He arrived in Lille on Tuesday, seen at Lille Lesquin airport and took the time to meet the club’s teams on Wednesday. Paulo Fonseca, 49, signed this Wednesday evening with LOSC for a period of two years. He will be presented this Thursday, during a press conference scheduled at 5 p.m. at the Domaine de Luchin.
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“His numerous sporting and collective successes in several championships (Portugal, Ukraine, Italy) associated with his ability to shape and develop young talents, today make him the ideal technician for the continuation and revitalization of the Lille project”, writes the club’s management in a press release.
Passed in particular by FC Porto, Chakhtar Donetsk and AS Roma, where he was a coach, the Portuguese arrived in Lille with Tiago Leal (assistant coach), Paulo Mourao (assistant coach in charge of physical preparation) and Antonio Ferreira (assistant coach in charge of goalkeepers). Already present at the club, Jorge Macielformer assistant to Christophe Galtier and Jocelyn Gourvennec, also makes up Paulo Fonseca’s staff, as assistant coach.
I can’t wait to meet the Lille supporters in this magnificent stadium!
For the president of the Lille club, Olivier Létang, this signature should make it possible to “to find a positive dynamic and results in the league, with the same success we hope that Paulo has encountered in all the clubs he has coached.” For his part, the new coach says he has “Can’t wait to meet the Lille supporters in this magnificent stadium, and thank them already for their warm welcome. Go Les Dogues!” He shouldconduct his first training on Friday.