Rennes hires Genesio as coach after Stephan leaves

<p>RENNES, France &mdash; Rennes hired Bruno Genesio as its coach on Thursday after <a> Julien Stephan stepped down</a> this week.</p>
<p>Genesio coached Lyon from 2015-19 and is reunited at Rennes with technical director Florian Maurice, a former Lyon striker who then worked for the club in charge of recruitment before joining Rennes last year.</p>
<p>The 54-year-old Genesio coached Chinese side Beijing Guoan for two years, before being replaced at the end of his contract in January.</p>
<p>Rennes competed strongly early in the season, but now sits in 10th place with 11 league games left to play.</p>
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