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Pierre Sage (born 5 May 1979) is a French football coach. He is currently the head coach of French Ligue 1 club Lyon.

Pierre Sage
Personal information
Full name Pierre Sage
Date of birth (1979-05-05) 5 May 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Lons-le-Saunier, France[1]
Team information
Current team
Lyon (head coach)
Youth career
1985–1997 CS Belley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2003 CS Belley
2003–2005 PL Vallée
Managerial career
2013 Chambéry
2023– Lyon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:28, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:28, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

Managerial career

Sage spent his entire footballing career with CS Belley as an amateur footballer from the age of 6 to 24, and started educating with them at the age of 16. At the age of 24 he moved to Plastics Vallée FC where he started as a technical manager.[2] In 2003, he moved to Châteauroux to work as a scout for a season. In 2004, he worked as a technical director of PL Vallée, before moving to FBBP01 as a team manager in 2007. His first stint as a senior manager was with Chambéry in 2013.[3] He returned to team management under Sedan in 2016, before going to Lyon-Duchère in 2018 as assistant manager.[4]

In 2019, he had his first stint as a youth coach with Lyon in 2019, before moving to Red Star as an assistant manager.[5] In July 2023, he returned to Lyon as the manager of their academy. On 30 November 2023, he was appointed as the interim manager of Lyon after Fabio Grosso was sacked.[6] On 11 January 2024, he was confirmed as manager of Lyon until the end of the season, where they qualified for the UEFA Europa League.[7][8] Later that year, on 3 July, he signed a new contract with Lyon until 2026.[9]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 27 October 2024[10]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Chambéry 21 February 2013 30 June 2013 13 7 3 3 18 11 +7 053.85
Lyon 30 November 2023 present 40 25 4 11 73 54 +19 062.50
Total 53 32 7 14 91 65 +26 060.38

Honours

Lyon

References

  1. ^ Rodriguez, Bebeto. "Lyon-Duchère AS - Trois questions à Pierre SAGE : "Un drôle de sentiment..."". monfoot69.
  2. ^ "CSB de Belley : Interview de Pierre Sage". 23 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Pierre Sage prend les commandes de Chambéry". 21 February 2013.
  4. ^ BOUTONNAT, Victor (1 December 2023). "RC Lens - OL. Trois choses à savoir sur Pierre Sage, l'entraîneur par intérim de Lyon". Ouest-France.fr.
  5. ^ Chabas, Gwendal (11 January 2022). "Son départ de l'OL, ses souvenirs, ses regrets, le choix du Red Star : Pierre Sage dit tout". Olympique & Lyonnais.
  6. ^ "Fabio Grosso sacked by Lyon, Pierre Sage to take charge on interim basis - Get French Football News". 30 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Pierre Sage et son staff prolongés jusqu'à la fin de la saison à l'OL" [Pierre Sage and his staff extended until the end of the season at OL] (in French). L'Équipe. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Champions PSG end season with easy win, Brest clinch Champions League spot". Reuters. 20 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Pierre Sage appointed coach of Olympique Lyonnais until 2026". Olympique Lyonnais. 3 July 2024.
  10. ^ Pierre Sage coach profile at Soccerway
  11. ^ "PSG beat Lyon 2-1 to win French Cup final in Mbappe's farewell appearance". Reuters. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.