| Birth Place: | Longchamp-sur-Aujon, France |
| Manageryears2: | 2019– |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1973 |
| Nationalteam1: | France B |
| Totalgoals: | 62+ |
| Birth Date: | 30 September 1950 |
| Height: | 1.74 m |
| Currentclub: | Cherbourg (manager) |
| Managerclubs1: | UST Equeurdreville |
| Manageryears1: | 1984–2007 |
| Managerclubs2: | Cherbourg |
| Clubs1: | Lens |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | 1967–1978 |
| Clubs2: | Saint-Étienne |
| Years2: | 1978–1981 |
| Caps2: | 90 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Caps1: | 272+[1] |
| Goals1: | 54+ |
| Totalcaps: | 362+ |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Jean-Marie Elie (born 30 September 1950) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. As of the 2021–22 season, he is the head coach of Championnat National 3 club Cherbourg. During his playing career of fourteen years, he played for Lens and Saint-Étienne, notably winning the Division 1 in the 1980–81 season with the latter.[2]
Elie made one appearance for the France B national team in a 1–1 friendly draw to Cercle Brugge on 20 November 1973.[3]
Elie retired from football in 1981. From 1983 to 1984, he worked as the sporting director of his former club Saint-Étienne. He would then go on to be the manager of UST Equeurdreville from 1984 to 2007, a managerial reign of twenty-three years. Later, he started working as a sport educator and coach for the Lecanu futsal team. In September 2009, he received the Trophée Georges-Boulogne, a trophy awarded by the Amicale des éducateurs de football.[4]
From 2017 to 2019, Elie worked as a member of staff at Cherbourg. In January 2019, he took over the club's head coach position.
Lens
Saint-Étienne