 Galtier withAl-Duhail in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christophe Galtier | ||
| Date of birth | (1966-08-23)23 August 1966 (age 59) | ||
| Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Neom (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 | ||
| 2023–2025 | Al-Duhail | ||
| 2025– | Neom | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Christophe Galtier (French pronunciation:[kʁistɔfɡaltje]; born 23 August 1966) is a French professionalfootball manager and formerplayer who is the head coach ofSaudi Pro League clubNeom. Adefender, Galtier spent many of his 15 years as a player atMarseille with spells at six other clubs, four in France and one each in Italy and China.[4]
WithSaint-Étienne, Galtier won the Manager of the Year award at the 2013Trophées UNFP du football, which he shared withCarlo Ancelotti; he won again in 2019 afterLille finished in second place during the2018–19 Ligue 1 season. Galtier won the trophy for a third time in2021 after guiding Lille to their fourth Ligue 1 title in club history. After a one-year spell atNice, Galtier joined Paris Saint-Germain in 2022, where he won the Ligue 1 title again.
Christophe Galtier[5] was born on 23 August 1966[6] inMarseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[7] He spent a large part of his playing career in France with his hometown clubMarseille, whom he represented in two different spells. In a fifteen-year career, he also played forLille,Toulouse,Angers, andNîmes in France, before ending his career with stints in Italy forMonza and withLiaoning in China.[citation needed]
From 1999 to 2004, Galtier was assistant coach at Marseille,Aris andBastia. From 2004 to 2009, he worked asAlain Perrin's assistant coach atAl Ain,Portsmouth,Sochaux,Lyon andSaint-Étienne (ASSE).[8]
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In December 2009, Galtier was appointed the head coach of Saint-Étienne, with ASSE in danger of relegation following the departure ofAlain 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 theCoupe 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 clubMilsami Orhei in the2013–14 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 servingLigue 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.
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On 22 December 2017, Galtier became the new manager ofLille, who were at the 18th place in the league.[14] However, they eventually avoided relegation places by one point in the2017–18 season. In the2018–19 season, he led Lille to finish second and qualify for thenext Champions League season, after a seven-year absence.[15]
During the2020–21 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 includingJonathan David,Renato Sanches, andMike Maignan.[17][18] For his efforts, Galtier was named theLigue 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]
On 28 June 2021, Galtier was appointed as the new head coach of fellow Ligue 1 clubNice.[20] In his first season, he led the team to a fifth-place finish and aCoupe de France final, where they lost 1–0 toNantes.[21][22] Nice qualified for theUEFA Europa Conference League play-off round as a result.[23] He left Nice on 27 June 2022, being replaced byLucien Favre.[24]
On 5 July 2022, Galtier agreed a two-year deal to become the manager of Ligue 1 championsParis Saint-Germain, replacingMauricio Pochettino.[25] In his firsttransfer window, he oversaw the arrivals ofHugo Ekitike,Nordi Mukiele,Fabián Ruiz,Renato Sanches,Carlos Soler, andVitinha.[26] During his spell at PSG, Galtier won the Ligue 1 andTrophée des Champions.[27][28] He parted ways with the club on 5 July 2023 and was replaced byLuis Enrique.[29]
On 12 October 2023, Galtier became head coach ofQatar Stars League clubAl-Duhail.[30] On May 27 2025, Galtier left the club after they decided not to renew his contract after Al-Duhail side finished second in the league, two points behindAl-Sadd, who beat them in theQatar Cup final on penalties. They also exited theEmir Cup early.[31]
On 5 July 2025, Gaultier was appointed as a new manager for the newly-promotedSaudi Pro League clubNeom.[32]
Galtier is the father of former footballerJordan Galtier.[33] The family is ofRomani descent.[34]
In April 2023, Galtier was accused of makingracist comments whilst Nice manager, which he denied.[35] 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.[36][37] It was announced that he would face trial in December.[38] Among other things, Galtier allegedly said "Enough Muslims", "Algerians are the worst" and described black people as "King Kong".[39] At the trial he denied the allegations.[40] Galtier was acquitted of the charges by the court.[41]
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Saint-Étienne | 15 December 2009 | 20 May 2017 | 361 | 147 | 109 | 105 | 040.7 | [42] |
| Lille | 29 December 2017 | 25 May 2021 | 152 | 78 | 32 | 42 | 051.3 | [43] |
| Nice | 28 June 2021 | 27 June 2022 | 44 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 054.5 | [44] |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 5 July 2022 | 5 July 2023 | 50 | 34 | 6 | 10 | 068.0 | [45] |
| Al-Duhail | 12 October 2023 | 27 May 2025 | 63 | 34 | 9 | 20 | 054.0 | |
| Neom | 5 July 2025 | present | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 040.0 | |
| Total | 680 | 321 | 166 | 193 | 047.2 | |||
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