Pierre Sage

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Pierre Sage
Pierre Sage lors d'un entrainement.jpg
Sage in 2024
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]
Youth career
1985–1997 CS Belley
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–2003 CS Belley
2003–2005 PL Vallée
Managerial career
2013 Chambéry
2023–2025 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 professional football coach, who was recently the head coach of French Ligue 1 club Lyon.

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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] He was sacked on 27 January 2025 after a series of bad results. [10]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 26 January 2025 [11]
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecord
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
Chambéry 21 February 201330 June 2013137331811+7053.85
Lyon 30 November 202327 January 20255632111310071+29057.14
Total6939141611882+36056.52

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 écarté de son poste d'entraîneur de l'OL" [Pierre Sage dismissed from his position as OL coach] (in French). L'Équipe. 27 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  11. ↑ Pierre Sage coach profile at Soccerway
  12. ↑ "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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