Dismissed by ASSE for serious misconduct in 2021, Stéphane Ruffier counterattacks.
January 2021, less than six months from the end of his contract, Stéphane Ruffier leaves for the Greens, after nine years of good and loyal service – and no less than 383 matches – in the Saint-Etienne cage.
At the time, the person concerned was laid off then sacked for serious misconduct – an outcome motivated by a series of insubordination according to the club: delays to training, unauthorized departures, wearing of masks not respected during covid…
Two and a half years after his dismissal, the former international goalkeeper decided to take the matter to the industrial tribunal, pleading with his lawyer “ moral harassment » to claim no less than 7 million euros from ASSE.
The Forézien club denounces “ exorbitant financial demands » from his former guardian and underlines via his lawyer, quoted by L’Equipe: “ If serious misconduct was not recognized as a basis for dismissal, Ruffier should only be able to claim payment of the last six months of his basic salary, i.e. 540,000 euros. »
