Junichi Inamoto has retired from professional football after accepting the managerial role at F.C.Lorient. The former Arsenal & Kawasaki Frontale midfielder is pleased to be given this opportunity & deems his philosophy to play beautiful football, as he has termed it 'Joga Bonito'
Football Club Lorient-Bretagne Sud ; commonly referred to FC Lorient or simply Lorient) is a French association football club based in Lorient, Brittany. The club was founded in 1926 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Lorient plays its home matches at the Stade du Moustoir located within the city. The team is managed by Christian Gourcuff and captained by goalkeeper Fabien Audard. Gourcuff formerly played for Lorient and is currently in his third stint as manager of the club.
Lorient had a relatively bleak history nationally prior to 1998 when the club made its first appearance in Ligue 1 in the 1998–99 season. Prior to that, Lorient spent the majority of its life as an amateur club. Lorient's achieved its biggest honour in 2002 when the club won the Coupe de France defeating Bastia 1–0 in the final. Lorient has never won Ligue 1, but has won the Championnat National earning this honour in 1995. Regionally, the club has won five Brittany Division d'Honneur titles and six Coupe de Bretagne.
Lorient has most notably served as a springboard club for several present-day internationals such as Laurent Koscielny, André-Pierre Gignac, Michaël Ciani, Kevin Gameiro, Karim Ziani, Bakari Koné, and Seydou Keita. French international Yoann Gourcuff, the son of Christian Gourcuff, began his career at the club before moving to Derby Breton rivals Rennes.
Arriving a day before opening day on loan is Juan Muñiz from Real Sporting de Gijón. The dimunitive 22 year old winger hopes to take Lorient to new heights with Captain Thierry Henry and with his set piece ability he could do just that.
Results
POTM
with 2 goals & an assist in AUG Juan takes the plaudits making a great first impression with the fans
A winless month, Thierry Henry yet to find the back of the net, it's been a feeling of doom & gloom on the training ground and in the dressing room in the town of Lorient.
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