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Le Bris played as a defender for French clubs Rennes and Laval, as well as Belgian club Ronse, during his playing career.[3][4]
Managerial career
Rennes and Lorient
Le Bris became a certified sports instructor in 2004,[5] and started his managerial career as a youth coach for Wasquehal, before joining the youth sector of Rennes in the same role.[4] During his stint with the club's under-19 squad, he led the team to the victory of the Championnat National U19 in 2007, before winning the Coupe Gambardella the following year.[4][6]
In July 2012, after rejecting an offer to renew his contract with Rennes,[4] Le Bris was appointed as the head of youth development at Lorient.[4][6] He also served as the coach of the under-17 squad, with whom he would win the Championnat National U17 with in 2015, before being appointed as the manager of the club's reserve team later the same year.[4][6] While serving in the role, he coached several footballers who would go on to play for the first team, including Mattéo Guendouzi, Illan Meslier, Alexis Claude-Maurice and Enzo Le Fée.[4][6]
In May 2022, Le Bris obtained a professional coaching license [fr];[4][7] on 27 June of the same year, he was appointed as the head coach of Lorient's first team, signing a three-year contract.[6][8] In his first season at the club, he led the team to a tenth-place finish in the league;[2] in March 2023, he extended his contract with Lorient until 2027.[9][10] Following their relegation to the Ligue 2 at the end of the 2023–24 campaign,[11][12] Le Bris officially left the club by mutual consent on 22 June 2024.[13][14]
Sunderland
On 22 June 2024, it was announced that Le Bris would be appointed as the head coach of EFL Championship club Sunderland on 1 July, signing a three-year contract in the process.[2][3][15] He made a dream start to his time in charge of the club, having a 100% record across the first month of the season, scoring ten goals and conceding only one, being awarded the EFL Championship Manager of the Month for August.[16]
