Willy Sagnol played for Bayern Munich for nine years before putting his boots on the shelf in 2009. After that, the now 43-year-old Frenchman threw himself into the coaching job, and he has led both the French U21 national team and Bordeaux, and he has even had a short period at Bayern Munich as interim coach. After a few years away from the sport, Willy Sagnol is back on the coaching staff. The Frenchman will be in charge of Georgia's national team.

Willy Sagnol and Georgia will face Greece, Sweden, Kosovo and Spain in the World Cup qualifiers.