Grégory Poirier Explained

Grégory Poirier
Birth Date:9 July 1982
Birth Place:La Rochelle, France
Height:1.88 m
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Red Star (head coach)
Years1:2002–2003
Clubs1:La Rochelle
Years2:2003–2004
Clubs2:Entente Perrier Vergèze
Years3:2004–2009
Clubs3:Arles
Years4:2009–2010
Clubs4:Nîmes
Caps4:5
Goals4:0
Years5:2010–2013
Clubs5:Amiens
Caps5:34
Goals5:0
Manageryears1:2016–2017
Managerclubs1:Arles-Avignon
Manageryears2:2017–2019
Managerclubs2:Marseille Endoume
Manageryears3:2019–2020
Managerclubs3:Saint-Malo
Manageryears4:2020
Managerclubs4:Sedan
Manageryears5:2021–2024
Managerclubs5:Martigues
Manageryears6:2024–
Managerclubs6:Red Star

Grégory Poirier (born 9 July 1982) is a French professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Ligue 2 club Red Star. As a player, he was a midfielder. As a manager, he won two consecutive promotions with Marseille Endoume from Régional 1 to Championnat National 2, and two more with Martigues from Championnat National 2 to Ligue 2.

Managerial career

Poirier was a youth coach at Arles-Avignon before being named first-team manager in 2016, aged 34.[1] In March 2017, he took over at Marseille Endoume, and led them to consecutive promotions from the sixth-tier Régional 1 to the fourth-tier Championnat National 2.[2]

In June 2019, Poirier signed with Saint-Malo in the same league.[3] He resigned the following May with one year left on his contract; the season had been abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with his team in 9th.[4] He immediately moved to Sedan, where he was tasked with winning promotion to the Championnat National.[5] Having won once and drawn five times in seven games, he was sacked in December 2020, more than one month into another COVID-related hiatus.[6]

In May 2021, Poirier returned to Provence to manage Martigues in the fourth tier. He won promotion in his first season, ending a decade-long exile from the Championnat National.[7] Martigues finished the 2023–24 Championnat National as runners-up to Red Star, thus returning to Ligue 2 for the first time in 22 years.[8]

On 4 June 2024, Poirier succeeded Habib Beye as manager of Red Star.[9]

Notes and References

  1. News: Pruneta . Laurent . Profil d’avenir, homme de valeurs… qui est Grégory Poirier, le nouveau coach méconnu du Red Star ?. Profile of the future, man of values... who is Grégory Poirier, the little-known new manager of Red Star?. 12 June 2024 . . 5 June 2024 . French.
  2. News: Football - National 2 : Grégory Poirier nouvel entraîneur du FC Martigues. Football - National 2: Grégory Poirier new manager of FC Martigues . 12 June 2024 . . 15 May 2021 . French.
  3. News: Saint-Malo. Grégory Poirier nouveau coach de l’USSM. Saint-Malo. Grégory Poirier new coach of USSM . 12 June 2024 . . 1 June 2019 . French.
  4. News: Football. Saint-Malo (N2) : Grégory Poirier sur le départ . Football. Saint-Malo (N2): Grégory Poirier on his departure. 12 June 2024 . . 1 May 2020 . French.
  5. News: Blanc . Alexandre . Football : Grégory Poirier est le nouvel entraîneur du CS Sedan Ardennes. Football: Grégory Poirier is the new manager of CS Sedan . 12 June 2024 . . 5 May 2020 . French.
  6. News: Bouchacourt . Jérome . National 2. Grégory Poirier mis à pied par le CS Sedan-Ardennes. National 2. Grégory Poirier sacked by CS Sedan-Ardennes . 12 June 2024 . Ouest-France . 8 December 2020 . French.
  7. News: Bouchacourt . Jérome . Dix ans après, le FC Martigues retrouve le National ! . 12 June 2024 . Ouest-France . 21 May 2022 . French.
  8. News: Doucet . Thomas . Grégory Poirier, promu en Ligue 2 avec Martigues : « Peu de gens avaient misé sur nous ». Grégory Poirier, promoted to Ligue 2 with Martigues: "Few had bet on us" . 12 June 2024 . L'Équipe . 19 May 2024 . French.
  9. News: Le Red Star officialise l'arrivée de Grégory Poirier comme nouvel entraîneur. Red Star confirm the arrival of Grégory Poirier as new manager. 9 June 2024 . L'Équipe . 4 June 2024 . French.