Thierry Laurey

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

As of match played 2 June 2023