Christophe Galtier (born 26 August 1966) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. During a professional playing career that lasted 15 years, Galtier was a journeyman, who spent much of his career at Marseille as well as spells at six other clubs, including four clubs in France and one each in Italy and China. He is currently the manager of Lille in Ligue 1, a position he has had since 2017.
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. He won the trophy for a third time in 2021 after guiding Lille to their fourth Ligue 1 title in club history.
![]() Ligue 1 2020-2021 Lille |
Former Youth Teams ![]() | |||||||
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![]() 1985-1987 |
![]() 1987-1990 |
![]() 1990-1993 |
![]() 1993-1994 | ||||
![]() 1994-1995 |
![]() 1995-1997 |
![]() 1997-1998 |
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![]() 2009-2017 Manager |