Patrick Vieira has been appointed coach of Strasbourg for a period of three years, announced Sunday the Alsatian club, recently bought by an American consortium. The 47-year-old former international midfielder succeeds Frédéric Antonetti, dismissed at the start of last week after keeping Strasbourg in Ligue 1 at the end of the 2022/23 season. “I welcome Patrick Vieira, whom I knew in the France team and I am very happy to welcome him to Strasbourg,” said Marc Keller, the president of Racing, quoted in a press release. “Patrick’s arrival should allow us to make further progress and take a step forward,” he added.
French football icon
Icon of French football, world and European champion with the Blues, Vieira has 107 selections for the France team, including 21 with the captain’s armband, and a club career that has seen him chain to prestigious clubs (Arsenal, the Juventus Turin, Inter Milan, Manchester City.Became a coach, he successively passed through New York (2016-2018), Nice (2018-2020) and Crystal Palace, where his mandate, which began in 2021, ended abruptly in March. last for results deemed insufficient.
“I know the history and the identity of this club, the fervor it arouses, the importance it has for its territory, land of football and passion”, commented the new coach of Racing, quoted in Club press release. “Today, a new cycle begins for Racing and it’s exciting for a coach to be able to build something while relying on the values that make the strength of a club,” he adds.