Transfer window: Valérien Ismaël at the head of Blackburn (official)

Published on February 25 at 7:37 p.m.

Goal climb for Valérien Ismaël at Blackburn. Blackburn

The former Bayern defender arrives on the bench of Rovers, sixth in the Championship (English L2).

Valérien Ismaël is back in action. Free since his departure from Watford, the 49-year-old French technician has signed for Blackburn, sixth in the Championship (English D2). " We have been very impressed with Valérien throughout what has been a rigorous recruitment process. He knows the championship extremely well and what it takes to finish in the play-offs. He has played and managed in some of the biggest environments in Europe, and has all the qualities to succeed with us over the coming years ," commented Rovers general manager Steve Waggott.

Having played for Strasbourg, Lens, Werder, Hanover and also Bayern Munich during his playing career, Valérien Ismaël has officiated in Germany (Nuremberg, Wolfsburg), Cyprus (Apollon Smyrnis), Austria (LASK) and Turkey (Besiktas) since his debut as a coach. He has also coached three English clubs, Barnsley (2020-21), West Brom (2021-22) and Watford (2023-24) .

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