Union Saint-Gilloise: Pocognoli’s replacement chosen, even Inter on his way
L’Union Saint-Gilloise, a few days after the surprise farewell of Sebastian Pocognoli (now at Monaco), has chosen its new technical guide: he is David Hubert, who in turn has landed on the Unionists bench leaving that of OH Leuven. An operation that was made official by the Belgian champion club itself, Inter’s opponent in the Champions League next October 21.
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“We are always ready for change, at any time – said Alex Muzio, owner and president of the’Union Saint-Gilloise, architect of one of the ‘miracles’ football miracles of the last few years in Europe -. David was very high on our list: we had a nice chat with him last weekend, he gave us positive feelings right away”.
“We were looking for someone who reflected our values, our style of play and our quality standards– added Muzio. With David, we found someone who embodies all these qualities. For us, the top priority was to identify the new coach. Now, as always, we will evaluate according to our needs and those of the new coach what other elements to add to the staff”.
L’Union Saint-Gilloise, one of the greats of Belgian soccer until the 1960s, after a very long period in the minor leagues has returned to its former glory, rising to the top division in 2020-2021 and winning the championship in 2025, ninety’years after the last first division tournament won by Unionists. This year they are playing in the Champions League for the second time overall, after their first participation in 2022-2023 ended with a move to the Europa League after the group stages and reaching the quarterfinals in Europe’s second competition.
