Achievements Best manager France Football in 1971 Second most capped as manager after Guy Roux with 783 matches Ligue 1 runner-up in 1945/46 with AS Saint-Etienne Ligue 2 champion in 1949/50 with Nîmes Olympique Ligue 1 runner-up in 1957/58, 1958/59, 1959/60, 1971/72 with Nîmes Olympique Ligue 2 runner-up in 1980/81 with Montpellier Higher School Certificate Coupe de France finalist in 1957/58, 1960/61 with Nîmes Olympique Coupe Charles Drago winner in 1955/56 with Nîmes Olympique.