Raymond Domenech
Raymond Domenech was born in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France on January 24th, 1952 and is the Soccer Player. At the age of 72, Raymond Domenech biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Managerial career
In 1993, Domenech fired Marc Bourrier as the France national under-21 football coach.
The 1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which France hosted, was his first major tournament. After winning their group in qualifying, France had qualified, nine points above second-placed Sweden. France defeated Russia in the quarterfinals but lost to Italy in a penalty shootout at the semifinal stage in the tournament. Italy defeated Portugal in the final.
After placing first in their qualifying group, France qualified for the 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. In the quarterfinals, France defeated Germany. At the semifinal stage, Italy defeated Francesco Totti in the lone goal. In the final, Italy retained their title after defeating Spain.
France qualified for the 1996 Olympic Games as one of Europe's top-five nations after finishing third at the 1996 European Under-21 Championship. With victories over Australia and Saudi Arabia, as well as a draw with Spain, France finished at the top of the group. After a golden goal was scored from José Calado's penalty spot, France was eliminated 2–1 by Portugal in the quarterfinals.
After finishing second in their qualifying group behind Norway, France failed to qualify for the 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. At home against Norway, France's last game of qualifying was played, with France needing at least a draw to top their squad. Norway defeated France 3–2 in a dramatic win over France. After being knocked out of the semifinals by champions Spain, Norway advanced to finish third at the tournament.
Domenech was disqualified again in qualifying for the 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. This time, France dominated their qualifying group and advanced to the playoffs, where they were drawn against Italy. The first leg in France ended 1–1, and the second leg in Italy ended 1–1 after 90 minutes. Andrea Pirlo scored Italy's winning goal in the 110th minute, bringing the game to an end. At the 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, Italy will qualify as champions.
At the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship, Domenech briefly coached the France national under-20 football team. France defeated Iran and Paraguay and Ghana on the group stage and held draws with Paraguay and Ghana. After finishing second behind Ghana on the group stage, France descended from the group stage. France defeated Germany 3–2 in the Round of 16 thanks to a goal by Djibril Cissé in the 90+3rd minute. Following a 3–1 loss to the hosts and eventual champions Argentina, France was eliminated in the quarterfinals.
France qualified for the 2002 European Under-21 Championship after finishing second in their qualifying group and defeating Romania in the playoffs. During qualifying, France was undefeated. At the tournament against the Czech Republic, Belgium, and Greece, France won all their group matches. After defeating Switzerland in their semifinals, France advanced to the final. After the game ended at 0–0 after extra time, France met the Czech Republic again, but this time the Czech side emerged victorious in a penalty shootout.
In the group stage of qualifying for the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, France was unbeaten. They finished first in their group, with seven wins, one draw, no losses, and no goals conceded. They were drawn against Portugal in the playoffs and took the first leg in Portugal 2–1. However, Portugal won 2–1 away from home in the second leg, pushing the game to extra time. Djibril Cissé had been dismissed just before halftime. There were no goals in extra time, so the match was decided by a penalty shootout. Portugal defeated the shootout, with Cristiano Ronaldo's final penalty kick scoring. At the 2004 European Under-21 Championships, Portugal would finish third.
Domenech was a surprise replacement for Jacques Santini after the country's humiliating exit from UEFA Euro 2004 by losing in the quarter-finals to eventual tournament-upset champions Greece on July 12th. Jean Tigana and Laurent Blanc, two other shortlisted candidates, were defeated by him.
Despite being seeded in a group that featured the relatively unheralded teams of Israel and Switzerland, France suffered in the qualifiers. Domenech snuaded Claude Makélélé, Lilian Thuram, and Zidane, three members of France's "golden generation," out of international retirement to support the national team, which was struggling in qualification. France qualified automatically with a 4–0 home win over Cyprus on the final day of fixtures.
After he made a behind the scenes documentary Subtute, Domenech fell out with Vikash Dhorasoo. Many French players and fans were perplexed by his decision to dismiss Ludovic Giuly in favour of Franck Ribéry. When Domenech's pick for France's World Cup squad was revealed, Fabien Barthez would start ahead of Olympique Lyonnais goalkeeper Grégory Coupet. Coupet walked out of the national squad before the tournament, but later returned, and he was met with indignation in the French press. Domenech has dropped Roma centre Philippe Mexès from his 2006 and 2008 squads, replacing him with Jean-Alain Boumsong.
France got off to a rocky start in the World Cup, drawing against Switzerland and South Korea before finally beating Togo. France then defeated Spain, Brazil, and Portugal. After a 1–1 draw after extra time, France lost the final to Italy on a penalty shootout. Zidane and Thuram were among the top players of the tournament, with Zidane being named the best player of the tournament despite not winning a red card in the final (the voting was done before Zidane received the red card).
Domenech was treating Makélélé "like a slave," according to José Mourinho, the team's chief, even though Makélélé had announced his retirement after the 2006 World Cup. "As long as he can walk, he'll play." Domenech said, "As long as he can walk, he'll play." I have the right to choose him." After losing to Italy 2–0, France finished last in Group C of UEFA Euro 2008 Group C, and failed to qualify in the tournament.
After France's expulsion, Domenech suggested on live television to his girlfriend Estelle Denis. He later admitted that this was unprofessional.
After losing the Republic of Ireland in a play-off, France qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup for the first time. Thierry Henry handled the ball well before deciding on William Gallas to score the winning goal.
France defeated Uruguay 0–0 in the first game of the finals. Zidane lost sight of the team following their draw with Uruguay. The draw was then followed by a 2–0 loss to Mexico, in which striker Nicolas Anelka reportedly launched an expletive-laden tirade at Domenech. Anelka was kicked out of the team the next day. Team captain Patrice Evra and team trainer Robert Duverne were compelled to physically restrain Duverne the day after Anelka's dismissal; the players retaliated by returning to the team bus and refusing to continue with training. After the French Football Federation booed the player boycott, the team resumed to practice without incident. France's World Cup campaign ended with a 2–1 loss to South Africa, leaving Les Bleus, who ended up in Group A without winning a single game. In the final game, Domenech bowed out by refusing to shake the hand of South Africa's coach.
Following the World Cup, Domenech was suspended for serious assault. He requested €2.9 million in compensation but was later paid €975,000.
Domenech joined the AC Boulogne-Billancourt under the guidance of his under-11 team in November 2010. Domenech donated €70,000 of his €150,000 World Cup bonus to the club in December 2011, while the remainder of €80,000 was donated to charity and an inner-city football team from Paris.
He was one of 77 applicants for the open Cameroon national team position in April 2018. He expressed the desire to replace Ljubia Tumbakovi as Serbia's national team coach in December 2020.
Domenech signed with Ligue 1 side Nantes on December 26, 2020, ten years after last directing a team. After not winning a single game in his 8 matches in charge, Domenech was suspended from his duties as head coach on February tension.