After the departure of David Wantier and pending the possible arrival of a sports director, AS Saint-Etienne decided to trust Julien Cordonnier to manage his recruitment cell. Arrived in February 2018, the former leader of US Orleans was part of the recruitment cell led by David Wantier.
The choice of Julien Cordonnier was made by management, in close collaboration with Claude Puel. The ASSE coach proves that he remains the strong man of the Greens, despite the difficult sporting situation. The club is currently 16th in Ligue 1, with only two points ahead of the 18th and barragiste (Nîmes).
Sports director of Orléans for five years
Julien Cordonnier (39) is a former professional player. After having been trained and having signed his first contract at Châteauroux, he went through Beauvais, Neuchâtel Xamax (Switzerland) and Clermont before going back through the Berrichonne and ending his career in Orleans, on a rupture of the Achilles tendon in 2012 .
Became sports director until January 2017, he helped set up the Loiret club in Ligue 2. About a year later, he was recruited by Saint-Etienne. It is now he who will be responsible for finding the players who can restore colors to the Greens in the coming months.