Paris Saint-Germain Handball is pleased to announce the arrival of Patrice Annonay as assistant coach as of the 2023-2024 season. The former Red & Blue goalkeeper will be linked to the Club until June 2025. He will assist the current coach, Raul Gonzalez, starting next July.
The former French international joined Paris Handball in 2005 and played with the club for eleven seasons, winning nine trophies for The Rouge et Bleu: three French championships (2013, 2015, 2016), three Coupe de France (2007, 2014, 2015), two Trophée des Champions (2014, 2015) and one national second-division championship (2010). In 2016, he joined another Ile-de-France club, Tremblay-en-France Handball, where he ended his playing career. Patrice Annonay is currently the goalkeeping coach of Paris 92, Tremblay Handball and the France U19 team.
He is one of the players to have marked the history of the club and whose number has been retired, like his former teammates Mikkel Hansen and Luc Abalo.
After Thierry Omeyer, General Manager, and Daniel Narcisse, Business Development Manager, Patrice Annonay is the third ex-player present today in the Paris Saint-Germain Handball organisational chart.
Thierry Omeyer, General Manager of Paris Saint-Germain Handball
"We are very happy and proud to welcome Patrice back into The Rouge et Bleu family. He is an emblematic player who, at the end of his career, turned to the position of coach, especially with goalkeepers. His knowledge of this position will be a precious asset in the management of our squad. The dynamics brought by the new partnership he will form with Raul will allow the Club to remain ambitious, with a view to further enhancing its record."
Patrice Annonay
"It is with great pride and emotion that I commit myself once again to Paris Saint-Germain Handball, this time as a member of the staff. I would like to thank the Club for the opportunity offered to me and I am looking forward to starting the collaboration with Raul Gonzalez. My attachment to The Rouge et Bleu shirt is intact and has not diminished with time. I have always followed the team's results with great attention. I can't wait to get back to the fans and to be able to fully invest myself in this new challenge, alongside a high quality staff and a very talented team."