Toulouse and coach Casanova part company - club

ByReuters

Published 10/10/2019 at 09:44 GMT

PARIS, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Toulouse and coach Alain Casanova have parted company by mutual consent after a poor start to the season left them third from bottom in Ligue 1, the club said on Thursday.

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"Toulouse Football Club and Alain Casanova have decided on Thursday morning, by mutual consent, to end his contract as coach of the professional squad," TFC said in a statement.

Toulouse added that Denis Zanko, the technical director of the club's youth academy, would be in charge on a caretaking basis.

Toulouse, who have nine points from nine games, picked up two points from their last five matches.

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Casanova, 58, had been in charge since 2018 after a first coaching stint at Toulouse from 2008-15.

(Reporting by Julien Pretot Editing by Robert Birsel)

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