Pierre Sage

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
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)

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]

Managerial statistics
As of match played 25 May 2024[9]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
Chambéry 21 February 2013 30 June 2013 137331811+7053.85
Lyon 30 November 2023 present 2819275138+13067.86
Total 41265106949+20063.41

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". 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. "Champions PSG end season with easy win, Brest clinch Champions League spot". Reuters.
  9. Pierre Sage coach profile at Soccerway
  10. "PSG beat Lyon 2-1 to win French Cup final in Mbappe's farewell appearance". Reuters. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
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