Patrice Lair
.jpg) Lair as manager of Lyon (women) in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 June 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Brieuc, France | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1985 | Stade Briochin | ||
| 1985–1987 | Avranches | ||
| 1987–1991 | Périgueux | ||
| 1991–1993 | St.-Malo | ||
| 1993–1994 | Pouancé | ||
| 1994–1995 | Racing Doué | ||
| 1995–1996 | Pouzauges | ||
| 1996–1998 |
Trélissac | ||
| 1998–2000 |
Briviste | ||
| 2000–2001 | Reims | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1993–1994 | Pouancé | ||
| 1994–1995 | Racing Doué | ||
| 1995–1996 | Pouzauges | ||
| 2004–2005 | Villeneuve | ||
| 2005–2007 |
Montpellier (women) | ||
| 2007–2009 | Castelnau | ||
| 2009 |
Espoir Savalou | ||
| 2010 | Rwanda U-17 | ||
| 2010–2014 | Lyon (women) | ||
| 2016–2018 |
Paris SG (women) | ||
| 2018 | Chamois Niortais | ||
| 2019 |
Guingamp | ||
| 2021– | Bordeaux (women) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Patrice Lair (born 16 June 1961) is a French football coach. He is currently the manager of Division 1 Féminine side Bordeaux.
Career
As a footballer Lair played in the lower categories in France. After spending a decade in
ESA Briviste
and Reims either as a player-coach or training junior teams, before retiring in 2001.
After retiring he was appointed the assistant coach of
Espoir de Savalou, but he left the team after a month. He also coached briefly the Rwanda under-17 national team, also serving as the senior team's assistant coach, the following year.[1]
In June 2010, Lair returned to France to coach Olympique Lyonnais women's team, replacing
Coupe de France Féminine titles and two UEFA Women's Champions League
titles.
On 28 May 2018, he was announced as the new head coach of Chamois Niortais.[5] In December 2018 he was suspended,[6] and he was formally sacked in January 2019.[7]
On 4 June 2019, he was announced manager of newly relegated
Guingamp for the 2019/20 season.[8] After a poor start which saw the club in 14th place with nine points, he was sacked on 23 September 2019.[9]
References
- ^ A Briochin named national manager in Rwanda. Le Télégramme, 15 April 2010
- ^ Patrice Lair wants to "win the European Cup". Olympique Lyonnais' website, 17 June 2010
- ^ Women’s shortlists for 2011 FIFA Ballon d’Or Gala revealed[dead link]. FIFA, 25 October 2011
- ^ "Lair leaves Lyon". UEFA. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ Alexandre Chochois (28 May 2018). "Niort: Patrice Lair, nouvel entraîneur". foot-national.com. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ "Niort : Patrice Lair mis à pied (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 17 December 2018.
- ^ "Niort : Le nouvel entraîneur est connu (off.)" (in French). foot-national.com. 14 January 2019.
- ^ Patrice Lair : le nouvel entraîneur d’En Avant de Guingamp affiche cash ses ambitions, actu.fr, 4 June 2019
- ^ "Guingamp : Patrice Lair va partir" (in French). foot-national.com. 23 September 2019.