.jpg) Laurey asStrasbourg manager in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1964-02-17)17 February 1964 (age 61) | ||
| Place of birth | Troyes, France | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Youth career | |||
| 1972–1977 | FC Saint-Mesmin | ||
| 1977–1980 | Troyes | ||
| 1980–1981 | USM Romilly | ||
| 1981–1982 | Valenciennes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1986 | Valenciennes | 106 | (9) |
| 1986–1987 | Marseille | 27 | (1) |
| 1987–1988 | Montpellier | 34 | (10) |
| 1988–1990 | Sochaux | 68 | (12) |
| 1990 | Paris Saint-Germain | 8 | (0) |
| 1991 | Saint-Étienne | 25 | (3) |
| 1991–1998 | Montpellier | 186 | (8) |
| Total | 454 | (43) | |
| International career | |||
| 1989 | France | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Sète | ||
| 2008–2009 | Amiens | ||
| 2011–2012 | Arles-Avignon | ||
| 2013–2016 | Gazélec Ajaccio | ||
| 2016–2021 | Strasbourg | ||
| 2021–2023 | Paris FC | ||
| 2024 | Martigues | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thierry Laurey (born 17 February 1964) is a French professionalfootball manager and formerplayer who played as adefender andmidfielder who was most recently the head coach ofLigue 2 clubMartigues.
As a manager, he ledGazélec Ajaccio to consecutive promotions from theChampionnat National toLigue 1. In five years as manager ofRC Strasbourg Alsace, he wonLigue 2 in2016–17 and theCoupe de la Ligue in2018–19.
Laurey earned one cap for France on 8 March 1989. He played in a 2–0 loss toScotland atHampden Park in1990 FIFA World Cupqualification.[1]
After ending his club career atMontpellier, 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 atSète in the third-tierChampionnat National for2007–08, finishing 6th.
In June 2008, Laurey was hired byAmiens SC inLigue 2.[3] Hisone season ended with relegation to the Championnat National.[4]
Laurey becamedirector of football atSaint-Étienne – where he had played – in March 2011. In November, he returned to Ligue 2 management atArles-Avignon.[5] His team were in last place when he replacedFaruk Hadžibegić, but climbed to safety with a long unbeaten run.[6] In the2012–13Coupe de la Ligue, he led the team into the last 16 with wins overGuingamp,Gazélec Ajaccio andAjaccio,[7] but was fired on 5 November 2012 after a 4–1 loss at nearbyNîmes.[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 byimmediate return in third place behindOrléans andLuzenac, the latter of whom were barred from Ligue 2 for licensing reasons.[9]
In the2014–15 Ligue 2, Gazélec were promoted in second place behindTroyes to reachLigue 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 neighboursBastia and one-fortieth of the budget for championsParis Saint-Germain.[10] Laurey's team reached the quarter-finals of theCoupe de France in2015–16 before a 3–0 loss atLorient.[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 teamStrasbourg, a day afterJacky Duguépéroux left their managerial post.[13] He led the team to the title in hisfirst 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 theCoupe de la Ligue final on penalties against Guingamp after a goalless draw; it was theAlsatian club's third such title and first since2005.[17] The result put the team in European competition for the first time in 14 years, and the first of Laurey's career: they eliminatedMaccabi Haifa andLokomotiv Plovdiv inUEFA Europa League qualifying rounds before falling toEintracht Frankfurt in theplayoffs.[18]
In March 2020, Laurey signed a new contract to stay for one more year at theStade de la Meinau.[19] Club presidentMarc Keller chose to let it expire in May 2021.[20]
On 20 June 2021, Laurey was appointed as head coach of Ligue 2 sideParis FC, on a two-year contract. The team had recently finished fifth and been eliminated from the play-offs byGrenoble.[21] In the2021–22 Coupe de France, his team won 14–0 at home toCSC de Cayenne fromFrench Guiana in the eighth round,[22] but the next round at theStade Sébastien Charléty againstLyon 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, bySochaux in the last second after missing two penalties in a 2–1 home loss.[24]
On 3 June 2023, Laurey left the13th arrondissement club at the end of his contract, having come 7th in his latter season. His assistantStéphane Gilli succeeded him.[25]
On 2 July 2024, Laurey joined newly-promoted Ligue 2 clubMartigues.[26]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Ref. | |||
| Sète | 22 June 2007 | 7 June 2008 | 41 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 036.59 | [citation needed] |
| Amiens | 7 June 2008 | 17 June 2009 | 40 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 022.50 | [citation needed] |
| Arles-Avignon | 28 November 2011 | 3 November 2012 | 40 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 032.50 | [citation needed] |
| Gazélec Ajaccio | 19 February 2013 | 25 May 2016 | 132 | 48 | 37 | 47 | 152 | 153 | −1 | 036.36 | [citation needed] |
| Strasbourg | 31 May 2016 | 24 May 2021 | 209 | 81 | 51 | 77 | 311 | 302 | +9 | 038.76 | [citation needed] |
| Paris FC | 20 June 2021 | 3 June 2023 | 84 | 40 | 22 | 22 | 129 | 85 | +44 | 047.62 | [citation needed] |
| Total | 546 | 206 | 160 | 180 | 711 | 660 | +51 | 037.73 | — | ||
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