Christopher Galtier (57), the former coach of Paris Saint-Germain, has made his return to managerial duties just three months after departing from the French champions.
He is now in charge of Al-Duhail, a Qatari team. Galtier, who secured the Ligue 1 title with PSG, had a brief tenure at the club due to a disappointing second half of the season.
During the final weeks of his PSG tenure, his reputation was marred by allegations of racism stemming from his previous role at Nice.
Galtier has vehemently denied these accusations, but he is scheduled to stand trial in December.
In his new role at Al-Duhail, Galtier will be leading a squad that includes notable players like Philippe Coutinho (31), who has previously played for Liverpool and Barcelona.
Galtier takes the reins from Hernan Crespo following the club’s separation from the former Argentina international, who clinched the league title with Al-Duhail in the previous season.
The Frenchman’s upcoming challenge involves going up against an Al Nassr team led by Cristiano Ronaldo (38) and Sadio Mane (31) in the Asian Champions League group stage, set to take place later this month.
Al-Duhail has only managed to secure one point from their first two matches in the competition.