Sébastien Gardillou (born 29 august 1975) is French handball coach, who is the head coach of the

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. Before becoming the French first team head coach in 2024, he has had multiple positions related to the French national team, including France women's U20 coach, video analyst and most notably the assistant to

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from 2016 to 2024.

Career

He started playing handball at ASPTT Limoges in Nationale 3, the 5th tier of French handball. Later he played for CAPO Limoges, where he became a

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already at the age of 20. Two years later who got his first coaching position at ASPTT Limoges, where he was for two years. In the 2010/11 season he won the French League and French cup double with

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in his first season at the club. His second season did not go as well, as Metz went without titles and he was fired. He then joined

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which had just been promoted to Division 1 Feminine. From 2016 to 2024, he was the assistant to

in a period that is considered one of, if not the most, successful period in the history of the French national team with gold medals both

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and

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. His first tournament as the head coach was the

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where France finished fourth behind Hungary, Denmark and Norway.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gardillou, Sébastien 1975 births Living people French handball coaches Sportspeople from Limoges Handball coaches of international teams