On 30 January 2017, Printant was hired as an assistant coach for
Jean-Louis Gasset at
Saint-Étienne. After Gasset announced his retirement 2019, Printant was named as the manager. He was sacked eight games into the season, with
Saint-Étienne in the
relegation zone. Printant was the assistant coach of the
Ivory Coast under
Jean-Louis Gasset. Leading the team in the
2023 Africa Cup of Nations (held in 2024 on home soil), the duo was sacked after finishing third in
Group A. ==Managerial statistics==