RIP. Brest head coach Éric Roy dies at age 58

The football community has been shaken by heartbreaking news from France: Brest’s head coach Éric Roy has passed away at the age of 58.

Details: The renowned French manager, who in recent years made history with his modest team, was only 58 years old.

It is reported that for the past three and a half years, Roy fought a courageous and difficult battle with cancer. The cause of Éric Roy’s death was pancreatic cancer, and throughout this ordeal, the coach chose to keep his devastating diagnosis private, waging his fight away from the public eye and the press.

It is worth noting that during his career, he managed both Nice and Brest.