Former Nigeria international forward John Utaka has been handed a coaching role at French Ligue 1 side Montpellier, his pet club has announced via a statement on their Facebook page.
Utaka was instrumental in Montpellier winning their only French Ligue 1 title with the now 38 year old scoring a brace in the final day of the 2011/2012 season to power them to a 2-1 win over Auxerre which handed them the title ahead of PSG by three points.
The club named him as coach of the U19 team with his pet team Utaka FC posting a message congratulating him on his new role at the club which is entirely different from when he was last associated with them.
‘It was with great pleasure that I learned of the appointment of John Chukwudi Utaka as a youth team coach in Montpellier HSc of France. Allow me to congratulate you most warmly both on my behalf and on behalf of the John Utaka Football Academy family”, the statement reads.
He will resume training with the group after the easing of the lockdown in France with a mandate to ensure that he coached youngsters to the first team, where he will also act as one of the four assistants coaches at the club.
Ade Emmanuel
