Jean Fernandez steps down as Montpellier boss

Jean Fernandez announces that he has resigned as head coach of Ligue 1 side Montpellier following a poor start to the campaign.

By Danielle Joynson, Staff Reporter | 05 December 2013

Jean Fernandez has announced his decision to step down as head coach of Ligue 1 outfit Montpellier HSC.

The 59-year-old has taken the step while the former French champions currently sit five points away from the bottom three in the table.

"It's a difficult situation, and I think the interests of the club come before that of the coach," Ligue1.com quotes Fernandez as saying.

"That has always been my philosophy, and as a consequence of that, I have taken this decision."

Fernandez has overseen just two victories in the club's last 34 league matches.

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Premier League Table

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
C	Paris Saint-Germain PSG	34	22	10	2	81	33	48	76
2	Monaco Monaco	34	20	7	7	68	42	26	67
3	Brest	34	17	10	7	53	34	19	61
4	Lille	34	16	11	7	52	34	18	59
5	Nice	34	15	10	9	40	29	11	55
6	Lyon	34	16	5	13	49	55	-6	53
7	Lens	34	14	9	11	45	37	8	51
8	Marseille	34	13	11	10	52	41	11	50
9	Reims	34	13	8	13	42	47	-5	47
10	Rennes	34	12	10	12	53	46	7	46
11	Toulouse	34	11	10	13	42	46	-4	43
12	Montpellier HSC Montpellier	34	10	12	12	43	48	-5	41
13	Strasbourg Strasbourg	34	10	9	15	38	50	-12	39
14	Nantes Nantes	34	9	6	19	30	55	-25	33
15	Le Havre Le Havre	34	7	11	16	34	45	-11	32
16	Metz	34	8	5	21	35	58	-23	29
R	Lorient	34	7	8	19	43	66	-23	29
R	Clermont	34	5	10	19	26	60	-34	25