For nearly three years, clubs and national teams approached Jean-Marc Furlan. He turned each offer down without saying why. The answer arrives on Thursday in \u201cJean-Marc Furlan, le don d’une vie\u201d (\u00e9ditions Amphora): the 68-year-old French coach suffers from a neurodegenerative illness. The book is written by his wife, C\u00e9cile Traverse Furlan, with the journalist Cl\u00e9ment Commolet, and prefaced by Rapha\u00ebl Varane.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn’t want him to be turned into a fairground attraction,\u201d she told RMC Sport, explaining three years of silence. That silence began with his departure from Caen in November 2023, after thirteen matches in charge. Since then, the illness is what has kept him away from the dugout, the book says.<\/p>\n
None of the outlets relaying the extracts names the illness. On its causes, accounts differ: RMC Sport reports that, according to those close to him, it was probably linked to the concussions he suffered as a player; Foot Mercato also points to the intensity of a manager’s job. In his preface, Rapha\u00ebl Varane warns about the risks that concussions and heading the ball carry for a footballer and those close to him.<\/p>\n
Furlan built his career on taking teams up: three promotions with Troyes, including the Ligue 2 title in 2015, one with Brest and one with Auxerre, a record between the two top French divisions. He also managed Strasbourg and Nantes, in 2009-10. His wife, a doctor in psychology, describes what she saw: \u201cThe more stress he took on, the more he let go, like a torrent I could not stop.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cJean-Marc Furlan, le don d’une vie\u201d is published on Thursday 1 October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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