| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pierre Sage | ||
| Date of birth | 5 May 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Lons-le-Saunier, France | ||
| 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 | ||
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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 was recently 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. 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. He returned to team management under Sedan in 2016, before going to Lyon-Duchère in 2018 as assistant manager.
In 2019, he had his first stint as a youth coach with Lyon in 2019, before moving to Red Star as an assistant manager. 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. 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. Later that year, on 3 July, he signed a new contract with Lyon until 2026. He was sacked on 27 January 2025 after a series of bad results.
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 26 January 2025
| 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 | 27 January 2025 | 56 | 32 | 11 | 13 | 100 | 71 | +29 | 57.14 |
| Total | 69 | 39 | 14 | 16 | 118 | 82 | +36 | 56.52 | ||
Honours
Lyon
- Coupe de France runner-up: 2023–24
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 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.
- ^ 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)