OL Lyonnes
Job Description
Founded in 2004, OL Lyonnes is the most successful club in the UEFA Women’s Champions League with 8 European trophies to its name (including 5 consecutive wins).
With a total of 42 titles, including 19 French Champions, 11 French Cups, 3 Trophées des Championnes and 1 LFFP Cup, OL Lyonnes has the greatest record in the French women’s championship.
Acquired by Michele Kang in 2023, the club joins the first multi-club women’s football organisation owned and managed by a woman, alongside the Washington Spirit and London City Lionesses clubs.
As part of the strengthening of its medical department, the club is looking for a physiotherapist to join the staff of its professional team.
You will be part of a multidisciplinary medical team dedicated to the health of players, injury prevention and support for their performance, on a daily basis and in competition.
Main missions
- To ensure the daily care, recovery and therapeutic follow-up of the professional players.
- Participate in injury prevention and optimize player availability.
- Carry out physiotherapy assessments and ensure the individualised care of injured players.
- Participate in the various stages of rehabilitation and return to the field (Return to Play), in collaboration with the medical and performance staff.
- Implement appropriate care techniques: manual therapy, muscle recovery, drainage, strapping and other techniques specific to sports physiotherapy.
- Ensuring the medical treatment of matches, home and away, and accompanying the team during sports trips.
- Participate in the medical follow-up of the players during training.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of care, prevention and rehabilitation protocols.
Profile sought
- Diploma of physiotherapist allowing practice in France.
- Additional training in sports physiotherapy appreciated.
- Experience in high-level sport, ideally in professional football, appreciated.
- Experience in supporting high-level sportswomen and/or additional training in women’s health and sportswomen appreciated.
- Strong skills in musculoskeletal rehabilitation, manual therapy and sports recovery.
- Complementary skills in instrumental therapy, dry needling or other specific techniques appreciated.
- Good command of English is preferred.
- Rigor, autonomy, adaptability and excellent team spirit.
- Sense of communication and ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.