Agence France Presse
Aug 1 2004

Frenchman Casoni Named As Armenia’s New Coach
AFP: 8/1/2004
MARSEILLE, France, Aug 1 (AFP) – 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 with the “aim of helping to structure Armenian
football, currently on the rise.”

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.