Born in Nemours, February 20, 1964, Rudi Garcia is a former French footballer of Spanish origins, specifically Andalusian, who played as a midfielder. Having hung up his boots, the new coach of Napoli He made his debut as a technician at the helm of the Saint Etienne.
In 2002 he took over the bench of Dijon, a team that under his guidance achieved promotion to Ligue 2. In 2007, the team reached Ligue One with the Le Mans with which he reached the semi-finals of the League Cup.
But the real leap in quality came in 2011 when Garcia took over the leadership of the LilleWith him at the helm, Lille won their first title in 2011, beating Paris Saint-Germain in the French Cup final.
Shortly after, the victory of Ligue 1.Thanks to these successes at the end of the 2010-2011 season Garcia he is named best coach of the Ligue 1 and ranked seventh among the best coaches in the world in 2011.
In 2013 the arrival in the Italian championship: it is the Roma to call him. On the bench of the Giallorossi Garcia had two good years, achieving two second places and setting the record (later beaten by Spalletti) for points in the top division.
Rudi Garcia: Roma, experiences in France and Arabia
The exemption comes in January 2016.
Since then he has been leading theOlympique Marseille since 2016 with which he reached the final of the Europa League in the 2017-2018 season defeated by Atletico Madrid. On 14 October 2019 he signed forOlympique Lyon.
They lost the League Cup final on penalties against PSG while in the Champions League, after having surprisingly eliminated Juventus e Manchester City in the round of 16 and quarter-finals, he falls in the semi-final at the hands of Bayern Munich then winner of the competition. The experience ended with the Lyon In June 2022, the French coach signed a two-year contract with the Arab clubAl-Nassr, which he rescinded last April.
Today the return to the Italian championship and a new challenge, called by Aurelio De Laurentiis to collect the legacy of Luciano Spalletti.
Article published on 15 June 2023 - 21:45
