Pau FC backroom staff
We hold the names of 18 people on Pau FC's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Pau FC's is the 18th longest staff list of the 20 Ligue 2 clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Piresse | Manager | Reserves | 39 | France | - |
| Thibault Giresse | Assistant manager | First team | 44 | France |  |
| Thierry Debès | Assistant manager | First team | 51 | France |  |
| Didier Mayzounave | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 53 | France | - |
| Paul Etienne | Assistant manager | Reserves | 31 | France | - |
| Anthony Babikian | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 38 | Armenia | |
| Pierre Lamugue | Fitness coach | First team | 44 | France | - |
| Jeremie Burquier | Fitness coach | Reserves | 24 | France | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christophe Coste | Club doctor | First team | 60 | France |
| Clément Marion | Club doctor | First team | 40 | France |
| Florian Pannetier | Head physio | Club-wide | 33 | France |
| Etienne Lascassies | Physio | First team | 27 | France |
| Loann Ortéga | Physio | First team | 26 | France |
| Paul Defos | Physio | First team | 25 | France |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yann Valeau | Performance analyst | First team | 27 | France |
Owners and directors
Who owns Pau FC and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Laporte-Fray | Chair | 69 | France | - |
| Yann Laporte-Fray | Managing director | 32 | France | - |
| Luís de Sousa | Director | 51 | Portugal |  |
Backroom staff at every Ligue 2 club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Pau FC's list is the 18th longest of the 20, against a median of 27 across the division. AS Saint-Étienne names the most, 46. Rodez Aveyron Football names the fewest, 15.
Pau FC against the Ligue 2, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | PAU FC | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 8 | 11 | 15 | |
| Medical and sports science | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 1 | 5 | 14 | |
| Football management | 0 | 1 | 2 |  |
| Owners and directors | 3 | 4 | 10 |  |
Backrooms the size of Pau FC's, in every league
Pau FC's 18 names make the joint 619th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 619 |  | Indian Super League | 18 |
| 619 | Club Deportivo Riestra | Super Liga | 18 |
| 619 | Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa | La Liga 2 | 18 |
| 619 |  | Scottish Premiership | 18 |
| 619 | FC Zlín | Czech First League | 18 |
| 619 | FK Dukla Praha | Czech First League | 18 |
| 619 | GS Iraklis Salonika | Superleague Greece | 18 |
| 619 | HNK Vukovar 1991 | Croatian First League | 18 |
| 619 | Le Mans FC | Ligue 1 | 18 |
| 619 |  | League Two | 18 |
| 619 | | Ligue 2 | 18 |
| 619 |  | Liga MX | 18 |
| 619 |  | League Two | 18 |
| 619 |  | Chinese Super League | 18 |
| 619 |  | National League | 18 |
| 619 |  | Scottish Premiership | 18 |
| 619 | St. Louis CITY SC | Major League Soccer | 18 |
| 619 |  | League Two | 18 |
| 619 |  | - | 18 |
| 619 |  | Liga MX | 18 |
| 646 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 17 |
Where Pau FC's staff come from
3 nationalities across the 18 staff whose nationality we hold
France supplies 16 of the 18, 89%. The median age is 39. The oldest is Bernard Laporte-Fray, chair, at 69, and the youngest Jeremie Burquier, fitness coach, at 24. 4 members of staff came from another club, most often Nîmes Olympique (2).
Where Pau FC's former staff work now
On Pau FC's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Bruno Irles | Manager |  |
| Dado Pršo | Assistant manager | |
| Stéphane Lièvre | Assistant manager | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Pau FC?
Anthony Babikian coaches the Pau FC first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Pau FC's head physio?
Florian Pannetier is head physio at Pau FC.
How many backroom staff do Pau FC have?
We hold the names of 18 people on Pau FC's staff for 2025/26: 8 in coaching, 6 in medical and sports science, 1 in scouting and analysis and 3 owners and directors. That is the 18th longest list of the 20 Ligue 2 clubs we hold, against a median of 27. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 619th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Pau FC pays its squad, see Pau FC player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Ligue 2 wages.