Mercato – Ligue 1 – Paulo Fonseca appointed coach of LOSC

Lille holds its new boss, the one who must allow him to find the front of the stage after a spectacular fall which saw him pass, under the orders of Jocelyn Gourvennec, from the status of champion of France to 10th place at the end of the season. . The latter fired, LOSC had set its sights on Paulo Fonseca and he was officially appointed on Wednesday. The Portuguese has signed a two-man contract with Lille which will be the 11th club in a coaching career which has seen him roam Portugal before adventures at Shakhtar Donetsk and AS Roma, which he left at the summer 2021.

“It is with great satisfaction that we announce today the arrival of Paulo Fonseca at LOSCsays Olivier Létang, the President of Lille in the press release. His experience at the top European level, his game philosophy and his sense of management make us approach this new collaboration and the next season with great enthusiasm and ambition.” Indeed, Fonseca begins to know the high European level since if his career start (in 2007 at the age of 37) first saw him chain clubs in Portugal, he led clubs like FC Porto or Braga.

The sequel was successful in Shakhtar Donetsk, where he won three Ukrainian championship titles (2017, 2018, 2019). During these three seasons, he once led the club to the knockout stages of the Champions League. Results that caught the eye of AS Roma, who made him their coach in the summer of 2019. He failed to qualify La Louve for the Champions League and was replaced by José Mourinho in 2021. A year later, he bounced back to Lille. “Becoming the new LOSC coach is a source of pride and a great honor for me.enthuses the Portuguese. I am aware that having been chosen to join this great French club, with its rich history and impressive track record, also gives me a great responsibility..”