(FILES) Sporting Braga's Spanish head coach Carlos Vicens looks on prior to the UEFA Europa League semi-final second leg football match between SC Freiburg and SC Braga in Freiburg im Breisgau, southwestern Germany on May 7, 2026. Spanish coach Carlos Vicens has been appointed as Lyon's manager on an 18-month contract, running until 30 June 2028, OL announced on November 9, 2026. Vicens, aged 43, who replaces the Portuguese manager Paulo Fonseca who has left to join Sporting Portugal arrives with four assistant managers. The Portuguese manager Jorge Maciel, who had been acting as caretaker manager for the past week, remains on the coaching staff. Carlos Vicens previously managed SC Braga (Portuguese First Division), from which he was sacked on 20 October. (Photo by THOMAS KIENZLE / AFP via Getty Images)