There will be a Galtier on each bench during the match between Ajaccio and PSG. Christophe, Parisian head coach, and his son Jordan, assistant to Olivier Pantaloni in Ajaccio, face each other indirectly for the 12th day of Ligue 1, Friday October 21.
“It will be a special moment for a father to see one of his boys on an L1 bench in a confrontation”smiles the PSG coach, but “we will quickly have to disregard”. “I know he is immersed in the analysis of our team”adds the father, describing “a boy passionate about football”.
Jordan Galtier, 33 years old, “did not have the career he thought he had, he did not pass for physical reasons and quickly projected himself into a career as an educator, trainer, and he was called to be assistant Olivier Pantaloni at the ACA, continues the Parisian.
“I did not manage to break into the professional world, which was a great frustration”admitted Jordan Galtier to the Ligue 2 site last season. “I then took refuge in coaching diplomas.” Trained in Auxerre, passed through the Bordeaux reserve then Fréjus-Saint-Raphaël or Arles-Avignon, he “had serious knee problems from the age of 20”he says, and he “fully launched into the coaching profession” around 27 years old.
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—AC Ajaccio (@ACAjaccio) October 8, 2022
“I was so passionate that it was impossible for me to leave football”, he continues. Jordan Galtier takes charge of the national ACA U17s in May 2018 and then becomes Olivier Pantaloni’s assistant. “I just tell him to thrive in his position and to be respectful towards his club and his coach”, continues Christophe Galtier. Jordan “is very independent, we talk about it quite often in the family, he has references other than those of his father, he studies a lot, analyzes a lot”.
The son ensures that “Of course, there is an influence from my father. I watch his tactical animation (…) his positional game and his ideas in the output of balls “. They hardly see each other “only once a year”confesses Jordan, “but let’s say once a month we have a good chat”.
They will definitely meet on Friday. Could they end up on the same bench in the future? “I don’t know if he will work with me one day”replies Christophe. “If one day I have to work with my father, it will happen naturally. And if it doesn’t happen, it doesn’t happen”abounds Jordan, who does not want to pass for a “boosted”.
Jordan Galtier will cross paths with his father Christophe Galtier during the @ACAjaccio @PSG_inside friday in @Ligue1UberEats.
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— Ligue 1 Uber Eats (@Ligue1UberEats) October 20, 2022
Last season at PSG, Mauricio Pochettino worked with his son Sebastiano as an assistant. Carlo Ancelotti also collaborates with his, Davide, at Real Madrid, but they did not do it together at PSG. working with my dad “is not my goal in the profession”concludes Jordan. “I am very proud to be called Galtier, I am very proud of my father. But today, I am not in Olivier Pantaloni’s staff because my name is Galtier”.