Pierre Sage

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Pierre Sage
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-05-05) 5 May 1979 (age 44)
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 Plastics Vallée FC
Managerial career
2013 Chambéry
2019–2021 Lyon (youth)
2023–2024 Lyon (youth)
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)

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

Managerial career[edit]

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.[7]

Managerial statistics[edit]

As of match played 21 April 2024[8]
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 23 15 2 6 40 30 +10 065.22
Total 36 22 5 9 58 41 +17 061.11

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rodriguez, Bebeto. "Lyon-Duchère AS - Trois questions à Pierre SAGE : "Un drôle de sentiment..."". monfoot69.
  2. ^ "CSB de Belley : Interview de Pierre Sage". January 23, 2015.
  3. ^ "Pierre Sage prend les commandes de Chambéry". February 21, 2013.
  4. ^ BOUTONNAT, Victor (December 1, 2023). "RC Lens - OL. Trois choses à savoir sur Pierre Sage, l'entraîneur par intérim de Lyon". Ouest-France.fr.
  5. ^ Chabas, Gwendal (January 11, 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". November 30, 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. ^ Pierre Sage coach profile at Soccerway

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