Wilfried Nancy

Wilfried Nancy
Nancy in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-04-09) 9 April 1977
Place of birth Le Havre, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 UQAM Citadins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 Toulon 9 (0)
1998–1999 Beaucairois 4 (0)
1999–2000 Raon-l'Étape 3 (0)
2000–2001 Ivry
2001–2002 Noisy-le-Sec 8 (1)
2002–2003 Châtellerault 2 (0)
2003–2005 Orléans
Managerial career
2021–2022 CF Montréal
2022–2025 Columbus Crew
2025–2026 Celtic
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wilfried Nancy (born 9 April 1977) is a French professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Scottish Premiership club Celtic.

Growing up in Le Havre, Nancy started his playing career for SC Toulon before moving to various amateur and semi-professional clubs. He then entered coaching and moved to Canada in 2011 to join the Montreal Impact Academy upon its foundation. He became manager for MLS club CF Montréal in 2021, before moving to Columbus Crew in 2022. He won MLS Cup in 2023, and in 2024, he won the MLS Coach of the Year award as the Crew won Leagues Cup and finished runners-up in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. He joined Celtic in December 2025, but was sacked a month later after losing six of his eight matches in charge.