Carlo Ancelotti's son Davide named new Lille coach
Botafogo's Italian head coach Davide Ancelotti gestures during the Copa Libertadores round of 16 second leg football match between Ecuador's Liga de Quito and Brazil's Botafogo at the Rodrigo Paz Delgdo Stadium in Quito on August 21, 2025. Davide Ancelotti has been appointed head coach of Lille LOSC football club on June 1, 2026.
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Lille
announced on Monday that Brazil assistant coach David Ancelotti, the son of
Carlo, would be their new coach, a week after Bruno Genesio's departure.
Ancelotti
has signed a two-year deal with the French club but they did not say if he
would leave his role in his father's Brazil coaching staff before the World
Cup, which runs from June 11 to July 19.
The
36-year-old is in line for his second spell as a head coach having spent six
months at Brazilian outfit Botafogo last year.
"I'm
very proud and happy," Ancelotti said. "It's an honour to represent
Lille.
"They
are a serious, ambitious, competitive club who are regularly playing European
football," the AC Milan academy product said.
Lille
will feature in the Champions League next season after finishing third in Ligue
1, 15 points behind winners Paris Saint-Germain.
The new
Ligue 1 campaign begins on the weekend of August 22-23.
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