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Carlo Ancelotti's son Davide appointed manager of Ligue 1 side Lille

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Lille have appointed Davide ⁠Ancelotti as coach on a two-year deal, ‌the Ligue 1 club said ‌on Monday.

[p]The 36-year-old, ‌son of Brazil boss Carlo ‌Ancelotti, will be taking ‌on his second managerial role after a five-month ‌stint serving as ⁠coach ‌of Brazilian top-flight side [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/botafogo-rj/jXzWoWa5/"]Botafogo[/a] ​last year.[/p][p][b]"[a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lille/pfDZL71o/"]LOSC[/a] today announced the appointment of Davide ​Ancelotti as first-team coach. The 36-year-old Italian manager, ⁠who ​has worked with some of the world's biggest clubs and national teams, ‌has signed a two-year contract,"[/b] read the club statement.[/p][embed guid="240df446-de36-465d-b4e6-9951638f2fd2" url="https://x.com/losclive/status/2061388858609066376" social-type="twitter" /][p]Davide began his coaching career in 2016 and has worked alongside his father Carlo at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/napoli/69Dxbc61/"]Napoli[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bayern-munich/nVp0wiqd/"]Bayern Munich[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/everton/KluSTr9s/"]Everton[/a] ‌and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a].[/p][p]He ​is currently also serving ‌as an assistant coach for five-time world champions Brazil, joining his father's staff in 2025.[/p]

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