Sauzée was appointed manager of Hibernian. He was only the second non-Scot to manage the club, and the first since 1919. The appointment came as something of a surprise because the Hibs board of directors had only met the previous day to discuss possible replacements for McLeish. Sauzée, who had been suffering from an achilles tendon injury in the weeks beforehand, announced his retirement from playing in an effort to concentrate on his new job. His time in charge was unsuccessful. Hibs only won one match in 15, and none in the 2001–02 Scottish Premier League. A win for last-placed club St Johnstone apparently prompted his sacking in February 2002, after 69 days as Hibs manager. After his sacking, Sauzée stated that he had no fear that Hibs would be relegated. This confidence was justified as Hibs defeated St Johnstone 3–0 in Bobby Williamson's first match in charge, and the club comfortably avoided relegation. The extremely brief nature of his tenure meant that it was not proven whether Sauzée would have been a good manager or not. Many Hibs fans, including former player Alan Gordon, wrote to The Scotsman newspaper to voice their disapproval of Hibs' treatment of Sauzée. In September 2011 Ted Brack's There's Only One Sauzée, a book celebrating Franck Sauzée's time at Hibernian, was published by Black and White Publishing. Commentator Sauzée returned to his native France after leaving Hibernian, and has since worked as a football pundit on French television. He initially worked for Canal+, a position he held for six years. Besides providing analysis for televised matches, Sauzée also appeared on a Monday night football talk show. Sauzée left Canal+ in 2008 to take a similar position with Orange, who had acquired rights to cover Ligue 1 matches. In the summer of 2012, he returned to Canal+. Honours Sochaux Division 2: 1987–88 Coupe de France runner-up: 1987–88 Marseille Division 1: 1988–89, 1989–90, 1991–92 Coupe de France: 1988–89 UEFA Champions League: 1992–93 Monaco Coupe de France: 1990–91 Strasbourg Coupe de France runner-up: 1994–95 UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1995 Hibernian Scottish First Division: 1998–99 Scottish Cup runner-up: 2000–01 France U21 UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 1988 References Sources External links 1965 births Living people People from Aubenas Sportspeople from Ardèche French footballers France international footballers France under-21 international footballers Association football midfielders FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players Olympique de Marseille players AS Monaco FC players Atalanta B.C. players RC Strasbourg Alsace