It’s a surprising choice. He himself admits to having found the “incongruous” and “unexpected” proposal. At the end of his contract with the Tourcoing club last May, Mauricio Motta Paes had no shortage of requests. Renowned volleyball coach, with a rich record of numerous titles (including 8 French champions with Paris and Tours), the Franco-Brazilian, who had just celebrated his 60th birthday, had received numerous offers in France but also abroad . He finally opted for the most surprising of all by agreeing to join the Epicent-Podolyany club, in Ukraine. A “country at war” since the invasion of Russia in February 2022.
