Claude Puel (LCFC Manager)


Leicester City announced the appointment of Claude Puel as the Club’s new First Team Manager on 25 October, 2017.

The 56-year-old Frenchman arrived at King Power Stadium with a wealth of experience at élite levels of the game, having managed teams in France’s Ligue 1, the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League, signing a contract to June 2020.

The former AS Monaco, Lyon and Southampton manager is supported by Assistant Managers Pascal Plancque and Michael Appleton.

SAINTS
Claude is familiar with the challenges of Premier League football, having led Southampton to an eighth-placed finish during the 2016/17 season, while managing both a UEFA Europa League campaign and a run to the EFL Cup Final against Manchester United.

MONACO
He began his managerial career with AS Monaco – the club he represented nearly 500 times in Ligue 1 as a combative midfielder – taking the reins in 1999 and winning Le Championnat a year later, adding to the two titles he won in the principality as a player.

After 24 years with Monaco, Puel began a six-year spell with Lille, whom he guided to a highest-ever Ligue 1 finish as runners-up in 2005, followed by third place in 2006.

LYON
That success persuaded Lyon to come calling for his services in 2008 and he continued to build his impressive reputation with a top-three finish in each of his three seasons in charge of the French giants.

While impressing domestically, it was in the UEFA Champions League where Puel’s tactical acumen was turning heads across Europe.

Having locked horns with Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United in the competition during his time at Lille, Puel steered Lyon into the semi-finals in 2010 – masterminding a 2-1 aggregate win over Real Madrid along the way.

NICE
Immediately prior to joining Southampton, Puel was able to deliver two fourth-placed finishes in four seasons as manager of Nice, with current City midfielder Nampalys Mendy among the ranks.

LEICESTER CITY
Puel took charge of his first game as City boss on Sunday 29 October, leading his side to a 2-0 Premier League win over Everton.

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