Star consultant on the Téléfoot channel then Amazon Prime, will Mathieu Bodmer succeed in his new role, when only two clubs will go up to L1 at the end of the 2022-23 season? Those close to the Norman have no doubts. “Le Havre supporters can be satisfiedunderlines the journalist Luigi Colange, to the comments with Mathieu Bodmer during the last two years. He had a lot of talent on the ball, but he also has it outside. He knows all the parameters of football” Grégory Tafforeau, who took him under his “family” at his beginnings in Caen (2000-2003) and Lille (2003-2007), is convinced of the future success of his friend with the Ciel et Marine: “He is very intelligent and has the profile to carry out this mission.”
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In its new board, the HAC has hired a real enthusiast. An overflowing passion that could impress the world of football. “Mathieu, he’s a fanatic (He insists) of footballadds Luigi Colange. He follows everything. He is able to cite the name of an Azerbaijani second division player” Grégory Tafforeau confirms and nicknames him “the soccer bible“. “I found him very good as a consultanttells us the coach of Hellemmes (R2). When he talks to you about football, there is a lot of background. He impresses because he really knows all the players even in the amateur echelons.”
Communication is his other strong point. He who could be perceived as reserved at his beginnings. “Mathieu has always been a false calm. He looks very composed when you see him but he has a big character. You are not appointed to this kind of position without a certain personalitycontinues the former Lille. I like his natural side and his outspokenness. He has no vices. He is very trustworthy and endearing. When he speaks, you feel a lot of control. In the end, he was credible everywhere he went.” “He is someone who is deeply human, faithful and who keeps his word. He’s a simple person in a football that sometimes lacks simplicity today“, adds Luigi Colange.
Alain Perrin also appreciates the personality of his ex-player in Lyon (2007-08). “I find him very good in communication, his expression and above all he is someone who is very rich in terms of football. He doesn’t just talk about football, he lives ithe confides to us, describing a personality “able to gain height“. It is part of a long-term project. He is in the right place. I think he can gain importance in French football.”
A name that resonates in Normandy
The new sports director from Le Havre, who arrives with Jean-Michel Roussier (president), Luka Elsner (coach) and Julien Momont (game analyst), will also be able to take advantage of his network, which had already hit the mark in Nice. “He has a lot of knowledge right and left. He is also very good at spotting young talent.notes Luigi Colange. It is therefore very positive for Le Havre which has always relied on training.” “He knows a lot about the environmentcorroborates Grégory Tafforeau. You have to see the number of personalities who were present at his jubilee in mid-June. Finally, Mathieu is from the regionand in terms of identity it is important for the club.”
Mathieu Bodmer (left), consultant at Prime Video, becomes sports director of Le Havre.
Credit: Imago
Because Mathieu Bodmer is a name that resonates in Normandy. A talented ex-player of the rival weed grower at the beginning of the century and past president of Evreux FC (2009 to 2013), the new leader of the HAC has two sons who evolve in the youth categories of the region: Mathéo (18 years old, Le Havre) and Timéo (16, Caen).
On paper, Mathieu Bodmer leaves with all the weapons to break through. But Alain Perrin warns him about the reality of the function. “Sports director, it is a rather multiple function. It takes networking and relationships. You have to make the buffer between the coach, the leaders, the locker room and the medialists his ex-coach. But I think he has the character to perform this function. It’s very good that a boy like him invests in a club.” A club that has been vegetating in L2 since 2009 and whose supporters are experiencing its arrival with great expectations.
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