Then he was at Rennes (educator at the training center then assistant coach) and at Guingamp (Ligue 1), where he directed the players of the first team of 2002 to 2004.

At the end of his contract with the Etoile du Sahel, several clubs in the Persian Gulf began to take an interest in this technician, particularly the Al Wahda FC, which would do anything to get him signed.

On 15 December 2010, the federal office of FTF decided to dismiss Bertrand Marchand after two defeats and a draw in CAN 2012 qualifying matches.

The Raja de Casablanca announced in September 2011 that it had recruited the Frenchman Bertrand Marchand for a renewable year as a new coach.

On 16 April 2015, he was appointed head of Al Gharafa, a Qatari football club based in Doha, for a period of one month following the dismissal of Marco Paqueta.