17:09  ,  July 29, 2019

38-year-old Patrice Evra to start pursuing coaching career

Former defender of the French national football team Patrice Evra has announced about ending his career as a footballer and starting his career as a coach.

“My career is officially over. In 2013, I started taking courses to obtain an UEFA Class B coaching licenses. I’ll obtain it and move on to the Class A license. If all goes well, I’ll be able to head a team in one-and-a-half year.

Alex Ferguson once said his players Ryan Gizz and Patrice Evra would become high-level coaches,” Evra said, according to Gazetta.it.

This past season, Evra was a free agent and didn’t have a team. During the 2017-2018 season, he participated in 5 matches of the Premier League with West Ham.

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