Raymond Manuel Albert Domenech is a French football manager and former player. He managed the France national team from 2004 to 2010, reaching the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final. He was dismissed after their elimination from the 2010 FIFA World Cup, for serious misconduct.
Domenech in 2007
Domenech in 1976
Domenech with his wife Estelle Denis in 2012
France national football team
The France national football team represents France in men's international football. It is controlled by the French Football Federation, the governing body for football in France. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colours and imagery reference two national symbols: the French blue-white-red tricolour and Gallic rooster. The team is colloquially known as Les Bleus. They play home matches at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis and train at Centre National du Football in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines.
France national team that played its first international v Belgium in 1904
Michel Platini captained France to victory at UEFA Euro 1984.
Zinedine Zidane captaining France at the 2006 FIFA World Cup
The French team in front of fans in 2006