Pierre Sage
French football coach (born 1979)
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Pierre Sage (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ saʒ]; born 5 May 1979) is a French professional football coach who is the head coach of French Ligue 1 club Lens.
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Sage in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 May 1979 | ||
| 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 | Oyonnax Plastics Vallée | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013 | Chambéry | ||
| 2023–2025 | Lyon | ||
| 2025– | Lens | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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 Oyonnax Plastics Vallée 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
Honours
Lyon
- Coupe de France runner-up: 2023–24[13]
