BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) β Aston Villa has hired Remi Garde as its fifth manager in five years, tasking him with keeping the last-place team in the Premier League.
The former France player signed a contract through June 2019 at the Birmingham club, succeeding Tim Sherwood, who was fired after eight months in charge.
Garde says “it is an unbelievable honor to be the manager of such an illustrious football club.”
The 49-year-old Garde, who won the Premier League with Arsenal in 1998, left the managerial job at Lyon in 2014 after three years for personal reasons.
