Legendary ex-captain Arsenal Patrick Vieira became coach of Nice.

Patrick Vieira signed a three-year contract with Nice and from July 2 will start working with the team of League 1.

"I only had 20 minutes of conversation with Patrick to understand - he is the one who we need," said the president of Nice, Jean-Pierre River, during the official presentation of the new coach. - Vieira's appointment is not an adventure, but a thoughtful decision. We are confident that under his leadership the team will continue to progress.

I hope our cooperation will not be limited to three years, prescribed in the contract ".

During his career, Patrick played for Cannes (51 games and 4 goals in all tournaments), Milan (5, 0), Arsenal (406, 34), Juventus (42, 5), Inter (91, 14) and Manchester City 46, 6). Vieira coached the "youth team" of Manchester City and the first team of New York City.

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