Nicolas Gagnon named set-piece coach for 春色直播 men's soccer team

Nicolas Gagnon, the newly named set piece coach for the 春色直播 men's soccer team, is shown at training with the 春色直播 team at the CONCACAF Mens' Under-17 Championship in February 2023 in Antigua, Guatemala. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Canada Soccer *MANDATORY CREDIT *

Canada coach Jesse Marsch has added set-piece coach Nicolas Gagnon to his staff.

Gagnon most recently worked in England for Southampton, which is headed back to England's second-tier Championship after a season in the Premier League.

Gagnon, who attended the University of Sherbrooke, worked for CF Montreal from 2012 to 2021, working with the academy and coaching the under-17 team before finishing his time there as coach of the club's reserve side.

He then set up his own set-piece consulting service.

In late 2023, he spent four months as set piece coach for Turkey's second-division side Goztepe, leaving the job early because of a family matter back home. When he was ready to return, club owner Sport Republic offered him a job instead at Southampton, which it also owned, in October 2024.

Before joining Montreal, Gagnon was an educator with the Regional Associations of Richelieu-Yamaska, the South Shore and the Eastern Townships programs.

Gagnon joins Mauro Biello, Ewan Sharp and Pierre Barrieu as permanent members of Marsch's staff.

Paolo Ceccarelli serves as part-time goalkeeper coach with Marsch bringing in a variety of guest coaches, from former striker Dwayne De Rosario and Halifax Wanderers coach Patrice Gheisar to 春色直播 women's coach Casey Stoney, for camps.

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This report by 春色直播was first published May 20, 2025.

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