Patrice Lair (born 16 June 1961 in Saint-Brieuc) is a French football coach, who last managed Olympique Lyonnais women's team.As a footballer Lair played in the lower categories in France. After spending a decade in Stade Briochin and US Avranches, in 1987 he moved to FC Périguex where he had his first experience as a coach, coaching the junior team while playing in the first team. He repeated these functions in US Saint-Malo before making his debut as a player-coach in USA Pouancé in 1993.