Former Brighton & Hove Albion player Bruno Saltor will take over as interim manager at Chelsea after Graham Potter was fired, know about his wife, salary, stats, tactics
During his career, the Spaniard played as a right-back for clubs such as Espanyol, Almeria, Valencia, and Brighton. Saltor previously worked as Brighton’s youth development coach.
Who is Bruno Saltor Chelsea interim manager, bio, wife, salary, tactics, stats and coaching record
Salter joined the club after Potter was appointed as the new manager of Chelsea earlier this season. He will now take over as interim coach for the west Londoners until a permanent replacement is found. Saltor appeared in 235 games for Brighton, scoring six goals and assisting on 19 others.
Chelsea interim coach Bruno Saltor: “If I'm here it's because club thought it was the right step. I spoke to the board, they have been supportive”. 🔵 #CFC
“It's a massive challenge. I have a lot of experience, I will try to help players and I feel I can help the young players”. pic.twitter.com/2jmfatCVd7
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) April 3, 2023
Graham Potter was the Blues’ manager for 31 games, winning 12, drawing eight, and losing 11. Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali, the club’s co-controlling owners, responded to Potter’s dismissal, saying “On behalf of everyone at the club, we want to thank Graham sincerely for his contribution to Chelsea.”
“We hold Graham in the highest regard as a coach and as a person. He has always acted professionally and with integrity, and we are all disappointed with the outcome.”
They further added, “Along with our incredible fans, we will all be getting behind Bruno and the team as we focus on the rest of the season. We have 10 Premier League games remaining and a Champions League quarterfinal ahead. We will put every effort and commitment into every one of those games so that we can end the season on a high.”
According to multiple reports, Julian Nagelsmann and Mauricio Pochettino are among the favorites to take over as Blues manager. Bayern Munich recently fired Nagelsmann. Pochettino was previously with Paris Saint-Germain. He left PSG at the end of the previous season.
Bruno began his professional career with Espanyol and went on to play in 128 La Liga matches for Almera and Valencia, with the exception of one. In 2012, he signed with Brighton & Hove Albion, where he spent seven years while also serving as captain. As a player, he was a right-back.
Bruno joined UD Almera in the summer of 2006, having previously played for Gimnàstic de Tarragona (on loan) and UE Lleida. He was instrumental in the Andalusia side’s first ever promotion to La Liga as a late bloomer. In 2007-08, he missed only four league games as his team finished eighth, and he produced similar numbers the following season.
He was was born in El Masnou, Barcelona, Catalonia, and grew up in the RCD Espanyol youth system. He played only eight minutes for the first team in a 3-1 home win over Rayo Vallecano on September 29, 2001. He was almost entirely used by the B-side during his tenure, spending three of his four years in Segunda División.
Bruno was appointed as a senior player development coach at his former club Brighton & Hove Albion in June 2019.
Bruno joined Graham Potter at Chelsea on September 8, 2022. Bruno was named interim head coach on April 2, 2023, following Potter’s dismissal from the club.
Bruno also possesses similar character traits to Potter: calm, level-headed, articulate and empathetic and is devoted to his family, his wife Raquel, 12-year-old daughter Adriana and teenage son Pol.
Chelsea’s interim head coach, Bruno Saltor’s salary is not known yet. However, when he was a professional player at Brighton, he received an average annual salary of 1.56 million GBP and this means that he received a total of 10.92 million GBP during his seven years career at Brighton.
Born: 1 October 1980 (age 42 years), El Masnou, Spain
Current team: Chelsea (interim head coach)
Number: 2 (Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. / Defender)
Height: 1.79 m
Nationality: Spanish
Parents: Manel Saltor
Weight: 75 kg
Year | Matches | Goals | Assists |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
2017-18 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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