Christophe Pélissier (football manager)

Christophe Pélissier (born 5 October 1965) is a French football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is manager of Ligue 2 club Auxerre.^[2]

Christophe Pélissier

Personal information
Date of birth	(1965-10-05) 5 October 1965 (age 58)^[1]
Place of birth	Revel, France
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1990	Revel
1990–1995	Muret
1995–1996	Carcassonne
1996–2000	Revel
Managerial career
2000–2006	Revel
2006–2007	Muret
2007–2014	Luzenac
2014–2019	Amiens
2019–2022	Lorient
2022–	Auxerre
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Managerial career

Pélissier began his managerial career with his former clubs US Revel and AS Muret. In 2007, he helped Luzenac win the amateur 2014 Championnat National and earned promotion into the professional Ligue 2 for the first time.^[3] However, the club was prohibited from joining the Ligue 2 for non-sporting reasons, and shortly thereafter Pélissier left the club.^[4]

In 2014, Pélissier joined Amiens, and helped them get promoted into the Ligue 1 for the first time in their history.^[5] On 29 May 2019, Pélissier became the manager of FC Lorient.^[6]

Honours

Manager

Auxerre

• Ligue 2: 2023–24^[7]

Individual

• UNFP Ligue 2 Manager of the Year: 2023–24^[8]

References

1. "Christophe Pelissier". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
2. "Official | Christophe Pélissier becomes Auxerre manager – Get French Football News". Retrieved 31 October 2022.
3. "Luzenac en Ligue 2 ! - Foot - NAT - 29e j." L'Équipe.
4. "Luzenac jette l'éponge - Ligue 2 - Football". sport24.lefigaro.fr. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
5. "Amiens SC Football - Communiqué de l'Amiens SC : Départ de Christophe Pelissier". Amiens SC Football.
6. "Christophe Pélissier, nouvel entraîneur du FC Lorient". FC Lorient. 29 May 2019.
7. "Football : champion de Ligue 2, l'AJ Auxerre est officiellement de retour dans l'élite". Le Parisien (in French). 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
8. Ouest-France (13 May 2024). "Trophées UNFP. Christophe Pélissier, coach de l'AJ Auxerre, élu meilleur entraîneur de Ligue 2". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 15 May 2024.

External links

• Christophe Pélissier at FootballDatabase.eu
• Christophe Pélissier at Soccerway