The start of the latest French soccer season was most notable for an absence. Guy Roux is no longer manager of AJ Auxerre. Last season was Roux's last in charge of the Burgundy club... after 44 years as club boss.
Auxerre was one step from falling into the amateur regional leagues when he took over in 1961. That's right, he took over the same year John F. Kennedy was sworn in as president of the United States.
He won the French Cup a record-equalling four times with the provincial club as well as the 1996 French championship.
In an era where a managing the same club for a decade is considered a long time, Roux's 44 years at Auxerre is absolutely staggering.
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