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 1 club Auxerre.^[3]

Christophe Pélissier

Personal information
Date of birth	(1965-10-05) 5 October 1965 (age 59)[1]
Place of birth	Revel,[2] Haute-Garonne, 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 Revel and Muret. In 2007, he helped Luzenac win the amateur 2014 Championnat National and earned promotion into the professional Ligue 2 for the first time.^[4] However, the club was prohibited from joining the Ligue 2 for non-sporting reasons, and shortly thereafter Pélissier left the club.^[5]

In 2014, Pélissier joined Amiens, and helped them get promoted into the Ligue 1 for the first time in their history.^[6] On 29 May 2019, Pélissier became the manager of Lorient.^[7]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 17 August 2025

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			P	W	D	L	Win %
Luzenac	1 July 2007	10 September 2014	190	67	57	66	035.26
Amiens	31 December 2014	28 May 2019	177	62	48	67	035.03
Lorient	29 May 2019	26 June 2022	112	40	24	48	035.71
Auxerre	26 October 2022	Present	106	43	28	35	040.57
Total			585	212	157	216	036.24

Honours

Manager

Auxerre

• Ligue 2: 2023–24^[8]

Lorient

• Ligue 2: 2019–20^[9]

Individual

• UNFP Ligue 2 Manager of the Year: 2023–24^[10]