Christophe Pélissier (born 5 October 1965) is a French

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and former player who played as a

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. He is manager of club

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Managerial career

Pélissier began his managerial career with his former clubs Revel and Muret. In 2007, he helped Luzenac win the amateur 2014

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and earned promotion into the professional

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for the first time. However, the club was prohibited from joining the Ligue 2 for non-sporting reasons, and shortly thereafter Pélissier left the club. In 2014, Pélissier joined

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, and helped them get promoted into the

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for the first time in their history. On 29 May 2019, Pélissier became the manager of

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Managerial statistics

Honours

Manager

Auxerre *

: 2023–24 Lorient *Ligue 2: 2019–20 Individual * UNFP Ligue 2 Manager of the Year: 2023–24

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pélissier, Christophe 1965 births Living people People from Revel, Haute-Garonne Footballers from Haute-Garonne French men's footballers Men's association football midfielders French football managers Amiens SC managers FC Lorient managers Ligue 1 managers Ligue 2 managers 20th-century French sportsmen