Xinhua, China
Aug 2 2004

French Casoni named Armenia coach

PARIS, Aug. 1 (Xinhuanet) — Former French international defender
Bernard Casoni has been named as coach of Armenia.

Casoni, 43, said he had signed a one-year contract with the
Armenian football federation.

Casoni, who has previously coached Marseille from 1999-2000,
Tunisia’s Etoile du Sahel and Cannes, will be assisted by fellow
former international and close friend Bernard Pardo.

Casoni heads to Armenia on Thursday for preparations for the
national team’s first qualifying match for the 2006 World Cup, a game
against Macedonia on August 18. Armenia is currently ranked 118th in
FIFA’s world rankings. Enditem

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress