15 Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik
- 5 Kader Mangane
- 3 Chris Mavinga
- 26 Kévin Théophile-Catherine
- 20 Yacine Brahimi
- 10 Stéphane Dalmat
- 28 Tongo Hamed Doumbia
- 8 Julien Féret
- 23 Kamal Issah
- 14 Georges Mandjeck
- 17 Yann M’Vila
- 26 Vincent Pajot
- Quentin Rouger
- 6 Alexander Tettey
- 12 Razak Boukari
- 11 Jirès Kembo Ekoko
- 9 Mevlüt Erding
- 19 Youssouf Hadji
- 21 Víctor Hugo Montaño
- 7 Jonathan Pitroipa
- Johann Carrasso (AS Monaco)
- Frank Julienne (Le Havre)
- John Verhoek (ADO Den Haag)
- Frédéric Antonetti (Manager)
- Pierre Dréossi (General Manager)
- Jean-Marie De Zerbi (Assistant Manager)
- Christophe Revel (Goalkeepers Coach)
- Nicolas Dyon (Fitness Coach)
- Pierrick Hiard (Head of Recruitment)
- Éric Guérit (Scout)
- Marcel Campagnac (Scout)
It's a Stade Rennais Online information, Stade Rennais president Patrick Le Lay is expected to meet tomorrow with Fenerbahçe's board, to discuss a possible transfer of Asamoah Gyan to Istanbul. At the center of talks: The Ghanaian striker's transfer fee.
A few weeks before the league restarts, Samuel Souprayen has extended his contract for Rennes by 3 more years, being now tied to the club until June 2014. A strong vote of confidence offered by Rennes’ staff towards his young defender from Reunion Island.
After a first success against Laval (3-0), the Stade Rennais will meet Brest this Wednesday at the Stade Municipal, Combourg (18:30). Less than three weeks before the Ligue 1 restarts, the “Rouge et Noir” are expected to confirm their improvement.
Stéphane Dalmat, the last recruit at the Stade Rennais, has been introduced to the press this morning. He arrives in Brittany preceded by a sulphurous reputation. Both the player and the club tried to tone down Dalmat’s bad boy reputation.
Following a draw against Nantes on Wednesday (1-1), The Stade Rennais won their second friendly in this 2010-2011 pre-season. A success built in the second half with a completely changed team, thanks to a brace of goals from Badiane (46’,53’) on two assists from Camara, and a third goal by Bangoura (85’)
Contracted to the Stade Rennais until June 2011, Sylvain Marveaux announced he refuses the idea to sign an extension with the “Rouge et Noir”. The winger, who had been in talks with the club since April regarding a contract extension, is now willing to terminate his contract with Rennes, and avoid any « clash » on his way out.
Readers of the Stade Rennais Online forums received the information on Tuesday afternoon. Just as Stephane Dalmat’s transfer to Rennes seemed to have been abandoned, the Sochaux Midfielder will sign – most likely this week-end – a contract with the Stade Rennais. The final twist?
In their first friendly of the 2010-2011 pre-season, the Stade Rennais drew against Nantes (1-1). Trailing after a goal by Djordjevic (11’), Rennes grabbed a late equaliser through Tongo Hamed Doumbia (84’). In this game, Frédéric Antonetti could get a full view of his squad, with a completely different squad in each half.
Speaking on French radio RMC, Rennes' general manager, Pierre Dréossi gave an update on the various transfer rumours about the club, and particularly on the case of striker Asamoah Gyan, currently coveted by several foreign clubs. As far as arrivals are concerned, he confirmed that Stéphane Dalmat remains the "priority" to strengthen Renne's midfield line.
This Wednesday (18h30), Rennes will play its first friendly game against the FC Nantes, in Carnac. The Derby will be a first return to the pitch for Frédéric Antonetti's squad after three weeks of intensive physical work. An encounter far from lacking of interest.
Looking for a replacement to Jimmy Briand, transferred to Lyon in June 2010, the Stade Rennais managed to hire Victor Hugo Montaño, from Montpellier, for the next four seasons. Highly talented, the Colombian forward could become one of Rennes’ best offensive assets for the 2010-2011 season.
This friday, the FIFA published a list of ten players nominated to the election of the 2010 World Cup's best player award. For his influence at the heart of the Ghanaian attack, Asamoah Gyan is part of this selection, along players such as Lionel Messi, Wesley Sneijder or Xavi.
At the end of two weeks of hard work at the Piverdière grounds, the Rennes delegation is leaving to Carnac today, for their first camp of the season. This camp will end with a first friendly game against Nantes, on July 14th.
According to Ouest-France, Stéphane Dalmat's is less and less likely to play for Rennes next season. Indeed, negotiations regarding the Sochaux midfielder are believed to have been closed, because of the transfer fee requested by Sochaux, and the player’s legal problems. Real news or mind-games?
A few weeks from the Ligue 1 opening, impossible to tell who will be Rennes' first choice goalkeeper for the 2010-2011 season. Between ambition and search of recognition for one, deception and impulse to leave for the second, the duel between Carasso and Douchez starts with a few differences before the pitch delivers its verdict.
Very active on the transfer market after the signing of no less than five players since the summer transfer window opened, Pierre Dréossi, Rennes’ general manager gave an update on the various rumours regarding a move from Rennes to hire Costa Rica international player Brian Ruiz, and discusses a possible transfer of Asamoah Gyan this summer.
To fight hooliganism issues, a new police unit will be deployed around the Route de Lorient next season, according to the newspaper Ouest-France. Indeed, the Quick Response Intervention Squad (SIR) will be present around the Stadium, for “high risk” games.
Ghana and the whole of Africa went into massive disillusion last night, when Asamoah Gyan’s national team was knocked out by Uruguay in touching distance of the semi-finals, at the end of a breathtaking encounter (1-1, 4-2 pen.). During this game, the Rennes striker missed the chance to become the hero of a whole continent.
Reaching the end of his contract with Rennes, Mickaël Pagis has been called up to the French national beach-soccer team for an international tournament played next week-end in Marseille. He joined Eric Cantona’s squad for the summer, before possibly becoming a full time member of the team.
This Thursday, Romain Danzé signed a one year extension to his running contract with the Stade Rennais. He is now contracted to Rennes until June 2013. A clear mark of confidence from the team, towards the man expected to replace Rod Fanni as the first choice right back in the next few weeks.
After more than a month holidays, the Stade Rennais players came back to training this Thursday morning, to prepare the 2010-2011 season. A pre-season camp and six friendly games are on the menu for the “Rouge et Noir” before the new Ligue 1 season opens, with a home game against Lille on the 7th August.
Loaned in Ligue 2, Brahimi, Souprayen, Oniangue and co. are coming back to Rennes this summer. Frédéric Antonetti is relying on them to impose themselves next season.
Frédéric Antonetti was interviewed on RMC this Tuesday. The Stade Rennais’s manager gave his reaction to the French 30-names list for the World Cup, with three Rennes players, and looked back at the “Rouge et Noir’s” season end”. Verbatim
Patrick Le Lay has been officialy appointed as the Stade Rennais’ new director, on Friday, after Frederic Saint-Sernin stepped down for medical reasons. Former CEO of TF1, Le Lay arrives in Rennes to target “excellence”
On a radio interview with RMC, Pierre Dréossi, general manager of the Stade Rennais took a look back on the season, explained the changes on the company’s organisation’s chart, and gave a few updates regarding the transfers and the future of the club.
Trained in AS Saint-Étienne, Jean-Luc Ribar becomes professional when « Les Verts » suffers from the consequences of the « black cashbox » case. However, the relegation of ASSE in second division is for him the occasion to obtain more play time. He become quickly a pillar of the team in midfield and contributes to the accession in D1. In 1987, he finally leaves Saint- Étienne for Lille, but his adventure is quite short, since one year later, he moves for Brittany and signs for Quimper, (…)
Goalkeepers' trainer, former goalkeeper himself, André Amitrano has joined Stade Rennais in November 2007, to replace Christophe Lollichon gone to Chelsea. Amitrano who met Pierre Dréossi when he was playing for AS Cannes has made all his career on the Côte d'Azur with only a break in Guingamp where he followed Alain Ravera. When he arrived for the second time in Britanny, he took in charge of the goalkeepers of Rennes' professional team. In June 2009, he followed Guy Lacombe to Monaco.
Papakouli Diop, 20 year-old young Senegalese, arrived in Brittany in 2004 after playing a few years in his native country. Endowed with strong athletic potential and technical skills, Diop made Landry Chauvin and his reserve team happy during a few years before joining the professional squad in 2006. After his debut with the first team during the first round of Ligue 1, Papakouli is finally sent out on loan to Tours FC, in Ligue 2, to gain more top level playtime. Not really used at the (…)
Although Laszlo Bölöni has accomplished most of his career as a player in Romania (he even won a Champion’s league with Steaua Bucharest), it is in France that he spent most of his coach career (first for Nancy, then for Stade Rennais). Before joining the “Red & Blacks”, he was in charge of the Romanian national team (2000). One year later, he became the head coach of Sporting Portugal with which he was champion and winner of the national cup in the same year (2002). As the head coach (…)