 Since retiring he would initially move into youth coaching before moving into assistant management and then gaining his first head coaching position with his former club Lens.He has gone on to manage Sochaux and went on to win the 2012–13 Coupe de France with Bordeaux.Born in Maubeuge, France, Francis Gillot started his football career playing for the youth team of his local club Villiers-Siré-Nicole before joining the Valenciennes FC academy.