Official | Eric Roy extends as Brest head coach | OneFootball

Eric Roy has extended his contract as Brest head coach, the Ligue 1 club has announced this Friday. Roy would have been a free agent at the expiry of his contract next June. The former OGC Nice and Sunderland midfielder has agreed to a two-year extension with Les Pirates. Roy will therefore continue as Brest head coach until 2027. On Saturday, Brest will play their final game of the Ligue 1 season away at Nice.

Roy led Brest to unprecedented heights. He joined the Brittany club in early 2023 and was tasked to lift Brest above the relegation zone, which he brilliantly did. The following season, with Brest nailed on to fight again for their survival, Roy defied the odds again, guiding the energetic Pirates to a fantastic third-place finish, thus booking their ticket for the Champions League.

With Roy at the helm again, Brest did more than hold their own against Europe’s elite for their first-ever continental competition. They eventually fell to finalists PSG in the playoff rounds. In Ligue 1, despite the strain of ten Champions League games, Brest have worked their way to 8th in the standings.

GFFN | Bastien Cheval