A few hours after the official departure of Christophe Galtier, and despite a delayed press conference of three hours, PSG confirmed that Luis Enrique was the new coach. Free since leaving La Roja after the 2022 World Cup, the 53-year-old technician has signed up for two years.
Nasser Al-Khelaifi and Luis Enrique appeared this Wednesday before the media gathered in the new PSG training center in Poissy in order to confirm everything that had been said for more than a week, namely that the former coach of the Barça was the new Parisian coach. ” It’s a new cycle, a new way of playing. We have one of the best coaches in the world, not only by his titles, but also by the way he plays his teams. He plays attacking football and that’s what we want to show the fans “Launched the president of Paris Saint-Germain before giving the floor to Luis Enrique. The latter introduced himself, in our language, before presenting his staff. In the process, PSG officially communicated the appointment of the Spanish technician.
Luis Enrique until 2025 at PSG
” Paris Saint-Germain is pleased to announce the appointment of Luis Enrique as head coach of its professional team. The Spanish technician has signed a two-year contract. Luis Enrique Martinez Garcia, 53, arrives at Paris Saint-Germain accompanied by a solid record and a splendid international reputation. If he started his career as a player at Sporting de Gijon (1989-1992) and continued it at Real Madrid (1992-1996), this ultra-versatile player magnified it and then finished it at FC Barcelona (1996-2004 ).
Four years after his retirement from sport, he took on the role of coach, first with FC Barcelona’s B team (2008-2011), then with AS Roma (2011-2012), his first experience at the foreign. After having stopped at Celta Vigo (2013-2014), the Spanish technician finally sat on the bench of FC Barcelona in 2014 and won his first titles there. During the 2014-2015 season, he notably achieved a remarkable historic triple Champions League – La Liga – Spanish Cup, completed a few months later by a Super Cup and then the Club World Cup. His adventure at FC Barcelona ended in 2017, giving him time to add a Spanish league title (2016) and two Spanish Cups (2016 and 2017).
Luis Enrique then led the Spanish national team from July 2018 to June 2019, then from November 2019 until December 2022. With La Roja, he reached the semi-final of Euro 2020 and the final of the League of Nations ( 2021). The Spanish technician has also won numerous individual awards, including Best FIFA Coach of the Year 2015 “Said PSG.
