Christophe Galtier is a French professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain.
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A defender, 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.
In December 2009, Galtier was appointed the head coach of Saint-Étienne, with ASSE in danger of relegation following the departure of Alain Perrin.
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.
On 28 June 2021, Galtier was appointed as the new head coach of fellow Ligue 1 club Nice.
He left Nice on 27 June 2022, being replaced by Lucien Favre. On 5 July 2022, Galtier agreed on a two-year deal to become Paris Saint-Germain’s manager, replacing Mauricio Pochettino.
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How old is Christophe Galtier?
Christophe Galtier is 56 yeras. Christophe Galtier was born on 23 August 1966 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.
He spent a large part of his playing career in France with his hometown club Marseille, 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.
Where is Christophe Galtier now?
On 5 July 2022, Galtier agreed on a two-year deal to become Paris Saint-Germain’s manager, replacing Mauricio Pochettino.
PSG will be looking to win their first European title since 1996, and Galtier is the man tasked with getting them there.
“Christophe is for me, one of the best coaches I’ve had,” said Lille player José Fonte. “He deserves the success that he’s having. I’m sure that he will continue to be successful because of his way of managing.”
“He knows how to get the best out of a player. Then, as a coach, we know exactly what we have to do on the field, which is fantastic. We know how to defend, we know how to attack. And once you have this type of organization, you are very close to being successful.”
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