Pierre Sage — Career, clubs & managerial record
Pierre Sage
Crystal Palace· Premier League · 
France · Age 47
76/ 100
Strong
70th percentile of covered managers
Career snapshot
Age
47
5 MAY 1979
Appointed
15 JUN 2026
Tenure
4M
4 months
Contractⓘ
Until Jun 2029
Contract confirmed
Senior managerial experienceⓘ
2 years, 5 months
3 years, 10 months incl. development sides
In coaching
6 years, 10 months
Includes academy & assistant roles
Season: 2026/27Competition: Premier LeagueUpdated: Updated this weekSource: GafferLens editorial review
Career summary
- Age
- 47
- Contract
- Until 2029
- Current club
- Crystal Palace
- Senior managerial experience
- 2 years, 5 months
- Total coaching experience
- 6 years, 10 months
- Senior spells
- 1
- Matches (recorded)
- 1
- W–D–L (recorded)
- 0–0–1
- Win rate / PPG
- 0.0% · 0.00
Honours
1 recorded- Coupe de France — RC Lens (2025/26)—
Current spell — verified record
1
0
0
1
0%
GF 0 · GA 2 · GD -2 · 2026-08-22 → 2026-08-22
Current club spell only, all competitions. Previous-club career statistics are unchanged by this migration.
Career record — all verified senior spells
1 of 3 spells recordedMatches
1
W–D–L
0–0–1
Win rate
0.0%
Points per game
0.00
Draw rate
0.0%
Loss rate
100.0%
Win / loss ratio
0.00
Goals for / against
0 / 2
Goal difference
-2
Goals / conceded per game
0.00 / 2.00
Clubs managed
1
Honours recorded
0
Assistant, set-piece and academy roles are excluded from all totals. Goal data is held for every counted spell. Awaiting verified results: RC Lens (Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed), Olympique Lyonnais (Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed).
Performance by club
- Crystal Palace1 · 0–0–10.00
Bars show points per game across all competitions in each spell.
Career highs
Strongest return
0.00
0.00 PPG at Crystal Palace (1 matches)
Highest win rate
0.0%
Crystal Palace, 0 wins in 1
Largest sample
1
1 matches at Crystal Palace
Club spells
Verified GafferLens chronology — classify spells in the admin to edit them live
Crystal Palace
CurrentHead Coach · 15 Jun 2026 — Present
Matches
1
W–D–L
0–0–1
Win rate
0.0%
PPG
0.00
GF / GA
0 / 2
GD
-2
Formation: —Performance
Matches1Wins0Draws0Losses1Win rate0.0%Points per game0.00Goals for0Goals against2Goal difference-2SampleDeveloping sampleScope: Current club, all competitions — approved canonical record
Tactical identity
Base shape (this spell)
Not publicly confirmed
Alternative formations
Not publicly confirmed
PROTOTYPE DATA.
Career record
- Conclusion of spell
- Ongoing
RC Lens
Head Coach · Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —Olympique Lyonnais
Head Coach · Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —
- Senior management
- 2 years, 5 months
- Total management
- 3 years, 10 months
- Total coaching
- 6 years, 10 months
- Current club tenure
- 4 months
Career passport
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News & analysis
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Methodology & data freshness
GafferScore 0.4 (provisional editorial) · tactical model 0.3 (prototype model) · rankings updated 2026-08-17. Form window: Last 10 competitive matches, recency weighted.
Updated this week · Confidence LOW · Source: GafferLens editorial review
Image credits
Visual: GafferLens generic Crystal Palace shirt — an original unbranded illustration using traditional club colours. No licensed photograph verified for Pierre Sage (status: PLACEHOLDER).