Back where it all began
Serge Aurier is back at La Gaillette. RC Lens confirmed on Tuesday night that its former defender has returned, this time with a whistle rather than boots. The Ivory Coast international joins the U15 staff as assistant coach.
The club made a point of calling him one of their own. He grew up here before the big move upward, and now he is back to hand down what the top level taught him. The loop closes exactly where it opened.
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A career with plenty of miles on it
The CV does the talking. More than 400 senior games. A breakout stretch at Toulouse, then Paris Saint-Germain, Tottenham, Villarreal and Galatasaray. Add a long international run with Ivory Coast across several Africa Cup of Nations campaigns and the picture fills out fast.
At 33, the full-back is turning a page. This is not about shutting down a wing anymore. It is about pulling teenagers along. Different job, different muscles: patience, teaching, showing up right every single day.
A bet on know-how
Lens are leaning on a man who has played on Europe’s loudest stages. For the blood-and-gold U15s, sharing a training pitch with a former international could matter more than it looks, at a club whose academy already carries a strong name in France. Whether Aurier lasts in coaching the way other ex-pros have is a question for later. The first step, though, is taken.
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