Thierry Oleksiak
Thierry Oleksiak (born 11 September 1961) is a French professional football manager and former player who most recently worked as an assistant coach at Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain, under the direction of head coach Christophe Galtier.[2] As a player, Oleksiak was a defensive midfielder and centre-back.
| Oleksiak with Lille in 1993 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 September 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Étienne, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1971–1979 | Saint-Étienne | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1979 | Saint-Étienne B | ||
| 1979–1986 | Saint-Étienne | 134 | (6) |
| 1986–1989 | Nice | 97 | (2) |
| 1989–1991 | Metz | 63 | (0) |
| 1991–1993 | Lille | 47 | (1) |
| 1993–1994 | Angers | 15 | (0) |
| 1994–1997 | Aurillac | ||
| Total | 356+ | (10+) | |
| International career | |||
| 1982–1984 | France U21 | 12 | (0) |
| 1988 | France Olympic | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1994–1999 | Aurillac | ||
| 1999–2000 | Amiens (assistant) | ||
| 2001–2008 | Aurillac | ||
| 2008 | Libourne Saint-Seurin (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2011 | Libourne[a] | ||
| 2013–2015 | Saint-Étienne B | ||
| 2015–2017 | Saint-Étienne (assistant) | ||
| 2017 | Liaoning (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2021 | Lille (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Nice (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Paris Saint-Germain (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Born in Saint-Étienne, Oleksiak began his career at his hometown club of Saint-Étienne. He played seven seasons for the club's first team from 1979 to 1986, winning the Division 1 title in the 1980–81 season.[3] In 1986, he joined Nice, where he would play three seasons.[4] In 1989, Oleksiak signed for Metz, before joining Lille in 1991. In 1993, he signed for Angers, where he met then-teammate Christophe Galtier; they would go on to work together extensively as coaches in the 21st century.[2] In the 1993–94 season with Angers, Oleksiak suffered relegation from the Division 1. The season was also his final as a professional, as he joined amateur side Aurillac in 1994.[5]
International career edit
Oleksiak represented France at under-21 level in the early 1980s,[4] and made a total of twelve appearances for the team.[3] In 1988, he was selected by Jacky Braun, coach of the France Olympic football team, for a match against Sweden. France had already been eliminated in the race for qualification for the 1988 Summer Olympics, and lost the match to Sweden by a score of 2–1.[3]
Coaching career edit
In 1994, Oleksiak joined Aurillac as a player-manager. His team won promotion from the Championnat National 3 in the 1994–95 season.[5] In 1997, he retired from playing, and became solely the manager of the team.[5] From 1999 to 2000, Oleksiak worked as an assistant coach to his former Nice teammate René Marsiglia for Amiens,[4] before returning to coach Aurillac in 2001.[5] In 2008, Oleksiak joined Libourne Saint-Seurin (later renamed Libourne), where he was initially an assistant coach before becoming the head coach.[5]
In 2012, Oleksiak returned to his hometown club Saint-Étienne, initially as a scout,[4] before becoming the manager of the reserve team in 2013.[5] In 2015, he joined his former Angers teammate Christophe Galtier's coaching staff in Sainté's first team as an assistant coach.[2][6] Besides a small stint as an assistant coach for Chinese club Liaoning in 2017,[5] Oleksiak followed Galtier to Lille, where he contributed to a Ligue 1 title in the 2020–21 season.[4] In the 2021–22 season, Oleksiak was with Galtier at Nice.[4] They both joined Paris Saint-Germain in July 2022, leaving after one season.[7][8]
Personal life edit
Thierry's father Jean is also a former professional footballer. They both played for Saint-Étienne and Lille in their careers.[9] Jean's father, Thierry's grandfather, was a political refugee from Poland.[10]
Honours edit
Player edit
Saint-Étienne
- Division 1: 1980–81[5]
- Coupe de France runner-up: 1980–81, 1981–82[5]
Manager edit
Aurillac
- Championnat National 3: 1994–95[5]
Saint-Étienne B
Notes edit
- ^ In 2009, FC Libourne Saint-Seurin became FC Libourne.
References edit
- ^ "Thierry Oleksiak avec l'ASSE" [Thierry Oleksiak with ASSE]. ASSE-Stats.fr (in French). Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ a b c Quarez, Benjamin; Aflalo, Alexandre (8 July 2022). "Thierry Oleksiak, l'homme qui murmure à l'oreille de Christophe Galtier : «C'est comme s'ils étaient des frères»" [Thierry Oleksiak, the man who murmurs in Christophe Galtier's ear: "It is as if they were brothers"]. Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ a b c "Thierry Oleksiak". Toutsurlasse.free.fr (in French). Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Thierry Oleksiak" (in French). OGC Nice. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Thierry Oleksiak at FootballDatabase.eu
- ^ Verdelet, Arthur (9 July 2022). "À la découverte du staff de Galtier au PSG, dont Oleksiak, son discret premier adjoint" [Discovering Galtier's staff at PSG, including Oleksiak, his discreet first assistant]. CulturePSG (in French). Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Thierry Oleksiak, l'adjoint très important de Galtier" [Thierry Oleksiak, the very important assistant of Galtier]. ParisFans (in French). 10 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Le Paris Saint-Germain remercie Christophe Galtier". PSG.FR (in French). 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ Pousset, Maxime (11 December 2018). "Oleksiak, Lillois de père en fils" [Oleksiak, Lillois from father to son] (in French). Lille OSC. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Jean Oleksiak : "Gagner la Coupe de France, c'est merveilleux !"" [Jean Oleksiak: "Winning the Coupe de France, it's marvellous!"]. Poteaux Carrés (in French). 14 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
External links edit
- Thierry Oleksiak at WorldFootball.net