Thierry Perreux (born 4 March 1963 in

Soisy-sous-Montmorency Soisy-sous-Montmorency (, literally ''Soisy under Montmorency'') is a commune in the Val-d'Oise ''département'' located north of Paris, France. History On 7 August 1850, a part of the territory of Soisy-sous-Montmorency was detached and mer ...

Val-d'Oise Val-d'Oise (, "Vale of the Oise") is a department in the Île-de-France region, Northern France. It was created in 1968 following the split of the Seine-et-Oise department. In 2019, Val-d'Oise had a population of 1,249,674.< ...

) is a French handball coach and former player. As a player he won the 1995 World Championship. He also won bronze medals competed in the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

Career

Perreux started played handball at Saint-Gratien/Sannois HB. In 1980 he joined the French top league team USM Gagny. Here he won the 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986 and 1987 Frencg Championship and the 1987

Coupe de France The Coupe de France, formerly known as the Coupe Charles Simon, is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation (FFF). It was first held in 1917 and is open to all amateur and professio ...

. After eleven years he left Gagny and joined Vénissieux HB, where he won the French double in 1992. After a single season he left for

OM Vitrolles SMUC Marseille is a team handball club from Marseille, France. Currently, SMUC Marseille competes in the French First League of Handball. Between 1989 and 1996 the team was called OM Vitrolles Accomplishments *EHF Cup Winner's Cup: ** Winne ...

, where he won the French championship in 1994 and 1996, the Coupe de France in 1993 and 1995 and the 1993

EHF Cup Winners' Cup The EHF Cup Winners' Cup was the official competition for men's and women's handball clubs of Europe that won their national cup, and took place every year. From the 2012–13 season, the men's competition was merged with the EHF Cup. Winners ...

. At the end of his career he played for UMS Pontault-Combault HB, before retiring in 1998.

National Team

In the

1992 Olympics 1992 Olympics may refer to: *1992 Summer Olympics, which were held in Barcelona, Spain *1992 Winter Olympics ) , nations = 64 , athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women) , events = 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines) , opening = 8 ...

he was a member of the French handball team which won bronze medals. He played six matches and scored eight goals. The year after he won silver medals at the 1993 World Championship. In 1995 he won the

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

Coaching Career

After retiring he became the coach at Villeurbanne. In 2007 he joined

Tremblay-en-France Handball Tremblay en France Handball is a handball club from Tremblay-en-France, France, that plays in the LNH Division 2. Crest, colours, supporters Naming history Kits Team Current squad :''Squad for the 2021–22 season'' Technic ...

. In 2012 he became the assistant coach at

Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain, Paris, Paris SG or simply PSG is a professional football club based in Paris, France. They compete in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. As F ...

under Philippe Gardent. In 2013 he extended his contract until 2015. In 2015 Philippe Gardent was replaced by

Zvonimir Serdarušić Zvonimir Serdarušić (; born 2 September 1950) is a Croatian former professional handball coach and player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia. In May 1998, he also acquired German citizenship. Career Yugoslavia Serdaruši ...

, and Thierry Perreux instead became the technical coach and manager of the PSG reserve team.

Titles

As Player

Club

French Championship The French rugby league championship (french: Le Championnat de France de Rugby à XIII) has been the major rugby league tournament for semi-professional and professional clubs in France since the sport was introduced to the country in the 1930s. ...

: **''Winner'': 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1994 and 1996 *

French Cup The Coupe de France, formerly known as the Coupe Charles Simon, is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation (FFF). It was first held in 1917 and is open to all amateur and professional ...

: **''Winner'': 1987, 1992, 1993 and 1995 *

: **''Winner'': 1993

National team

: **''Winner'': 1995 **''Silver Medals'': 1993 *

Olympics The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...

: **''Bronze Medals'': 1992

As Assistant Coach

: **''Winner'': 2013, 2015 *

: **''Winner'': 2014

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References

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