1. Christophe Galtier won the trophy for a third time in 2021 after guiding Lille to their fourth Ligue 1 title in club history.
15 Facts About Christophe Galtier
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Christophe Galtier was born on 23 August 1966 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone.
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Christophe Galtier spent a large part of his playing career in France with his hometown club Marseille, whom he represented in two different spells.
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From 1999 to 2004, Christophe Galtier was assistant coach at Marseille, Aris and Bastia.
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In December 2009, Christophe Galtier was appointed the head coach of Saint-Etienne, with ASSE in danger of relegation following the departure of Alain Perrin.
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On 9 May 2017, Christophe Galtier announced he would be leaving Saint-Etienne at the end of the season upon the expiration of his contract.
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On 22 December 2017, Christophe Galtier became the new manager of Lille, who were at the 18th place in the league.
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Christophe 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.
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Christophe Galtier stated: "I simply have the deep belief that my time is up here".
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On 28 June 2021, Christophe Galtier was appointed as the new head coach of fellow Ligue 1 club Nice.
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Christophe Galtier left Nice on 27 June 2022, being replaced by Lucien Favre.
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On 5 July 2022, Christophe Galtier agreed a two-year deal to become the manager of Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain, replacing Mauricio Pochettino.
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Christophe Galtier parted ways with the club on 5 July 2023 and was replaced by Luis Enrique.
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On 12 October 2023, Christophe Galtier became head coach of Qatar Stars League club Al-Duhail.
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On 30 June 2023, together with his son John Valovic-Christophe Galtier, Christophe 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.