Adi Hutter confirmed as new AS Monaco manager

AS Monaco’s search for a new manager is now over, as the club have appointed Adi Hutter as their coach following Philippe Clement’s recent departure.

Signing on a two-year deal with Les Monegasques, bringing in Hutter is certainly an exciting selection, for the experienced Austrian tactician is ready to propel ASM back to the upper echelons of Ligue 1.

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Having amassed over 500 professional appearances as a player, which included 14 caps for Austria, he’s impressively gone on to manage nearly 550 games as a coach with teams such as Red Bull Salzburg, Young Boys, Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Monchengladbach.

With highlights including winning league titles in Austria and Switzerland, steering Frankfurt to the semi-finals of the 2018-19 Europa League and being voted coach of the year by German newspaper Bild and the Union of Professional Footballers (in 2018/2019), he joins with an impressive list of achievements.

Leaving his previous stint with Die Fohlen roughly a year ago, Hutter arrives refreshed and revitalised for the challenge ahead of powering ASM back into Europe.

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“We are very pleased to welcome Adi Hutter to AS Monaco. Over the last few years, Adi has proved himself in a number of different leagues, as well as on the continental stage,” insisted Director of Football Thiago Scuro.

“This wealth of experience, combined with his leadership qualities and lively, forward-looking style, is exactly what we are looking for as we aim to take the first team to the next level. Welcome Adi.”

Eager to get down to business in what looms as a busy pre-season and transfer window for ASM, it’ll be fascinating keeping track of his progress in his quest to elevate Monaco back to where they belong.