Carlos Vicens has been appointed as the new manager of Olympique Lyonnais, taking charge of a squad that includes Loïs Openda and Julien Duranville, walfoot.be reported.
The 43-year-old Spanish coach signed a contract running until June 30, 2028 with the OL.
Vicens succeeds Paulo Fonseca, who departed abruptly for Sporting Portugal eight months before the theoretical end of his contract in June 2027.
He subsequently joined Guardiola’s first-team staff in 2021, overseeing set pieces. Formed at Mallorca CF, Vicens never turned professional and played as a semi-professional in the lower Spanish divisions until the age of 27. Braga also qualified for the Europa Conference League owing to Torreense’s domestic cup victory.
At Lyon, Vicens will be joined by Mario Enguidanos as his first assistant, Lander Iza Garcia in charge of performance, and Jordi Lie Fernandez and Ramiro Marin in the technical staff.
Jorge Maciel, who served as interim manager following Fonseca’s departure, will retain his duties as an assistant coach alongside individual development head Adrien Tarascon and goalkeeper coach Sébastien Hamel, who joins permanently after having worked with the Pro 2 goalkeepers since January 2025.
Lyon currently sits sixth in Ligue 1, following a prior tenure under Fonseca where the club finished sixth in Ligue 1 in 2025 and fourth the following season, navigating periods that included a nine-month suspension for Fonseca in March 2025 for confronting a referee.
Vicens is scheduled to lead his first training session on Tuesday morning ahead of his official media presentation at 15:00, with his official debut on the dugout expected away against Lille on November 21 following the international break.
The incoming manager inherits a squad that recently suffered a 2-0 defeat against Brest prior to the international break. L’entraîneur intérimaire Jorge Maciel a souligné des lacunes dans l’animation offensive et un manque de créativité et d’efficacité dans les derniers mètres face aux adversaires qui se ferment, laissant de quoi travailler à Carlos Vicens.
Lors de ce match à Brest, l’OL avait touché la barre transversale par Keito Nakamura avant que Dominik Greif ne soit impliqué dans une mauvaise relance permettant aux Bretons de prendre l’avantage. C’est difficile, on leur donne deux buts, ce sont nos erreurs. Si on avait marqué en premier, cela aurait été différent. Mais on doit apprendre
, regrettait Tanner Tessmann.
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