Free from any mission since the end of his stint on the Paris FC bench in June 2023, Thierry Laurey will make his return to the French lawns. According to Provence the technician born in Troyes, will become the new coach of FC Martigues, second in National last season and promoted to Ligue 2 for the 2024-2025 season.
Officialization should await the approval of the DNCG
Martigues, which will play at the Stade Vélodrome for part of its season, saw its coach Grégory Poirier take over from Habib Beye at Red Star. Thierry Laurey was chosen to replace him, while Olivier Guégan was the leading contender and the names of Fabien Mercadal and Mathieu Chabert had been linked to the Martigues club. The official signing of the new coach should await the approval of the DNCG for promotion to Ligue 2, the financial watchdog having requested additional documents.
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Throughout his coaching career, Thierry Laurey led Gazélec Ajaccio from the National to the elite and allowed RC Strasbourg to return to Ligue 1 and win the League Cup in 2019. With Paris FC, his last club, Laurey had twice failed in the objective of promotion, finishing in 4th place.e place in 2021-2022 and at the 7e place in 2022-2023.
