Despite his very rich coaching career, Guy Roux is forced to dip into his savings….
Guy Roux postponed his retirement for a long time. So much so that at age 68, when he was appointed to the head of RC Lens, his contract, initially, was not approved by the legal commission of the Professional Football League due to his age. Having become a state affair, his case was finally settled before the CNOSF, the LFP lining up behind its opinion to grant the status of coach to the former Auxerrois.
But his experience at the head of Sang eh Or only lasted two months and Guy Roux has enjoyed peaceful retirement since the fall of 2007. Sporty at least since the native of Colmar continues to regularly officiate at the microphone of Europe 1. Enough to complete his retirement… Invited on the set of Jordan de Luxe, the former Auxerrois did not hesitate to reveal some the amount. “That makes me 4,000 euros. »
Given the sums circulating in football, the This amount may obviously seem modest in view of his 44 years at the head of the AJA, especially since his 33 years as a general insurance agent are also taken into account. “They registered me very late (for retirement), they started paying me from 1990, before the club was not very professional,” he explained before also revealing his biggest salary during his coaching career: “It didn’t last long, it was in Lens. I think it was 80,000 euros, it lasted two months. »
And with 4,000 euros in retirement, Guy Roux, who describes himself as a “spendthrift” despite his reputation as a penny-pincher, is free to dip into his savings. “I hope I have enough to continue, people who earn 4,000 euros must count”, he assured. However, he must not forget that the average pension amounts to barely more than 1,500 euros in France…
