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{{Short description|French football manager and former player (born 1966)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Christophe Galtier
| name = Christophe Galtier
| image = Christophe Galtier (03-08-2011).jpg
| image = Christophe Galtier with Al Duhail.jpg
| caption = Galtier with [[Al-Duhail SC|Al-Duhail]] in 2023
| image_size = 200
| full_name = Christophe Galtier
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|8|28|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|8|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Marseille]], [[France]]
| birth_place = [[Marseille]], France
| height =
| height = 1.76 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/christophe-galtier/ |title=Christophe Galtier: Profile |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=29 August 2022}}</ref>
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| position = [[Centre-back]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.footballcritic.com/christophe-galtier/player-positions/31684 |title=Christophe Galtier Most Played Positions |website=FootballCritic |access-date=16 February 2024}}</ref>
| currentclub = [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] (manager)
| currentclub = [[Al-Duhail SC|Al-Duhail]] (head coach)
| youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
| youthyears1 =
| years1 = 1985–1987 |clubs1 = [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] |caps1 = 52 |goals1 = 0
| youthclubs1 = SO Les Caillols<ref>{{cite web |title=Palmarés et Réussites |url=https://socaillols.pagesperso-orange.fr/club3.html |website=SO Les Caillols |access-date=5 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605051314/https://socaillols.pagesperso-orange.fr/club3.html#& |archive-date=5 June 2022 |language=fr |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
| years2 = 1987–1990 |clubs2 = [[Lille OSC|Lille]] |caps2 = 93 |goals2 = 0
| youthyears2 = 1982–1985
| years3 = 1990–1993 |clubs3 = [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]] |caps3 = 82 |goals3 = 0
| youthclubs2 = [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
| years4 = 1993–1994 |clubs4 = [[Angers SCO|Angers]] |caps4 = 33 |goals4 = 1
| years1 = 1985–1987
| years5 = 1994–1995 |clubs5 = [[Nîmes Olympique|Nîmes]] |caps5 = 21 |goals5 = 0
| years6 = 1995–1997 |clubs6 = [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] |caps6 = 62 |goals6 = 0
| clubs1 = [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
| caps1 = 52
| years7 = 1997–1998 |clubs7 = [[A.C. Monza Brianza 1912|Monza]] |caps7 = 24 |goals7 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years8 = 1998–1999 |clubs8 = [[Liaoning F.C.|Liaoning]] |caps8 = |goals8 =
| years2 = 1987–1990
| manageryears1 = 2000 |managerclubs1 = [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
| clubs2 = [[Lille OSC|Lille]]
| manageryears2 = 2001–2002 |managerclubs2 = [[Aris Thessaloniki F.C.|Aris Thessaloniki]]
| caps2 = 93
| manageryears3 = 2009– |managerclubs3 = [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1990–1993
| clubs3 = [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]]
| caps3 = 82
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 1993–1994
| clubs4 = [[Angers SCO|Angers]]
| caps4 = 33
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 1994–1995
| clubs5 = [[Nîmes Olympique|Nîmes]]
| caps5 = 21
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 1995–1997
| clubs6 = [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
| caps6 = 62
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 1997–1998
| clubs7 = [[Calcio Monza|Monza]]
| caps7 = 24
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 1998–1999
| clubs8 = [[Liaoning F.C.|Liaoning]]
| caps8 = 23
| goals8 = 0
| totalcaps = 390
| totalgoals = 1
| nationalyears1 = 1988
| nationalteam1 = [[France national under-21 football team|France U21]]
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2009–2017
| managerclubs1 = [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]
| manageryears2 = 2017–2021
| managerclubs2 = [[Lille OSC|Lille]]
| manageryears3 = 2021–2022
| managerclubs3 = [[OGC Nice|Nice]]
| manageryears4 = 2022–2023
| managerclubs4 = [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]
| manageryears5 = 2023–
| managerclubs5 = [[Al-Duhail SC|Al-Duhail]]
}}
}}
'''Christophe Galtier''' (born 28 August 1966 in [[Marseille]]) is a [[France|French]] former [[association football|football]] [[Defender (association football)|defender]], who is currently the Head Coach of [[AS Saint-Étienne]].<ref>[http://www.asse.fr/index.php?page=detail_actu&id=5168 Christophe Galtier prend les commandes]</ref>
'''Christophe Galtier''' (born 23 August 1966) is a French professional [[Manager (association football)|football manager]] and former [[Football player|player]] who is the current head coach of [[Qatar Stars League]] club [[Al-Duhail SC|Al-Duhail]]. A [[defender (association football)|defender]], Galtier spent many of his 15 years as a player at [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] with spells at six other clubs, four in France and one each in Italy and China.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asse.fr/index.php?page=detail_actu&id=5168|title=ASSE : le site officiel - AS Saint-Etienne club de Football français|website=ASSE.fr}}</ref>


With [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]], Galtier won the Manager of the Year award at the 2013 [[Trophées UNFP du football]], which he shared with [[Carlo Ancelotti]]; he won again in 2019 after [[Lille OSC|Lille]] finished in second place during the [[2018–19 Ligue 1]] season. Galtier won the trophy for a third time in [[2020–21 Ligue 1|2021]] after guiding Lille to their fourth Ligue 1 title in club history. After a one-year spell at [[OGC Nice|Nice]], Galtier joined Paris Saint-Germain in 2022, where he won the Ligue 1 title again.
==Career==

Galtier spent most of his career in [[France]] before ending his career with stints in [[Italy]] and [[China]].
==Early life and playing career==
Christophe Galtier<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.verif.com/societe/CG-CONSULTING-918352048/ |title=CG Consulting |website=Verif.com |access-date=29 August 2022 |language=fr}}<br />{{cite web |url=https://www.verif.com/dirigeants/Christophe-GALTIER-13541443/ |title=Christophe Galtier |website=Verif.com |access-date=29 August 2022 |language=fr}}</ref> was born on 23 August 1966<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/coaches/christophe-galtier/110848/ |title=C. Galtier: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=29 August 2022}}</ref> in [[Marseille]], Bouches-du-Rhône.<ref name="Lequipe">{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheEntraineur118.html |title=Christophe Galtier |newspaper=L'Équipe |location=Paris |access-date=29 August 2022 |language=fr}}</ref> He spent a large part of his playing career in France with his hometown club [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]], whom he represented in two different spells. In a fifteen-year career, he also played for [[Lille OSC|Lille]], [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]], [[Angers SCO|Angers]], and [[Nîmes Olympique|Nîmes]] in France, before ending his career with stints in Italy for [[Calcio Monza|Monza]] and with [[Liaoning F.C.|Liaoning]] in China.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}


==Coaching career==
==Coaching career==
===Assistant coach (1999–2009)===
Galtier worked with coach [[Alain Perrin]] for some years, first at [[Olympique de Marseille]], but also at [[Al Ain FC]], [[Portsmouth F.C.]] and [[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard]].<ref>[http://www.sport365.fr/depeches/filinfo_117523_Sochaux-Galtier-avec-Perrin.shtml Sochaux: Galtier avec Perrin, Sport 365]</ref> He also worked with [[Richard Tardy]], when the latter coached [[Aris Thessaloniki F.C.]], before becoming coach of Saint-Étienne.<ref>http://www.foot01.com/equipe/st-etienne/richard-tardy-le-vrai-faux-entraineur-des-verts,48509</ref>
From 1999 to 2004, Galtier was assistant coach at Marseille, [[Aris Thessaloniki F.C.|Aris]] and [[SC Bastia|Bastia]]. From 2004 to 2009, he worked as [[Alain Perrin]]'s assistant coach at [[Al Ain FC|Al Ain]], [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]], [[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|Sochaux]], [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] and [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] (ASSE).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sport365.fr/depeches/filinfo_117523_Sochaux-Galtier-avec-Perrin.shtml|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928015001/http://www.sport365.fr/depeches/filinfo_117523_Sochaux-Galtier-avec-Perrin.shtml|url-status=dead|title=Sochaux: Galtier avec Perrin, Sport 365|archivedate=28 September 2007}}</ref>

===Saint-Étienne===
[[File:Christophe Galtier 2014, Dnepr-StEttine (11).jpg|thumb|left|upright|Galtier with [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] in 2014]]

In December 2009, Galtier was appointed the head coach of Saint-Étienne, with ASSE in danger of relegation following the departure of [[Alain Perrin]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.foot01.com/equipe/st-etienne/richard-tardy-le-vrai-faux-entraineur-des-verts,48509 |title=Richard Tardy, le vrai-faux entraîneur des Verts |website=foot01.com |language=French |date=7 March 2010 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |language=en |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/soccer-france-league-cup-etienne-idINDEE93K02J20130421 |title=St Etienne lift first trophy in over 30 years |last=Guillemain |first=Olivier |date=21 April 2013 |website=[[Reuters]] |access-date=10 October 2022}}</ref> His European debut as a head coach is a 3–0 home win over Moldovan club [[FC Milsami Orhei|Milsami Orhei]] in the [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase]] on 1 August 2013.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.sofoot.com/saint-etienne-repart-du-bon-pied-171841.html |title=Saint-Étienne repart du bon pied |last=Gauvin |first=Fabien |date=1 August 2013 |website=SoFoot.com |access-date=10 October 2022}}</ref>

On 9 May 2017, Galtier announced he would be leaving Saint-Étienne at the end of the season upon the expiration of his contract.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asse.fr//fr/Actualites-du-club/Christophe-galtier-quitte-let039as-saint-etienne-ac19585|title=Christophe Galtier quitte l'AS Saint-Etienne|website=ASSE.fr}}</ref> At that moment he was the longest serving [[Ligue 1]] manager still active, having taken the reins for eight years.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/apr/24/st-etienne-ligue-1-money-rennes-christophe-galtier-crowd-trouble|title=Christophe Galtier is Ligue 1's longest serving manager. But it's now time to go|website=[[TheGuardian.com]] |date=24 April 2017 |last1=White |first1=Adam |last2=Devin |first2=Eric }}</ref> On 20 May 2017, he left the club after 361 games, including 147 wins, as Saint-Étienne head coach.

===Lille===
[[File:ChristopheGaltierLille2019 (cropped).png|upright|thumb|Galtier with [[Lille OSC|Lille]] in 2019]]

On 22 December 2017, Galtier became the new manager of [[Lille OSC|Lille]], who were at the 18th place in the league.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/-accord-de-principe-entre-christophe-galtier-et-le-losc/861740 |title="Accord de principe" entre Christophe Galtier et le Losc |website=lequipe.fr |language=French |date=23 December 2017 }}</ref> However, they eventually avoided relegation places by one point in the [[2017–18 Ligue 1|2017–18 season]]. In the [[2018–19 Ligue 1|2018–19 season]], he led Lille to finish second and qualify for the [[2019–20 UEFA Champions League|next Champions League season]], after a seven-year absence.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/689802/article/2020-01-06/christophe-galtier-meilleur-entraineur-francais-de-l-annee-2019 |title=Christophe Galtier meilleur entraîneur français de l'année 2019 |website=lavoixdunord.fr |language=French |date=6 January 2020 }}</ref>

During the [[2020–21 Ligue 1|2020–21 season]], Galtier guided Lille to their first Ligue 1 title in 10 years and the fourth in club history.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theathletic.com/news/lille-title-psg-ligue-1/J3RIEgvzsETC |title=Lille win Ligue 1 title as PSG battle goes down to the wire |website=The Athletic |date=23 May 2021 }}</ref> 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]].<ref name=LilleW /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/may/22/ligue-1-title-for-lille-would-be-miracle-of-christophe-galtiers-coaching|title=Ligue 1 title for Lille would be miracle of Christophe Galtier's coaching|website=The Guardian|date=22 May 2021|accessdate=24 May 2021}}</ref> For his efforts, Galtier was named the [[Trophées UNFP du football#Manager of the Year|Ligue 1 Manager of the Year]] for a third time.<ref name=LilleW /> 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".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57248572|title=Christophe Galtier leaves French champions Lille two days after winning title|website=BBC|date=25 May 2021|accessdate=2 June 2021}}</ref>

===Nice===
On 28 June 2021, Galtier was appointed as the new head coach of fellow Ligue 1 club [[OGC Nice|Nice]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ogcnice.com/en/actualite/43050/galtier-named-as-ogc-nice-head-coach |title=Galtier named as OGC Nice Head Coach |date=28 June 2021 |access-date=1 July 2021 |website=www.ogcnice.com |publisher=[[OGC Nice]]}}</ref> In his first season, he led the team to a fifth-place finish and a [[2022 Coupe de France Final|Coupe de France final]], where they lost 1–0 to [[FC Nantes|Nantes]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 May 2022 |title=Ligue 1 : "On nous a enlevé cette quatrième place", peste Galtier |trans-title=Ligue 1: "We were robbed of this fourth place", complains Galtier |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/sports/football/ligue-1/ligue-1-on-nous-a-enleve-cette-quatrieme-place-peste-galtier-20220522 |access-date=16 June 2022 |website=[[Le Figaro]] |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Devin |first=Eric |date=9 May 2022 |title=Redemption for Antoine Kombouaré as Nantes win Coupe de France |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/may/09/redemption-antoine-kombouare-nantes-coupe-de-france-psg |access-date=16 June 2022 |website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> Nice qualified for the [[UEFA Europa Conference League]] play-off round as a result.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 June 202 |title=Who will fly the French flag in Europe in 2022-23? |url=https://www.ligue1.com/Articles/NEWS/2022/06/08/qualified-for-uefa-champions-europa-league-2022-23-psg-om-monaco-nantes-rennes-nice |access-date=16 June 2022 |publisher=[[Ligue 1]]}}</ref> He left Nice on 27 June 2022, being replaced by [[Lucien Favre]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Nice-officialise-l-arrivee-de-lucien-favre-et-le-depart-de-christophe-galtier/1340618|title=Nice officialise l'arrivée de Lucien Favre et le départ de Christophe Galtier|trans-title=Nice formalizes the arrival of Lucien Favre and the departure of Christophe Galtier|language=fr|publisher=L'Équipe|date=27 June 2022|access-date=27 June 2022}}</ref>

===Paris Saint-Germain===
On 5 July 2022, Galtier agreed a two-year deal to become the manager of Ligue 1 champions [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]], replacing [[Mauricio Pochettino]].<ref>{{cite web |date=5 July 2022 |title=Christophe Galtier appointed as the new coach of Paris Saint-Germain |url=https://en.psg.fr/teams/first-team/content/christophe-galtier-appointed-as-the-new-coach-of-paris-saint-germain |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705122811/https://en.psg.fr/teams/first-team/content/christophe-galtier-appointed-as-the-new-coach-of-paris-saint-germain |archive-date=5 July 2022 |access-date=5 July 2022 |publisher=[[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.]]}}</ref> In his first [[transfer window]], he oversaw the arrivals of [[Hugo Ekitike]], [[Nordi Mukiele]], [[Fabián Ruiz]], [[Renato Sanches]], [[Carlos Soler (footballer)|Carlos Soler]], and [[Vitinha (footballer, born February 2000)|Vitinha]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mercato PSG |url=https://www.dailymercato.com/club/paris-saint-germain-11/transferts/ete-2022 |access-date=13 February 2023 |website=DailyMercato}}</ref> During his spell at PSG, Galtier won the Ligue 1 and [[Trophée des Champions]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> He parted ways with the club on 5 July 2023 and was replaced by [[Luis Enrique]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-05 |title=Le Paris Saint-Germain remercie Christophe Galtier |url=https://www.psg.fr/equipes/equipe-premiere/content/le-paris-saint-germain-remercie-christophe-galtier |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=PSG.FR |language=fr}}</ref>

===Al-Duhail===
On 12 October 2023, Galtier became head coach of [[Qatar Stars League]] club [[Al-Duhail SC|Al-Duhail]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/67090452 |title=Former PSG boss Christophe Galtier replaces Hernan Crespo as Al-Duhail manager |publisher=BBC Sport |date=12 October 2023 }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Galtier is the father of former footballer [[Jordan Galtier]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ligue2.fr/Articles/INTERVIEWS/2022/01/12/interview-ac-ajaccio-jordan-galtier|title=Jordan Galtier : " Je ne suis pas ici parce que je m'appelle Galtier "|website=Ligue2}}</ref> The family is of [[Romani People|Romani]] descent.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-28 |title=Jordan Galtier, le fils de Christophe, débarque au TFC |url=https://www.francebleu.fr/sports/football/jordan-galtier-fils-de-christophe-debarque-au-tfc-5406433 |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=ici, par France Bleu et France 3 |language=fr}}</ref>

==Controversies and arrest ==
In April 2023, Galtier was accused of making [[Racism in association football|racist comments]] whilst Nice manager, which he denied.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65276573|title=PSG boss Galtier denies making racist comments|work=BBC Sport |date=14 April 2023 }}</ref> On 30 June 2023, together with his son John Valovic-Galtier, Galtier was taken into custody by the French police as part of the investigation into suspicions of racial and religious discrimination, at the time of his experience at Nice.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |date=2023-06-30 |title=Soccer PSG coach Christophe Galtier arrested for questioning- AFP citing prosecutor |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/soccer-psg-coach-christophe-galtier-arrested-questioning-afp-citing-prosecutor-2023-06-30/ |access-date=2023-06-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-30 |title=PSG boss Christophe Galtier 'taken into police custody over alleged racist comments' |url=https://talksport.com/football/1484340/psg-christophe-galtier-police-custody-racist-comments/ |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=talkSPORT |language=en-gb}}</ref> It was announced that he would face trial in December.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66073429|title=PSG boss Galtier to face trial over alleged racism|work=BBC Sport |date=30 June 2023 }}</ref> Among other things, Galtier allegedly said "Enough Muslims", "Algerians are the worst" and described black people as "King Kong".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/2023/12/05/christophe-galtier-accuse-de-racisme-assez-de-musulmans-les-algeriens-sont-les-pires-joueurs-noirs-qualifies-de-king-kong-de-lourdes-accusations-11621179.php|title=Christophe Galtier accusé de racisme : "Assez de musulmans", "les Algériens sont les pires", joueurs noirs qualifiés de "King Kong"... De lourdes accusations|website=ladepeche.fr|accessdate=19 February 2024}}</ref> At the trial he denied the allegations.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/67732242|title=Galtier denies making racist remarks at French trial|work=BBC Sport |date=15 December 2023 }}</ref> Galtier was acquitted of the charges by the court.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/67796530|title=Ex-Nice boss Galtier acquitted of racism allegations|work=BBC Sport |date=21 December 2023 }}</ref>

==Managerial statistics==
{{updated|match played 20 December 2024}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
|-
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="5"|Record
!rowspan="2"|{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!{{abbr|P|Matches played}}!!{{abbr|W|Matches won}}!!{{abbr|D|Matches drawn}}!!{{abbr|L|Matches lost}}!!{{abbr|Win %|Win percentage}}
|-
|align="left"|[[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]
|align="left"|15 December 2009
|align="left"|20 May 2017
{{WDL|361|147|109|105|decimals=1}}
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/france/association-sportive-de-saint-etienne-loire/901/ |title=AS Saint-Étienne: Matches |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=31 January 2019}}</ref>
|-
|align="left"|[[Lille OSC|Lille]]
|align="left"|29 December 2017
|align="left"|25 May 2021
{{WDL|152|78|32|42|decimals=1}}
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/france/lille-olympique-sporting-club-metropole/895/ |title=Lille OSC: Matches |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=31 January 2019}}</ref>
|-
|align="left"|[[OGC Nice|Nice]]
|align="left"|28 June 2021
|align="left"|27 June 2022
{{WDL|43|23|8|12|decimals=1}}
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/france/olympique-gymnaste-club-de-nice-cote-dazur/894/ |title=OGC Nice: Matches |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=7 November 2022}}</ref>
|-
|align="left"|[[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]
|align="left"|5 July 2022
|align="left"|5 July 2023
{{WDL|50|34|6|10|decimals=1}}
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/france/paris-saint-germain-fc/886/ |title=Paris Saint-Germain F.C.: Matches |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=7 November 2022}}</ref>
|-
|align="left"|[[Al-Duhail SC|Al-Duhail]]
|align="left"|12 October 2023
|align="left"|present
{{WDL|48|25|5|18|decimals=1}}
|
|-
!colspan="3"|Total
{{WDLtot|654|307|160|187|decimals=1}}
!—
|}


==Honours==
==Honours==
===Player===
;Saint-Étienne
'''Marseille'''
*[[Coupe de la Ligue|French League Cup]] (1): [[2012–13 Coupe de la Ligue|2012–13]]
*[[Coupe de France]] runner-up: [[1987 Coupe de France Final|1986–87]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/francuphistfull.html|title=Coupe de France (Coupe Charles-Simon) 1986/87|website=RSSSF|accessdate=24 May 2021}}</ref>

===Manager===
'''Saint-Étienne'''
*[[Coupe de la Ligue]]: [[2012–13 Coupe de la Ligue|2012–13]]<ref name="Lequipe"/>

'''Lille'''
*[[Ligue 1]]: [[2020–21 Ligue 1|2020–21]]<ref name=LilleW>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/may/24/lille-ligue-1-title-decade-christophe-galtier|title=Lille hold their nerve to clinch their first Ligue 1 title for a decade|work=The Guardian|date=23 May 2021|access-date=24 May 2021}}</ref>

'''Nice'''
*Coupe de France runner-up: [[2021–22 Coupe de France|2021–22]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61366648|title=Nice 0–1 Nantes: Ludovic Blas penalty wins French Cup for Nantes|work=BBC Sport|date=7 May 2022|access-date=7 May 2022}}</ref>

'''Paris Saint-Germain'''
*Ligue 1: [[2022–23 Ligue 1|2022–23]]<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/may/27/european-roundup-messi-on-target-as-psg-clinch-a-record-11th-ligue-1-title|title=European roundup: Messi on target as PSG clinch a record 11th Ligue 1 title|work=The Guardian|date=27 May 2023|access-date=6 June 2023}}</ref>
*[[Trophée des Champions]]: [[2022 Trophée des Champions|2022]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=31 July 2022 |title=A final, lots of goals and a trophy: a great start to the season! |url=https://en.psg.fr/teams/first-team/content/a-final-lots-of-goals-and-a-trophy-a-great-start-to-the-season-match-report-paris-saint-germain-trophee-des-champions-psg-nantes |access-date=1 August 2022 |publisher=[[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.]]}}</ref>

'''Al-Duhail'''
*[[Qatari Stars Cup]]: 2024–25

'''Individual'''
*[[Trophées UNFP du football#Manager of the Year|Ligue 1 Manager of the Year]]: [[2012–13 Ligue 1|2012–13]] (joint), [[2018–19 Ligue 1|2018–19]], [[2020–21 Ligue 1|2020–21]]<ref name=LilleW />
*[[French Manager of the Year]]: 2019, 2021<ref>{{Cite web |title=Le palmarès des entraîneurs français " France Football " |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/France-Football/Actualites/Le-palmares-des-entraineurs-francais-france-football/1407411 |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=L'Équipe |language=fr}}</ref>


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*[https://en.psg.fr/teams/first-team/squad/staff/christophe-galtier Profile] at the Paris Saint-Germain F.C. website
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Latest revision as of 20:57, 20 December 2024

Christophe Galtier
Galtier with Al-Duhail in 2023
Personal information
Full name Christophe Galtier
Date of birth (1966-08-23) 23 August 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back[2]
Team information
Current team
 Al-Duhail (head coach)
Youth career
SO Les Caillols[3]
1982–1985 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 23 (0)
Total 390 (1)
International career
1988 France U21 6 (0)
Managerial career
2009–2017 Saint-Étienne
2017–2021 Lille
2021–2022 Nice
2022–2023 Paris Saint-Germain
2023– Al-Duhail
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christophe Galtier (born 23 August 1966) is a French professional football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Qatar Stars League club Al-Duhail. A defender, Galtier 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.[4]

With Saint-Étienne, Galtier won the Manager of the Year award at the 2013 Trophées UNFP du football, which he shared with Carlo Ancelotti; he won again in 2019 after Lille finished in second place during the 2018–19 Ligue 1 season. Galtier won the trophy for a third time in 2021 after guiding Lille to their fourth Ligue 1 title in club history. After a one-year spell at Nice, Galtier joined Paris Saint-Germain in 2022, where he won the Ligue 1 title again.

Early life and playing career

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Christophe Galtier[5] was born on 23 August 1966[6] in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[7] 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.[citation needed]

Coaching career

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Assistant coach (1999–2009)

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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 (ASSE).[8]

Saint-Étienne

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Galtier with Saint-Étienne in 2014

In December 2009, Galtier was appointed the head coach of Saint-Étienne, with ASSE in danger of relegation following the departure of Alain Perrin.[9] 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.[10] His European debut as a head coach is a 3–0 home win over Moldovan club Milsami Orhei in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase on 1 August 2013.[11]

On 9 May 2017, Galtier announced he would be leaving Saint-Étienne at the end of the season upon the expiration of his contract.[12] At that moment he was the longest serving Ligue 1 manager still active, having taken the reins for eight years.[13] On 20 May 2017, he left the club after 361 games, including 147 wins, as Saint-Étienne head coach.

Lille

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Galtier with Lille in 2019

On 22 December 2017, Galtier became the new manager of Lille, who were at the 18th place in the league.[14] 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.[15]

During the 2020–21 season, Galtier guided Lille to their first Ligue 1 title in 10 years and the fourth in club history.[16] 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.[17][18] For his efforts, Galtier was named the Ligue 1 Manager of the Year for a third time.[17] 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".[19]

Nice

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On 28 June 2021, Galtier was appointed as the new head coach of fellow Ligue 1 club Nice.[20] In his first season, he led the team to a fifth-place finish and a Coupe de France final, where they lost 1–0 to Nantes.[21][22] Nice qualified for the UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round as a result.[23] He left Nice on 27 June 2022, being replaced by Lucien Favre.[24]

Paris Saint-Germain

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On 5 July 2022, Galtier agreed a two-year deal to become the manager of Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain, replacing Mauricio Pochettino.[25] In his first transfer window, he oversaw the arrivals of Hugo Ekitike, Nordi Mukiele, Fabián Ruiz, Renato Sanches, Carlos Soler, and Vitinha.[26] During his spell at PSG, Galtier won the Ligue 1 and Trophée des Champions.[27][28] He parted ways with the club on 5 July 2023 and was replaced by Luis Enrique.[29]

Al-Duhail

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On 12 October 2023, Galtier became head coach of Qatar Stars League club Al-Duhail.[30]

Personal life

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Galtier is the father of former footballer Jordan Galtier.[31] The family is of Romani descent.[32]

Controversies and arrest

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In April 2023, Galtier was accused of making racist comments whilst Nice manager, which he denied.[33] On 30 June 2023, together with his son John Valovic-Galtier, Galtier was taken into custody by the French police as part of the investigation into suspicions of racial and religious discrimination, at the time of his experience at Nice.[34][35] It was announced that he would face trial in December.[36] Among other things, Galtier allegedly said "Enough Muslims", "Algerians are the worst" and described black people as "King Kong".[37] At the trial he denied the allegations.[38] Galtier was acquitted of the charges by the court.[39]

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 20 December 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
P W D L Win %
Saint-Étienne 15 December 2009 20 May 2017 361 147 109 105 040.7 [40]
Lille 29 December 2017 25 May 2021 152 78 32 42 051.3 [41]
Nice 28 June 2021 27 June 2022 43 23 8 12 053.5 [42]
Paris Saint-Germain 5 July 2022 5 July 2023 50 34 6 10 068.0 [43]
Al-Duhail 12 October 2023 present 48 25 5 18 052.1
Total 654 307 160 187 046.9 —

Honours

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Player

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Marseille

Manager

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Saint-Étienne

Lille

Nice

Paris Saint-Germain

Al-Duhail

Individual

References

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  9. ^ "Richard Tardy, le vrai-faux entraîneur des Verts". foot01.com (in French). 7 March 2010.
  10. ^ Guillemain, Olivier (21 April 2013). "St Etienne lift first trophy in over 30 years". Reuters. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
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  13. ^ White, Adam; Devin, Eric (24 April 2017). "Christophe Galtier is Ligue 1's longest serving manager. But it's now time to go". TheGuardian.com.
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  16. ^ "Lille win Ligue 1 title as PSG battle goes down to the wire". The Athletic. 23 May 2021.
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  28. ^ a b "A final, lots of goals and a trophy: a great start to the season!". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
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