Former Ivory Coast coach Herve Renard taking over at Lille

ByReuters

Updated 25/05/2015 at 18:41 GMT+1

Former Ivory Coast coach Herve Renard will take over at Lille from Rene Girard who is leaving by mutual consent after two seasons in charge of the Ligue 1 side.

Hervé Renard.

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"It's an honour to arrive at a club as prestigious as Lille," Renard told the French team's website (www.losc.fr).

Renard, who resigned as Ivory Coast coach three days ago, is to sign a three-year deal on Tuesday.

The Frenchman led Zambia and Ivory Coast to African Nations Cup titles in 2012 and 2015 respectively.

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