French football is mourning Éric Roy, coach of Stade Brest, who died on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at the age of 58 after a battle with cancer. According to published information, he had been fighting the illness for several years, with Spanish sources reporting it was pancreatic cancer. sport.sk ↗
Roy had been Brest's coach since January 2023 and became one of the leading figures of the club's most successful period. In 2024 he led the team, which had a modest budget, to third place in the French league, giving Brest a historic promotion to the Champions League. In the European competition, the club also recorded a victory away to Sparta Prague. isport.cz ↗
Before his coaching career, Roy was a professional footballer. He played for several clubs including Nice, Toulon, Lyon, Marseille, Sunderland, Troyes and Rayo Vallecano. After ending his playing career, he also worked as a sporting director and television pundit. El Mundo ↗
His memory was also honored by the French national team players before training in Boston. Reactions across French football particularly highlight his work at Brest, where he managed to turn a team with limited resources into a Champions League participant. The club and French football will now have to come to terms with the loss of a coach who was associated with one of the biggest surprises of recent Ligue 1 seasons. idnes.cz ↗
Éric Roy, coach of Brest and former Lyon player, has died
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SMUTNÁ SPRÁVA: Zomrel skvelý bývalý futbalista a úspešný tréner
teraz.sk
| 21:25 17.06.
Muere a los 58 años Eric Roy, entrenador del Brest y ex jugador del Rayo Vallecano
El Mundo
| 20:18 17.06.
Ligue 1: décès d'Eric Roy, le coach qui a fait rêver Brest
France24
| 20:13 17.06.
Eric Roy, l’entraîneur du club de football de Brest, est mort d’un cancer, à 58 ans
Le Monde
| 19:27 17.06.
Francúzsky futbal v smútku. Zomrel popredný tréner a strojca historického úspechu
sport.sk
| 20:40 17.06.
Coupe du monde 2026 : hommage des Bleus à la mémoire d’Eric Roy avant l’entraînement
Le Figaro
| 23:31 17.06.
"Papa war überaus beschützend": Krebstod von Erstligatrainer erschüttert Frankreichs Fußball
n-tv
| 21:42 17.06.
Fußball: Französischer Trainer Eric Roy stirbt nach Krebserkrankung
Tagesspiegel
| 21:42 17.06.
Ligue 1, Carnet : l’entraîneur de Brest Eric Roy est mort
Le Figaro
| 19:18 17.06.
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