Santini, Sagnol join St-Etienne staff

Santini, Sagnol join St-Etienne staff

Published Jan. 27, 2010 8:40 p.m. ET

Former France coach Jacques Santini and former France defender Willy Sagnol have both joined Saint-Etienne in a bid to help the struggling club.

The club said Wednesday that the 33-year-old Sagnol, who played in the 2006 World Cup final when France lost to Italy on penalties, will join as part of a 12-member supervisory panel whose role is to develop the club's infrastructure.

Santini, who coached France at the 2004 European Championship before taking charge of Tottenham, will use his coaching experience to head a technical committee.

Sagnol and Santini both played for Saint-Etienne, which is languishing only one place above the relegation zone.

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