Christophe Galtier is a French professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain.
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A defender, Galtier was a journeyman professional who 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.
In December 2009, Galtier was appointed the head coach of Saint-Étienne, with ASSE in danger of relegation following the departure of Alain Perrin.
Galtier won the Best Manager of the Year award at the Trophées UNFP du football in 2013, which he shared with Carlo Ancelotti, and again in 2019 after Lille finished in second place during the 2018–19 Ligue 1 season.
On 28 June 2021, Galtier was appointed as the new head coach of fellow Ligue 1 club Nice.
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He left Nice on 27 June 2022, being replaced by Lucien Favre. On 5 July 2022, Galtier agreed on a two-year deal to become Paris Saint-Germain’s manager, replacing Mauricio Pochettino.
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Christophe is a father of a grown-up son who resides in Ajaccio with his spouse and daughter. Galtier was born in France and is of Romani descent.
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Galtier previously played professionally for FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Étoile Fréjus Saint-Raphaël, AC Arles-Avignon and Lège-Cap-Ferret. He made six appearances in Ligue 2 for Arles-Avignon between 2011 and 2013.
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