Columbus Crew Manager Wilfried Nancyโค Reaches Agreement to Become Celtic โF.C.’s Next Manager
Glasgow, Scotland – Wilfried Nancy, the highly prosperous manager of the Columbusโค Crew, has reached an agreement to become the next manager of Scottish Premiership club Celtic F.C., sources confirmed today. The move โbrings an end โขto โขNancy’s three-year tenure with the Crew, where he transformed โคthe club into a consistent MLS contender and 2023 MLS Cup champion.
The appointment marks a notableโค shift for Celtic, โone of Scotland’s most storied football clubs, as thay seek to continue their dominance in the Scottish Premiershipโ and make a deeper โฃimpact in European โขcompetitions. Nancy’s tactical acumen and player development skills, honed during his time in Major League Soccer,โค are expected to be โkey โคassets for theโข Hoops.
Nancy was hired as โคMontrรฉal’s head coach onโฃ March 8, 2021, and previously led the club to a club-best regular season record of 20-9-5 (0.662) in 2022.During his tenure with Montrรฉal and Columbus, seven players – Max Arfsten (USA),โ Mohamed Farsi (Algeria), Steven Moreira (cape Verde), Aidan Morris (USA), Jacen Russell-Rowe (Canada), Patrick Schulte (USA) and Sean Zawadzkiโ (USA) – earned their first โsenior caps โขwith their respective national teams.
In 2024,Steven Moreira was voted as the โค2024 โMLS Defender of theโฃ Year โand joinedโ Hernรกndez’s on theโ 2024โข MLS Best XI. In 2025, midfielder Max Arfsten was selected as an โคMLS All-star and Homegrown midfielder Taha Habroune was named to the โค22 underโข 22 list. Six players under Nancy’s tutelage wereโข named to Canada’s final roster for the 2022 FIFA โขWorldโฃ Cup.
Prior to his head coaching roles, Nancy spent a decade within Montrรฉal’s โAcademy system, holding positions with the U-18s (2011-13), U-21s (2014), andโฃ U-16s (2014-15) before becoming a first Team assistant inโค January 2016. He holds USSF Pro, UEFA A โand Canadian โSoccer Association A licenses, and obtained the Elite โFormation Coaching License (EFCL) diploma in 2014.
Born in France, Nancy had a 10-year professionalโ playing career from 1995-2005, representing French clubs Sporting Club Toulon, Beaucairois, Raon-l’Etape, Ivry, Noisy-le-Sec,โค Chatellerault and Orleans as a defender.
