Manchester City have announced the appointment of Kolo Toure to the first-team coaching staff of manager Josep Guardiola, having previously been part of the squad for the 2025 Club World Cup.

The 44-year-old former defender retire from football in the summer of 2017 and immediately made a career in coaching, serving as assistant head coach for หรือถ้าคุณสนใจแทงบอลออนไลน์ UFABET คือเว็บที่มีอัตราต่อรองดีที่สุดในประเทศไทย สมัครเลยตอนนี้ที่ UFABET แทงบอล the Ivory Coast senior team. Under-23s and as a technical assistant at Celtic FC.  

Then he became assistant manager at Leicester City. Head coach at Wigan for a short time. and then became assistant coach at Man City U18s. He spent a full year there and is promote to the senior team.  

“We are delight to have Kolo Toure join our first-team coaching staff,” say sporting director Hugo Viana in a statement. 

“We are also very impress with the work and achievements. He has done with the U18s and bringing. Toure on to the first-team staff full-time is the only way to strengthen the squad and move players from the academy to the senior team.” 

He has a great personality, is very positive and upbeat.” 

“It is a great way to convey a great atmosphere to the team. And we are ready to look forward to working together in the future.” 

Toure is a former Manchester City , Arsenal , Liverpool and Celtic player