Pierre Sage
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pierre Sage | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | PL Vallée | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013 | Chambéry | ||
| 2023– | Lyon | ||
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*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 is currently the head coach of French Ligue 1 club Lyon.
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]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 7 December 2024[10]
| 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 | 53.85 |
| Lyon | 30 November 2023 | present | 47 | 29 | 7 | 11 | 89 | 60 | +29 | 61.70 |
| Total | 60 | 36 | 10 | 14 | 107 | 71 | +36 | 60.00 | ||
Honours
Lyon
- Coupe de France runner-up: 2023–24[11]
References
- ^ Rodriguez, Bebeto. "Lyon-Duchère AS - Trois questions à Pierre SAGE : "Un drôle de sentiment..."". monfoot69.
- ^ "CSB de Belley : Interview de Pierre Sage". 23 January 2015.
- ^ "Pierre Sage prend les commandes de Chambéry". 21 February 2013.
- ^ BOUTONNAT, Victor (1 December 2023). "RC Lens - OL. Trois choses à savoir sur Pierre Sage, l'entraîneur par intérim de Lyon". Ouest-France.fr.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Fabio Grosso sacked by Lyon, Pierre Sage to take charge on interim basis - Get French Football News". 30 November 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Champions PSG end season with easy win, Brest clinch Champions League spot". Reuters. 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Pierre Sage appointed coach of Olympique Lyonnais until 2026". Olympique Lyonnais. 3 July 2024.
- ^ Pierre Sage coach profile at Soccerway
- ^ "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)
