OM announced Wednesday evening that they had recruited Habib Beye, a former player and captain of the Marseille club, as coach to replace Roberto De Zerrbi. The 48-year-old Senegalese technician previously coached Red Star and Rennes.

Published on: 02/18/2026 - 11:01 p.m. Modified on: 02/19/2026 - 07:45

Habib Beye, former coach of Red Star and Rennes, has been named coach of OM, the Marseille club, of which he was a player and captain, announced on Wednesday evening February 18. OM, who travel to Brest on Friday, have been without a coach since the departure of Roberto De Zerbi a week ago. Last Saturday, it was Jacques Abardonado who acted on the bench during the reception of Strasbourg (2-2).

“His deep attachment to Olympique de Marseille and his intimate knowledge of the Marseille environment constitute major assets to lead the club's sporting project in this new stage,” OM wrote in the press release confirming the signing of Beye.

The new Marseille coach will be presented to the press on Thursday at 2:15 p.m. The arrival of the 48-year-old Senegalese technician was expected, his dismissal by Rennes now being effective, as AFP learned from reliable sources in the afternoon.

Rennes appoint Franck Haise as coach

His departure from the Breton club came the day after the failure of a conciliation attempt before the legal commission of the Professional Football League (LFP). The Bretons have already found a replacement for him and appointed Franck Haise as coach on Wednesday.

In Marseille, Beye, who wore the white and blue jersey between 2003 and 2007, will have the mission of putting a group back into working order which has been severely shaken in recent weeks by the end of De Zerbi's mandate and by the upheavals which led to the real-false departure of football director Medhi Benatia and the downgrading of president Pablo Longoria.

The coach's mission will be to qualify for the Champions League while leading the team to victory in the Coupe de France, which would be OM's first trophy since 2012.

With AFP

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