Strasbourg present Hugo Oliveira as manager after surprise O'Neil departure

[p]Englishman O'Neil left the Ligue 1 side for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ipswich/thqhB2MB/"]Ipswich[/a] on June 26, having only arrived in France in January.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/strasbourg/nP6UzIU1/"]Strasbourg[/a] did not state the length of Oliveira's contract as the 47-year-old arrives from Portuguese top-flight outfit [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/famalicao/ABBgitC3/"]Famalicao[/a], which was his first job as head coach.[/p][p][b]"It's an honour to be here in Strasbourg and to join such a great project," [/b]he said in a club statement.[/p][p][b]"I want to bring emotion, create memories and give the best of myself to help the club to develop," [/b]he added.[/p][embed guid="3890b4bb-b36a-4375-a964-532d518e759e" url="https://x.com/RCSA/status/2076359032407756908?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Oliveira has spent the majority of his coaching career as a goalkeeping specialist working with the likes of Portugal, Everton and Fulham, alongside Marco Silva at the English sides.[/p][p]In December 2024, he took over Famalicao and they ended up in fifth place in the Primeira Liga last season, their best finish since returning to the top-flight six years ago.[/p][p]O'Neil had guided the side from the Alsace to the Conference League semi-finals and eighth spot in the table.[/p][p]Strasbourg open their new Ligue 1 campaign at Marseille on the weekend of August 21-23.[/p]