Overview
- Olympique Lyonnais announced on Monday that Carlos Vicens has been hired on an 18-month contract running to 30 June 2028 to replace Paulo Fonseca.
- Vicens is a 43-year-old coach who spent four years as an assistant to Pep Guardiola at Manchester City and led SC Braga before his dismissal on 20 October.
- He arrives with four assistants while Jorge Maciel, who served as interim coach, stays in the backroom staff and will work with Vicens from the first training session.
- Vicens says he will pursue an attacking, possession-based style focused on player development and targeting Champions League qualification, and he will take the dugout for his first match at Lille on 21 November.
- The hire aims to preserve Lyon's sporting project but carries short-term risks because Vicens has limited top-level experience as a head coach and the club must manage injury problems, a congested fixture list, and reported financial effects from Fonseca's move to Sporting.