On Wednesday, June 22, French newspaper L’Equipe reported that Christophe Galtier will eventually replace Mauricio Pochettino for next season. On Monday, June 27, the confirmation was given despite the fact that PSG have not yet decided on the matter.
Nice, the club Galtier managed last season, announced that next season they will be under the command of Lucien Favre (ex-Borussia Dortmund), so it is clear what the next move will be: introducing Christophe to the substitutes’ bench of the Parisians.
🦅 Welcome back Coach 🤝🔴⚫️#OGCNice #LucienFavre pic.twitter.com/OHva6jdBci
— OGC Nice (@ogcnice) June 27, 2022
Christophe Galtier, 55, was born on August 28, 1966 in Marseille. and has been a coach since 2009, when he took over at St Etienne, a club he managed until 2017. At the end of that year he took over at Lille, replacing Marcelo Bielsa and following Fernando da Cruz’s internship, and from 1 July 2021 he is the manager of OGC Nice, a team he has a contract with until 30 July. 2024.
Galtier and his achievements in France
League Cup with Saint Etienne
His first title came with Saint-Étienne and was the 2012-2013 League Cup. in that campaign Les Verts They made their debut with a 1–1 draw, which later became a 3–0 penalty shootout win, against Lorient in the third round. In the round of 16, they defeated Sosso 3-0, in the quarter-finals they beat PSG on penalties (5-3, after a 0-0 draw), while in the semi-finals (again on penalties: 7-6 and after 0-0. 0) beat Lille. On 20 April 2013, in the final held in Saint-Denis, he beat Rennes 1-0.
Merci les Verts #ASSE pic.twitter.com/QCzwhO0fA5
— AS Saint-Étienne (@ASSEofficiel) April 21, 2013
Ligue 1 with Lille
Lille’s 2020-2021 French Ligue 1 triumph may have been one of the most unlikely and unexpected Recent years. Once again, it was the story of David vs. Goliath. The bulldog they had in that campaign the fourth youngest group and a much smaller budget than the almighty PSG who finished in second place.
According to reports from those following Lille’s progress day by day, the great success of Christophe Galtier was above all the human value that permeated the dressing room. The matchday in which he scored 83 points (one more than the Parisians) gave the northern French club their fifth title in their history, after 24 wins, 11 draws and 3 defeats in which they scored 64 goals and conceded 23.
La délivrance d’un homme, guide de tout un peuple ⚜
Congratulations Christophe Galtier sous ce post ❤#Champions4You pic.twitter.com/ajvdChL3fP
— LOSC (@losclive) May 24, 2021
Although he has adapted to different styles, his favorite formation is the classic 4-4-2. How will it be at PSG?
When Galtier sent Marcelo Gallardo to hospital and was suspended for six months
Date 30/34 of 99/00. Almost champions Monaco visited Marseille, close to relegation. Battle at PT. At half-time, Marcelo Gallardo is attacked in the tunnel. Who is attacking him? Christophe Galtier, then local assistant. Today DT champion with Lille. He was suspended for 6 months. pic.twitter.com/vPx5VoJiR3
— VarskySports (@VarskySports) May 23, 2021
On April 7, 2000 at the Vélodrome in Marseille and for the 30th matchday of Division 1 (now Ligue 1), Olympique welcomed Monaco in a duel of extremes. The local team was on the brink of relegation (saved only by having a better goal difference than Nancy) and the visitors were set to be crowned champions of France for the seventh time. The result ended in favor of Olympic, who won 4-2, but the unfortunately outstanding point came at half-time.
It all started in the 37th minute when Spain’s Iván de la Peña was sent off in the box. There were several tense minutes in which Marcelo Gallardo, on 10 Monaco, he was cautioned and later sent off by referee Alain Sars at half-time and on the way to the dressing room, but this was not the worst for the Argentine. The reason for the red for the midfielder was match with Christophe Galtier, then Bernard Cazoni’s assistant coach. The current technical director of River Plate spent the night in the hospital Princess Grace of the Principality of Monaco for injuries to the groin, stomach, nose, lips and eyes from the blows he received.
In what even French Sports Minister Marie-Georges Buffet herself described as “extremely serious”, the episode won over Gaultier. six months sentence.
