| Thierry Laurey | |
| Birth Date: | 17 February 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Troyes, France |
| Height: | 1.86 m |
| Currentclub: | Martigues (manager) |
| Youthyears1: | 1972–1977 |
| Youthclubs1: | FC Saint-Mesmin |
| Youthyears2: | 1977–1980 |
| Youthclubs2: | Troyes |
| Youthyears3: | 1980–1981 |
| Youthclubs3: | USM Romilly |
| Youthyears4: | 1981–1982 |
| Youthclubs4: | Valenciennes |
| Years1: | 1982–1986 |
| Clubs1: | Valenciennes |
| Caps1: | 106 |
| Goals1: | 9 |
| Years2: | 1986–1987 |
| Clubs2: | Marseille |
| Caps2: | 27 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 1987–1988 |
| Clubs3: | Montpellier |
| Caps3: | 34 |
| Goals3: | 10 |
| Years4: | 1988–1990 |
| Clubs4: | Sochaux |
| Caps4: | 68 |
| Goals4: | 12 |
| Years5: | 1990 |
| Clubs5: | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Caps5: | 8 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 1991 |
| Clubs6: | Saint-Étienne |
| Caps6: | 25 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 1991–1998 |
| Clubs7: | Montpellier |
| Caps7: | 186 |
| Goals7: | 8 |
| Totalcaps: | 454 |
| Totalgoals: | 43 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1989 |
| Nationalteam1: | France |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 2007–2008 |
| Managerclubs1: | Sète |
| Manageryears2: | 2008–2009 |
| Managerclubs2: | Amiens |
| Manageryears3: | 2011–2012 |
| Managerclubs3: | Arles-Avignon |
| Manageryears4: | 2013–2016 |
| Managerclubs4: | Gazélec Ajaccio |
| Manageryears5: | 2016–2021 |
| Managerclubs5: | Strasbourg |
| Manageryears6: | 2021–2023 |
| Managerclubs6: | Paris FC |
| Manageryears7: | 2024– |
| Managerclubs7: | Martigues |
Thierry Laurey (born 17 February 1964) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a defender and midfielder who is the manager of Ligue 2 club Martigues.
As a manager, he led Gazélec Ajaccio to consecutive promotions from the Championnat National to Ligue 1. In five years as manager of RC Strasbourg Alsace, he won Ligue 2 in 2016–17 and the Coupe de la Ligue in 2018–19.
Laurey earned one cap for France on 8 March 1989. He played in a 2–0 loss to Scotland at Hampden Park in 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification.[1]
After ending his club career at Montpellier, 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 at Sète in the third-tier Championnat National for 2007–08, finishing 6th.
In June 2008, Laurey was hired by Amiens SC in Ligue 2.[3] His one season ended with relegation to the Championnat National.[4]
Laurey became director of football at Saint-Étienne – where he had played – in March 2011. In November, he returned to Ligue 2 management at Arles-Avignon.[5] His team were in last place when he replaced Faruk Hadžibegić, but climbed to safety with a long unbeaten run.[6] In the 2012–13 Coupe de la Ligue, he led the team into the last 16 with wins over Guingamp, Gazélec Ajaccio and Ajaccio,[7] but was fired on 5 November 2012 after a 4–1 loss at nearby Nîmes.[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 by immediate return in third place behind Orléans and Luzenac, the latter of whom were barred from Ligue 2 for licensing reasons.[9]
In the 2014–15 Ligue 2, Gazélec were promoted in second place behind Troyes to reach Ligue 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 neighbours Bastia and one-fortieth of the budget for champions Paris Saint-Germain.[10] Laurey's team reached the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France in 2015–16 before a 3–0 loss at Lorient.[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 team Strasbourg, a day after Jacky Duguépéroux left their managerial post.[13] He led the team to the title in his first 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 the Coupe de la Ligue final on penalties against Guingamp after a goalless draw; it was the Alsatian club's third such title and first since 2005.[17] The result put the team in European competition for the first time in 14 years, and the first of Laurey's career: they eliminated Maccabi Haifa and Lokomotiv Plovdiv in UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds before falling to Eintracht Frankfurt in the playoffs.[18]
In March 2020, Laurey signed a new contract to stay for one more year at the Stade de la Meinau.[19] Club president Marc Keller chose to let it expire in May 2021.[20]
On 20 June 2021, Laurey was appointed as head coach of Ligue 2 side Paris FC, on a two-year contract. The team had recently finished fifth and been eliminated from the play-offs by Grenoble.[21] In the 2021–22 Coupe de France, his team won 14–0 at home to CSC de Cayenne from French Guiana in the eighth round,[22] but the next round at the Stade Sébastien Charléty against Lyon 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, by Sochaux in the last second after missing two penalties in a 2–1 home loss.[24]
On 3 June 2023, Laurey left the 13th arrondissement club at the end of his contract, having come 7th in his latter season. His assistant Stéphane Gilli succeeded him.[25]
On 2 July 2024, Laurey joined newly-promoted Ligue 2 club Martigues.[26]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sète | 22 June 2007 | 7 June 2008 | [27] | ||||||||
| Amiens | 7 June 2008 | 17 June 2009 | |||||||||
| Arles-Avignon | 28 November 2011 | 3 November 2012 | |||||||||
| Gazélec Ajaccio | 19 February 2013 | 25 May 2016 | |||||||||
| Strasbourg | 31 May 2016 | 24 May 2021 | |||||||||
| Paris FC | 20 June 2021 | 3 June 2023 | |||||||||
| Total | — | ||||||||||
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