Thierry Laurey

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Thierry Laurey
Thierry Laurey (RC Strasbourg).jpg
Laurey as Strasbourg manager in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-02-17) 17 February 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth Troyes, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)
Youth career
1972–1977 FC Saint-Mesmin
1977–1980 Troyes
1980–1981 USM Romilly
1981–1982 Valenciennes
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1982–1986 Valenciennes 106 (9)
1986–1987 Marseille 27 (1)
1987–1988 Montpellier 34 (10)
1988–1990 Sochaux 68 (12)
1990 Paris Saint-Germain 8 (0)
1991 Saint-Étienne 25 (3)
1991–1998 Montpellier 186 (8)
Total454(43)
International career
1989 France 1 (0)
Managerial career
2007–2008 Sète
2008–2009 Amiens
2011–2012 Arles-Avignon
2013–2016 Gazélec Ajaccio
2016–2021 Strasbourg
2021–2023 Paris FC
2024 Martigues
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thierry Laurey (born 17 February 1964) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a defender and midfielder who was most recently the head coach of Ligue 2 club Martigues.

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As a manager, he led Gazélec Ajaccio to consecutive promotions from the Championnat National to Ligue 1. In five years as manager of RC Strasbourg Alsace, he won Ligue 2 in 2016–17 and the Coupe de la Ligue in 2018–19.

Playing career

Laurey earned one cap for France on 8 March 1989. He played in a 2–0 loss to Scotland at Hampden Park in 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification. [1]

Managerial career

Early years

After ending his club career at Montpellier, Laurey began his coaching career at an assistant manager at the same club, serving several managers over the next eight years. [2] His first job as a head coach was at Sète in the third-tier Championnat National for 2007–08, finishing 6th.

In June 2008, Laurey was hired by Amiens SC in Ligue 2. [3] His one season ended with relegation to the Championnat National. [4]

Laurey became director of football at Saint-Étienne – where he had played – in March 2011. In November, he returned to Ligue 2 management at Arles-Avignon. [5] His team were in last place when he replaced Faruk Hadžibegić, but climbed to safety with a long unbeaten run. [6] In the 2012–13 Coupe de la Ligue, he led the team into the last 16 with wins over Guingamp, Gazélec Ajaccio and Ajaccio, [7] but was fired on 5 November 2012 after a 4–1 loss at nearby Nîmes. [6]

Gazélec

In February 2013, Laurey was the third manager of the season at Gazélec, who were six points inside the relegation zone. [8] Their season ended with relegation to the Championnat National, followed by immediate return in third place behind Orléans and Luzenac, the latter of whom were barred from Ligue 2 for licensing reasons. [9]

In the 2014–15 Ligue 2, Gazélec were promoted in second place behind Troyes to reach Ligue 1 for the first time; the club prepared for their maiden top-flight season with a budget of €12 million, half of that of Corsican neighbours Bastia and one-fortieth of the budget for champions Paris Saint-Germain. [10] Laurey's team reached the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France in 2015–16 before a 3–0 loss at Lorient. [11] The season ended in relegation and Laurey was permitted to speak to other clubs, despite having a year left on his contract. [12]

Strasbourg

On 31 May 2016, Laurey was signed to a two-year contract by newly promoted Ligue 2 team Strasbourg, a day after Jacky Duguépéroux left their managerial post. [13] He led the team to the title in his first season, ending a nine-year exile from the top flight, [14] and was rewarded with a new contract to last until 2019. [15]

Laurey added another year to his contract in December 2018, to last until June 2020. [16] On 30 March 2019, he won the Coupe de la Ligue final on penalties against Guingamp after a goalless draw; it was the Alsatian club's third such title and first since 2005. [17] The result put the team in European competition for the first time in 14 years, and the first of Laurey's career: they eliminated Maccabi Haifa and Lokomotiv Plovdiv in UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds before falling to Eintracht Frankfurt in the playoffs. [18]

In March 2020, Laurey signed a new contract to stay for one more year at the Stade de la Meinau. [19] Club president Marc Keller chose to let it expire in May 2021. [20]

Paris FC

On 20 June 2021, Laurey was appointed as head coach of Ligue 2 side Paris FC, on a two-year contract. The team had recently finished fifth and been eliminated from the play-offs by Grenoble. [21] In the 2021–22 Coupe de France, his team won 14–0 at home to CSC de Cayenne from French Guiana in the eighth round, [22] but the next round at the Stade Sébastien Charléty against Lyon was abandoned due to fan violence, leading to both clubs being expelled. [23] A 4th-place league finish was met with another play-off elimination, by Sochaux in the last second after missing two penalties in a 2–1 home loss. [24]

On 3 June 2023, Laurey left the 13th arrondissement club at the end of his contract, having come 7th in his latter season. His assistant Stéphane Gilli succeeded him. [25]

Martigues

On 2 July 2024, Laurey joined newly-promoted Ligue 2 club Martigues. [26]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 2 June 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecord
PWDLGFGAGDWin %Ref.
Sète 22 June 20077 June 2008411516104332+11036.59[ citation needed ]
Amiens 7 June 200817 June 200940916153744−7022.50[ citation needed ]
Arles-Avignon 28 November 20113 November 201240131893944−5032.50[ citation needed ]
Gazélec Ajaccio 19 February 201325 May 2016132483747152153−1036.36[ citation needed ]
Strasbourg 31 May 201624 May 2021209815177311302+9038.76[ citation needed ]
Paris FC 20 June 20213 June 20238440222212985+44047.62[ citation needed ]
Total546206160180711660+51037.73—

Honours

Player

Marseille

Montpellier

Manager

Strasbourg

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