Pierre Sage

Pierre Sage

Sage in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Pierre Sage
Date of birth	(1979-05-05) 5 May 1979 (age 46)
Place of birth	Lons-le-Saunier, France [1]
Team information
Current team	Lens (manager)
Youth career
1985–1997	CS Belley
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2003	CS Belley
2003–2005	PL Vallée
Managerial career
2013	Chambéry
2023–2025	Lyon
2025–	Lens
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pierre Sage (born 5 May 1979) is a French professional football coach, who is currently the head coach of French Ligue 1 club Lens.

Managerial career

Early 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]

Lyon

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]

Lens

On 2 June 2025, Sage signed with Ligue 1 side Lens on a three year deal. ^[11]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 20 September 2025 ^[12]

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	27 January 2025	56	32	11	13	100	71	+29	057.14
Lens	2 June 2025	present	5	3	0	2	8	5	+3	060.00
Total			74	42	14	18	126	87	+39	056.76

Honours

Lyon

• Coupe de France runner-up: 2023–24 ^[13]

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 a signé un contrat de trois ans à Lens" [Pierre Sage has signed a three-year contract with Lens] (in French). L'Équipe. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
12. Pierre Sage coach profile at Soccerway (archived)
13. "PSG beat Lyon 2-1 to win French Cup final in Mbappe's farewell appearance". Reuters . 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.

External links

• Pierre Sage at WorldFootball.net
• Pierre Sage at Soccerbase.com (manager)