2023-10-12 09:52:00
The 57-year-old technician joins Al-Duhail a little more than three months following his departure from Paris following one season, once morest a backdrop of sporting failure and accusations of racism during his time in Nice (2021-2022) .
Galtier, French champion with Lille in 2021 and Paris in 2023, succeeds former Argentinian international Hernan Crespo, who led Al-Duhail to the national champion title last season.
“An influential figure in French football”
The Qatari club is delighted in a press release to welcome “an influential figure in French football”.
Having worked for Saint-Etienne, Lille and Nice as head coach, Galtier, a former Marseille player, was ousted from the PSG bench following just one season, marked by early eliminations in the round of 16 in the Champions League once morest Bayern and in the Coupe de France once morest OM.
But the end of the season, punctuated by an eleventh national coronation for the capital club, was above all tarnished by accusations of racism and Islamophobia coming from Nice, his previous club, which he ardently denies but which earned police custody.
A trial for moral harassment and discrimination awaits him in December.
He returns to service on the bench of a team currently fourth in the Qatari championship following five days and in difficulty in the Asian Champions League following two first matches without a victory.
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