Saint-Etienne, the sixteenth-placed club in the French League, has appointed Norwegian Erik Horniland as its new technical director, succeeding Olivier Dall'Oglio, according to what the club announced today.

This is the 49-year-old Horniland's first experience outside his country, as he has coached SK Brann Bergen since 2021 and led it to second place in the Norwegian League in 2023 and 2024, in addition to... Achieving the Norwegian Cup in 2023.

Eric will begin his first training session with Saint-Etienne after the Christmas holidays on December 29, while Laurent Iwar, director of the Saint-Etienne Training Center, will lead The team will face Marseille next Sunday, in the round of 32 of the French Cup.

Horneland replaces Dall'Oglio, who was dismissed on December 14 after the team lost to Toulouse. 2/1, which is the third defeat in a row and the tenth for this season, compared to 4 wins and one draw.

The Norwegian signed a contract for two and a half years until June 30, 2027, with the option to extend for an additional year.

According to the club’s statement, his mission will be to harness the experience he gained with SK Brann to develop a distinctive performance and playing style for the St. Etienne.

He previously coached the Norwegian U-19 national team in 2015, then Haugesund from 2016 to 2019, before coaching Rosenborg until his resignation in 2020.

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The new coach comes accompanied by his assistant, Hassan Fekiri, the former Norwegian defender of Moroccan origins, who played for Monaco between 2000 and And 2005 with two loan periods.