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Raymond Brandeis announced as new Vallish manager
By Thomas Howard
Published: Dosa 18, 1579


Raymond Brandeis during a Mordvania's Republican Cup match, in 1577


Lauren, Valland - Raymond Brandeis, 55, has been announced as new manager of the Vallish national football team, after Maurice Lemaître was sacked two weeks ago, only 10 months after being hired by the Vallish Football Association.

Brandeis, which last team managed was NK Brezedina from the Mordvanian Premier League, becomes therefore the third Valland's team manager in a year. Jean Truffaut left the team barely a year ago, after he failed to qualify the Vallish team to the 1578 World Cup. He was replaced by his own assistant coach, Maurice Lemaître, but Lemâitre failed to improve the direction of the team, after one win, two draws, and four losses in friendly matches. The last free matches, a 1-0 loss against Keszaria, a 0-0 draw against Hôinôm at home, and a 3-0 loss against Khanid ended with the patience of the Vallish Federation, and the 40-year old manager was sacked. Although Brandeis hasn't coached a Vallish club in 15 years, the Valland Federation is probably looking a more experienced manager to come back to the Brigidnan elite as soon as possible.

After an erratic start as manager, Brandeis gained an impressive list accolades for Olympique de Arseilles during the early 1560s, leading them to three league titles and four Vallish cups. However, he was dismissed in 1566, after the club ended the season in a disappointing eighth place in the domestic league. The next season he was hired by Racing Club de Lauren, but he was sacked this time after only nine matches, when the team was second-to-last.

In 1568, he was hired by NK Brezedina, one of the top contenders of the Mordvanian Premier League, which hold that year their first championship. The club ended 4th that season, but he would win the Mordvanian Premier League the next year, winning his second league title in a row in the season 1569-1570. Brandeis stayed eleven seasons in the Mordvanian club, between 1568 and 1578, winning four league titles and four Republican Cups, and always ending in the top three position, excepting that first season. Brandeis won his four league title in the 1577-1578 season, after being runner-up four times in a row during the previous seasons, but that Summer Brandeis and NK Brezedina decided to end his contract after a mutual agreement. So far, he remains the most successful manager since the start of the Mordvanian Premier League, even if NK Slovograd remains as the club with more domestic titles won.

If Brandeis will repeat that success with the national team, and if the Vallish fans will enjoy his rather conservative but balanced playing style, it remains to be seen.