"The 48-year-old, born in Le Havre, France, became head coach at Ohio club Columbus Crew in 2022, and since then has won the MLS Cup and Leagues Cup. He also led the Crew to the Concacaf Champions Cup final and was named the MLS Manager of the year in 2024. In the 2025 season, Crew won 14 and drawn 12 of the 34 games played in the MLS, but lost to Cincinnati in Round One of the play-offs."
"Prior to that, the Frenchman took over the head coach role at Montreal, in 2021, from Thierry Henry. He managed the club until 2022, winning the Canadian Championship. The former defender played in lower league French clubs including Toulon, before he moved to Canada to play for the University of Quebec in Montreal college club. After retiring from playing, Nancy coached the youth teams in Montreal and became the assistant coach in 2016, eventually becoming head coach."
"A name gathering lots of chatter for the Celtic job is Thierry Henry's former assistant at Montreal, Wilfried Nancy. The former centre-back from France's second tier has been making waves with Columbus Crew in America's MLS. His assistant Kwame Ampadu has ties with Celtic's head of football operations Paul Tisdale from their time together at Exeter City. The season has ended for Columbus, so the pair would be available immediately."
Wilfried Nancy, 48, from Le Havre, France, has been Columbus Crew head coach since 2022. He won the MLS Cup and Leagues Cup, led the Crew to the Concacaf Champions Cup final, and was MLS Manager of the Year in 2024. In 2025 the Crew recorded 14 wins and 12 draws from 34 MLS games and lost to Cincinnati in the first play-off round. Nancy previously managed Montreal from 2021–22, winning the Canadian Championship, and rose from player to youth coach, assistant, then head coach. Assistant Kwame Ampadu has links to Celtic operations via Paul Tisdale and both would be available immediately.
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