Yoann Gourcuff cut with the world of football. If he has kept some footballer friends, including Jimmy Briand or Etienne Didot, the former midfielder has indeed moved away from the fields to play papas chickens with his three children. And the Breton assures him: the world of the round ball does not miss him at all.
“My end of my career, I lived it very well. I came back to what I am, I master things. Leaving the world of football did me a lot of good, ”he explained to
Ouest-France In spring 2023, adding: “It was done very naturally. I am a football enthusiast, I liked the game, the training, the matches, but everything there was around and who was taking on more and more importance, all this exhibition, I did not like it. It was not me. I am a discreet, modest person. Today, I am very good in my life. »»
“I enjoy myself. I have no problem saying that I am a home for the household. The days are well filled, but seeing my children grow every day is a privilege. What is more in a peaceful context, he had added. I take care of my children, my wife regularly going to Paris for her work. It takes time and requires organization. »»
“Yoann Gourcuff?” It's a good idea … “
However, Yoann Gourcuff has received a foot call from Nicolas de Tavernost, his former president in the Girondins, to become one of the consultants of the new League channel, Ligue 1+. “Yoann Gourcuff?” It's a good idea … If Yoann hears me, my phone is 06 … I like it very much, we had a good time. In short, we chose people close to players for that, to be close to clubs ”, he recently said.
If he accepted a consultant's role, Yoann Gourcuff would be on known ground since one of his former teammates in Bordeaux is one of the faces of Ligue 1+. Souleymane Diawara indeed officiates every Sunday evening alongside Guillaume Hoarau and Adil Rami.
