Al-Ittihad, the Saudi football league champion nine times, has appointed Frenchman Laurent Blanc as coach, succeeding the dismissed Argentine Marcelo Gallardo, according to the announcement made by the club on Saturday. Blanc (58 years old), who was dismissed from his coaching position at Lyon last September, will meet with his fellow compatriots, striker Karim Benzema and midfielder N'Golo Kanté. This will be Blanc's second position in the Gulf region after managing Al-Rayyan in Qatar from December 2020 to February 13, 2022. We welcome coach Laurent Blanc to Al-Ittihad Club.
Officially.. Laurent Blanc appointed coach of Al-Ittihad
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