Return to Fenerbahçe Istanbul for Valérie Garnier. Arrived at the head of the men’s team of Tours (N1 / 3rd division) last December, she is already leaving this position to return to train this superpower of women’s basketball, defending champion of the Euroleague thanks in particular to the best European player, the Belgian Emma Meesseman, as announced by the Turkish club on Monday evening.
The former player (1988-1990) and coach (2013-2021) of the France team replaces the Franco-Serbian Marina Maljkovic, whose departure from the club was announced last Wednesday, after the technician had asked to be released of his contract “without justified reason”.
Already on the bench of “Fener” between March 2018 and June 2019, Garnier had achieved the double in the Championship and won the Turkish Cup in his second season. But his contract was not renewed after an elimination in the quarter-finals of the Euroleague.
