Christophe Galtier
Christophe Galtier (born 23 August 1966) is a French professional football manager and former player who is the current manager of Qatar Stars League club Al-Duhail. A defender, Galtier 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.
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Galtier with Al-Duhail in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Christophe Galtier | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Duhail (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SO Les Caillols | |||
| 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– | Al-Duhail | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
With Saint-Étienne, Galtier won the Manager of the Year award at the 2013 Trophées UNFP du football, which he shared with Carlo Ancelotti; he won again in 2019 after Lille finished in second place during the 2018–19 Ligue 1 season. Galtier won the trophy for a third time in 2021 after guiding Lille to their fourth Ligue 1 title in club history. After a one-year spell at Nice, Galtier joined Paris Saint-Germain in 2022, where he won the Ligue 1 title again.