Christophe Galtier

Christophe Galtier (born 26 August 1966) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a defender. Christophe Galtier was most recently the head coach of Ligue 1 club Nice.

Galtier was a journeyman professional who 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.

Galtier won the Best Manager of the Year award at the Trophées UNFP du football in 2013, which Christophe Galtier shared with Carlo Ancelotti, and again in 2019 after Lille finished in second place during the 2018–19 Ligue 1 season. Christophe Galtier won the trophy for a third time in 2021 after guiding Lille to their fourth Ligue 1 title in club history.