Ivan_Grésèque

Ivan Grésèque

Ivan Grésèque

Former France rugby league international coach & player


Ivan Grésèque (born 23 July 1953) is a French former professional rugby league footballer, coach and manager who represented France.

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Background

Grésèque was born in Saïgon–Cholon. He has Indian heritage on his father's side, hence his nickname Bengali.[2] His son, Maxime, has also represented France as a scrum-half.

Playing career

His playing career for XIII Catalan was marked by the French Championship and Lord Derby Cup titles.

Grésèque made his international debut for France against Australia in the last match of the 1978 Kangaroo tour. He then played for France in the 1980 European Championship. Grésèque went on to play sixteen times for France at halfback, his last a 22–0 defeat by New Zealand in 1985.[1]

Coaching career

In 1994 Grésèque was appointed the head coach of the France. He was in charge of the side at the 1995 World Cup. Grésèque's spell as head coach was not successful and he finished with a record of ten losses, three draws and only one win.[3]

Grésèque later became the national side's manager and he was part of the organisation at the 2000 World Cup.

Honours


References

  1. Ivan Grésèque playing career rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. "De "Pipette" à "Bengali"". midi-olympique.fr (in French). Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  3. Ivan Grésèque coaching career rugbyleagueproject.org

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