 Fournier returned to Ligue 1 in June 2011, taking over at Auxerre after Jean Fernandez headed to Nancy.Having won four of 28 games for the bottom-placed team, he was dismissed the following 18 March and replaced by Jean-Guy Wallemme.In June 2013, Fournier was back in Paris on a two-year deal with the aim of getting Red Star into Ligue 2.