Fabien Barthez named France goalkeeping coach in Zinédine Zidane’s staff

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·13 August 2026

According to L'Équipe, Fabien Barthez was officially appointed France’s goalkeeping coach on Thursday.

The former goalkeeper joins Zinédine Zidane’s staff with Les Bleus.

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In April 2022 he gave an interview in which he criticised how the role had been evolving.

He urged the game to wake up to the trend and called for goalkeepers to be allowed to live.

The 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 winner reflected on how his craft had changed over the years.

Source: L'Équipe

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