On June 11, 2013, he took over from Olivier Krumbholz at the head of the French women's team. With a team under reconstruction, he made an excellent start to the 2013 World Championship before losing in the quarterfinals against the Polish team. Subsequently, the French women stumble twice at the gates of the semi-final, either at Euro 2014 (5th place) or at the 2015 World Championship (7th place).