AJ Auxerre backroom staff
We hold the names of 32 people on AJ Auxerre's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Christophe Pélissier manages the first team, with Jean-Alain Boumsong and Jean-Marie Stéphanopoli as assistant managers. AJ Auxerre's is the joint 14th longest staff list of the 18 Ligue 1 clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 15 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christophe Pélissier | Manager | First team | 59 | France |  |
| Jérémy Spender | Manager | Under-19s | 43 | France | - |
| Sébastien Puygrenier | Manager | Reserves | 43 | France | - |
| Jean-Alain Boumsong | Assistant manager | First team | 45 | France | - |
| Jean-Marie Stéphanopoli | Assistant manager | First team | 52 | France | |
| Robin Courtois | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 42 | France | - |
| Cyril Jeunechamp | Assistant manager | Reserves | 49 | France |  |
| Djibril Cissé | Coach | First team | 43 | France |  |
| Olivier Lagarde | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 54 | France | |
| David Klein | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 51 | France |  |
| Mamadou Bah | Goalkeeping coach | Reserves | 49 | France | - |
| Loïc Damas | Fitness coach | First team | 26 | France | - |
| Guillaume Colin | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 53 | France | - |
| Nassar El Assri | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 47 | France | - |
| Thomas Wilzius | Fitness coach | Reserves | 30 | France | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 7 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cédric Pleux | Club doctor | First team | 49 | France | - |
| Stéphane Lettiéri | Head physio | Club-wide | 49 | Belgium | - |
| Matisse Lasnier | Physio | First team | 43 | France | - |
| Rudy Slepko | Physio | First team | 45 | France | - |
| François Darras | Physio | Under-19s | 60 | France | - |
| Mathieu Debain | Physio | Under-19s | 49 | France | - |
| Aurélien Denotti | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 40 | France |  |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 4 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdel Chouache | Scout | Club-wide | 51 | France | - |
| Jean-Luc Escayol | Scout | Club-wide | 53 | France | - |
| Armand Zélisko | Performance analyst | First team | 35 | France |  |
| Olivier Renard | Performance analyst | First team | 34 | France | |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Sébastien Jaurès | Head of youth development | 47 | France |
Owners and directors
Who owns AJ Auxerre and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Zhou | Chair | 64 | China PR | - |
| Baptiste Malherbe | Managing director | 43 | France | - |
| Christophe Rémy | Director | 53 | France | - |
| David Wantier | Director | 49 | France |  |
| Thierry Corniot | Director | 63 | France | - |
Backroom staff at every Ligue 1 club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
AJ Auxerre's list is the joint 14th longest of the 18, against a median of 44 across the division. AS Monaco names the most, 61. Le Mans FC names the fewest, 18.
AJ Auxerre against the Ligue 1, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | AJ AUXERRE | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 15 | 15 | 18 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 7 | 11 | 22 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 4 | 9 | 16 | |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 3 |  |
| Owners and directors | 5 | 5 | 9 | |
Backrooms the size of AJ Auxerre's, in every league
AJ Auxerre's 32 names make the joint 292nd longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 278 | HNK Rijeka | Croatian First League | 33 |
| 278 |  | J1 League | 33 |
| 278 |  | Belgian Pro League | 33 |
| 278 |  | Championship | 33 |
| 278 |  | Championship | 33 |
| 278 | Rosenborg BK | Eliteserien | 33 |
| 278 |  | Belgian Pro League | 33 |
| 278 |  | Championship | 33 |
| 278 | Urawa Reds | J1 League | 33 |
| 278 |  | League One | 33 |
| 292 | | Ligue 1 | 32 |
| 292 |  | Championship | 32 |
| 292 | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube SAF | Brasileirão Série A | 32 |
| 292 | Estoril Praia Futebol | Primeira Liga | 32 |
| 292 |  | J1 League | 32 |
| 292 |  | Ligue 2 | 32 |
| 292 | FK Bodø/Glimt | Eliteserien | 32 |
| 292 |  | Ekstraklasa | 32 |
| 292 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 32 |
| 292 |  | League One | 32 |
| 292 | Lommel SK | Belgian Pro League | 32 |
Where AJ Auxerre's staff come from
3 nationalities across the 32 staff whose nationality we hold
France supplies 30 of the 32, 94%. The median age is 49. The oldest is James Zhou, chair, at 64, and the youngest Loïc Damas, fitness coach, at 26. 10 members of staff came from another club, most often FC Lorient (4).
Where AJ Auxerre's former staff work now
On AJ Auxerre's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 4 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Pablo Correa | Manager |  |
| Emmanuel Pascal | Scout |  |
| Fabrice Do Marcolino | Scout |  |
| Julien Dubois | Scout | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is AJ Auxerre's manager?
Christophe Pélissier is the AJ Auxerre first-team manager, aged 59. Jean-Alain Boumsong and Jean-Marie Stéphanopoli are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at AJ Auxerre?
Olivier Lagarde coaches the AJ Auxerre first-team goalkeepers.
Who is AJ Auxerre's head physio?
Stéphane Lettiéri is head physio at AJ Auxerre.
How many backroom staff do AJ Auxerre have?
We hold the names of 32 people on AJ Auxerre's staff for 2025/26: 15 in coaching, 7 in medical and sports science, 4 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 5 owners and directors. That is the joint 14th longest list of the 18 Ligue 1 clubs we hold, against a median of 44. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 292nd longest of 815.
Where to next
For what AJ Auxerre pays its squad, see AJ Auxerre player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Christophe Pélissier. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Ligue 1 wages.