Christophe Galtier
Galtier in 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 26 August 1966||
Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Nice (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
Marseille | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985–1987 | Marseille | 52 | (0) |
1987–1990 | Lille | 93 | (0) |
1990–1993 | Toulouse | 82 | (0) |
1993–1994 | Angers | 33 | (1) |
1994–1995 | Nîmes | 21 | (0) |
1995–1997 | Marseille | 62 | (0) |
1997–1998 | Monza | 24 | (0) |
1998–1999 | Liaoning | ||
Total | 367 | (1) | |
Teams managed | |||
2009–2017 | Saint-Étienne | ||
2017–2021 | Lille | ||
2021– | Nice | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Christophe Galtier (French pronunciation: [kʁistɔf galtje]; born 26 August 1966) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the head coach of Ligue 1 club Nice.
Galtier was a journeyman professional who spent many of his 15 years as a player at Marseille with spells at six other clubs, four in France and one each in Italy and China.[2]
Galtier won the Best Manager of the Year award at the Trophées UNFP du football in 2013, which he shared with Carlo Ancelotti, and again in 2019 after Lille finished in second place during the 2018–19 Ligue 1 season. He won the trophy for a third time in 2021 after guiding Lille to their fourth Ligue 1 title in club history.
Playing career[]
Galtier spent most of his playing career in France with his hometown club Marseille, for whom he represented in two different spells. In a fifteen-year career, he also played for Lille, Toulouse, Angers, and Nîmes in France, before ending his career with stints in Italy for Monza and with Liaoning in China.
Managerial career[]
Assistant coach (1999–2009)[]
From 1999 to 2004, Galtier was assistant coach at Marseille, Aris and Bastia. From 2004 to 2009, he worked as Alain Perrin's assistant coach at Al Ain, Portsmouth, Sochaux, Lyon and Saint-Étienne.[3]
Saint-Étienne[]
In December 2009, Galtier was appointed the head coach of Saint-Étienne, with ASSE in danger of relegation following the departure of Alain Perrin.[4] In his first season, Galtier successfully guided ASSE to safety, finishing in 17th place. ASSE finished in the top 10 of Ligue 1 in the seven consecutive seasons of Galtier's tenure, with 4 of those seasons ending in a European place. In 2013, ASSE defeated Rennes to win the Coupe de la Ligue, their first trophy in 32 years.
On 9 May 2017, Galtier announced he would be leaving Saint-Étienne at the end of the season upon the expiration of his contract.[5] At that moment he was the longest serving Ligue 1 manager still active, having taken the reins for eight years.[6]
Lille[]
On 22 December 2017, Galtier became the new manager of Lille, who were at the 18th place in the league,[7] however, they eventually avoided relegation places by one point in the 2017–18 season. In the 2018–19 season, he led Lille to finish second and qualify for the next Champions League season, after a seven-year absence.[8]
During the 2020–21 season, Galtier guided Lille to their first Ligue 1 title in 10 years and the fourth in club history.[9] Galtier was praised by many pundits over the course of the season for both his tactics and his ability to develop young talent including Jonathan David, Renato Sanches, and Mike Maignan.[10][11] For his efforts, Galtier was named the Ligue 1 Manager of the Year for a third time.[10] On 25 May 2021, two days after winning the league title, he resigned as manager. He stated: "I simply have the deep belief that my time is up here."[12]
Nice[]
On 28 June 2021, he was appointed as the new head coach of fellow Ligue 1 club Nice.[13]
Managerial statistics[]
- As of match played 28 August 2021
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Saint-Étienne | 15 December 2009 | 20 May 2017 | 361 | 148 | 108 | 105 | 459 | 368 | +91 | 41.00 | [14] | |
Lille | 29 December 2017 | 25 May 2021 | 152 | 78 | 32 | 42 | 236 | 164 | +72 | 51.32 | [15] | |
Nice | 28 June 2021 | Present | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 66.67 | ||
Total | 516 | 228 | 141 | 147 | 703 | 532 | +171 | 44.19 | — |
Honours[]
Player[]
Marseille
Manager[]
Saint-Étienne
Lille
Individual
- Ligue 1 Manager of the Year: 2012–13 (tie with Carlo Ancelotti), 2018–19, 2020–21[10]
References[]
- ^ Gravela, Lorenzo (2011). Soccer World - Summer Edition 2010. ISBN 9781447665595.
- ^ Christophe Galtier prend les commandes
- ^ Sochaux: Galtier avec Perrin, Sport 365 Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Richard Tardy, le vrai-faux entraîneur des Verts". foot01.com (in French). 7 March 2010.
- ^ "Christophe Galtier quitte l'AS Saint-Etienne".
- ^ "Christophe Galtier is Ligue 1's longest serving manager. But it's now time to go".
- ^ ""Accord de principe" entre Christophe Galtier et le Losc". lequipe.fr (in French). 23 December 2017.
- ^ "Christophe Galtier meilleur entraîneur français de l'année 2019". lavoixdunord.fr (in French). 6 January 2020.
- ^ "Lille win Ligue 1 title as PSG battle goes down to the wire". The Athletic. 23 May 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Lille hold their nerve to clinch their first Ligue 1 title for a decade". The Guardian. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Ligue 1 title for Lille would be miracle of Christophe Galtier's coaching". The Guardian. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Christophe Galtier leaves French champions Lille two days after winning title". BBC. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Galtier named as OGC Nice Head Coach". www.ogcnice.com. OGC Nice. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "AS Saint-Étienne: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Lille OSC: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Coupe de France (Coupe Charles-Simon) 1986/87". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
External links[]
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Marseille
- French footballers
- French expatriate footballers
- Association football defenders
- Ligue 1 players
- Serie B players
- Olympique de Marseille players
- Lille OSC players
- Toulouse FC players
- Angers SCO players
- Nîmes Olympique players
- A.C. Monza players
- Liaoning F.C. players
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in China
- French football managers
- Association football coaches
- Olympique de Marseille managers
- Aris Thessaloniki F.C. managers
- AS Saint-Étienne managers
- Lille OSC managers
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- Ligue 1 managers