“Leaving the world of football did me a lot of good”told Yoann Gourcuff to Ouest-France In 2023. Retired since 2019 and a last experience in Dijon, the former flamboyant playmaker of the Girondins de Bordeaux, feeling of the French team in its early days, saw a second life sheltered from prying eyes, in Brittany. He takes care of his three children with his wife, the presenter TV Karine Ferri, playing in particular in tennis and the padel. His career shattered due to injuries but also the enormous pressure felt during his visit to OL …
Gourcuff had put the crampons again last year on the occasion of the centenary of Lescure park, the historic stadium of Bordeaux. He had been warmly welcomed by the Aquitaine public alongside FCGB legends like Marius Trésor, Bixente Lizarazu, Alain Giresse, Zinédine Zidane, Christophe Dugarry or Pedro Pauleta.
This Tuesday, June 3, Christian's son is back on a legendary lawn in French football since he participates in the Legends of FC Nantes. Trained at Stade Rennais, the midfielder accepted the invitation to evolve with the Varieties Club de France. And the 38 -year -old retiree is even aligned from the start with his team, forming the midfielder with the world champion 98 Robert Pirès and the star singer Matt Pokora.
Yoann Gourcuff to feed Teddy Riner and Sonny Anderson
Benoît Costil, a great friend of Gourcuff, will be the keeper of the VCF. The fighter Ciryl Gane will accompany the former Marseillais Daniel Van Buyten and Taye Taiwo in defense to challenge Marama Vahirua, Patrice Loko or Eric Carrière. The varieties' attack duo is made up of Teddy Riner, who plays his first match for the Jacques Vendroux association, and Sonny Anderson, still sharp at 54.
The touches of the varieties will welcome Souleymane Diawara, 2009 France champion with Yoann Gourcuff, the legend of French football Alain Giresse, Florent Sinama-Pongolle and the former Congolese striker of AS Monaco Shabani Nonda.
