{{short description|French footballer (born 1977)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Romain Pitau | image = Romain Pitau 2013.JPG | upright = 1.1 | caption = Pitau in 2013 | full_name = <!-- if different --> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1977|8|8}} | birth_place = Douai, France | height = 1.78 m | position = Midfielder | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Lens | years1 = 1997–1998 | clubs1 = Lens | caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 1998–2001 | clubs2 = Créteil | caps2 = 102 | goals2 = 5 | years3 = 2001–2004 | clubs3 = Nice | caps3 = 103 | goals3 = 5 | years4 = 2004–2009 | clubs4 = Sochaux | caps4 = 172 | goals4 = 5 | years5 = 2009–2013 | clubs5 = Montpellier | caps5 = 92 | goals5 = 0 | totalcaps = 471 | totalgoals = 15 | manageryears1 = 2022–2023 | managerclubs1 = Montpellier | manageryears2 = 2024–2025 | managerclubs2 = Olympiacos U19 | manageryears3 = 2025 | managerclubs3 = Olympiacos B }}

'''Romain Pitau''' (born 8 August 1977) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

==Managerial career== Pitau was appointed manager of Ligue 1 club Montpellier in November 2022.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Romain-pitau-confirme-au-poste-d-entraineur-de-montpellier/1364877|title=Romain Pitau confirmé au poste d'entraîneur de Montpellier|trans-title=Romain Pitau confirmed as Montpellier coach|language=fr|publisher=L'Équipe|date=14 November 2022|access-date=9 January 2023}}</ref>

==Managerial statistics== {{updated|match played 1 December 2025}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Managerial record by team and tenure |- !rowspan="2"|Team !rowspan="2"|From !rowspan="2"|To !colspan="8"|Record |- !{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}} !{{Tooltip|W|Games won}} !{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}} !{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}} !{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}} !{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}} |- |Montpellier |align=left|17 October 2022 |align=left|7 February 2023 {{WDL|12|2|2|8|for=11|against=25|diff=yes}} |- |Olympiacos U19 |align=left|7 August 2024 |align=left|21 July 2025 {{WDL|37|31|3|3|for=109|against=26|diff=yes}} |- |Olympiacos B |align=left|21 July 2025 |align=left|1 December 2025 {{WDL|10|4|2|4|for=13|against=16|diff=yes}} |- !colspan="3"|Total {{WDLtot|59|37|7|15|for=133|against=67|diff=yes}} |}

==Honours== '''Lens''' * Ligue 1: 1997–98

'''Montpellier''' * Ligue 1: 2011–12

'''Sochaux''' * Coupe de France: 2007

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{LFP|pitau-romain}}

{{Montpellier HSC managers}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pitau, Romain}} Category:1977 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Douai Category:Footballers from Nord (French department) Category:French men's footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Ligue 1 players Category:Ligue 2 players Category:RC Lens players Category:US Créteil-Lusitanos players Category:OGC Nice players Category:FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players Category:Montpellier HSC players Category:Ligue 1 managers Category:Montpellier HSC managers Category:20th-century French sportsmen

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