Former Barcelona and Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure is set for his first managerial role with Slovan Bratislava after signing a three-year contract with the Slovak champions on Saturday.
The 43-year-old Toure from Ivory Coast spent the past two and a half years as an assistant coach with the Saudi Arabia national team, helping the country qualify for its third consecutive World Cup.
Touré will replace Vladimir Weiss, who led Slovan to six consecutive Slovak First Football League titles before taking charge of the Slovak national team.
«My predecessor deserves great respect for what he achieved with Slovan. I want to build on that while bringing something new and unique,» Toure said in a statement.
“With Slovan I want to play dominant football, win matches and control matches, so that we can surprise our fans.”
Slovan has won the league for the past eight seasons in a row.
Published on June 14, 2026
