Ex-PSG coach completes move to manage Michael Olunga at Al Duhail

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STARS ABROAD Ex-PSG coach completes move to manage Michael Olunga at Al Duhail

Mark Kinyanjui 21:00 - 12.10.2023

The immediate former PSG head coach will be tasked with helping the side defend their league title as well as go all-in in the Asian Champions League while getting the best out of top players like Harambee Stars captain Michael Olunga and Philipe Coutinho.

Al-Duhail have confirmed the appointment of French head coach Christophe Galtier as first team coach to succeed former Argentine international  Hernan Crespo, who left the club by mutual consent.

The immediate former PSG head coach will be tasked with helping the side defend their league title as well as go all-in in the Asian Champions League while getting the best out of top players like Harambee Stars captain Michael Olunga and Philipe Coutinho

Galtier will be joined by Joao Sacramento and Thierry Oleksiak, two coaches who worked alongside the French tactician at PSG

Born in 1966, Galtier  is considered one of the newsmakers of French football having achieved great success with various sides in the country.

The 57-year-old managed Saint-Etienne from 2009-2017, managing 351 games and averaging 1.56 PPM (points per match). He then joined Lille in 2017 and spent four seasons there until 2021, managing 152 games and averaging 1.74 PPM.

In 2021, he joined Nice, staying there for one season until 2022. In this time he managed 43 games, and averaged 1.84 PPM. Then lastly he made the move to PSG in 2022, staying there for the one season until 2023, managing 50 games and averaging 2.16 PPM.

Galtier has two Ligue 1 titles to his name, one with Lille and one with PSG. He also managed to win the Coupe de la Ligue with Saint-Etienne in the 2012/13 season, took Nice to the Coupe de France final (finishing runners up) and won the Trophee des Champions with PSG. He has also been awarded the Ligue 1 Manager of the Year on three occasions.