Leime served as director of the TPS club from 1992 to 1995 and then accepted the position as head coach at French side HC Caen.

After the 2009-10 season, he was granted permission by the Angers club to leave for his hometown team TPS, who had offered him the job as head coach.

[6] In November 2011, he was named head coach of Gothiques d’Amiens of the French Ligue Magnus and remained in the position until the end of the 2013-14 season, when he did not have his contract renewed.

[7] Leime was hired as head coach of EHC Olten of the Swiss second division National League B (NLB) in December 2014.

[8] He coached Olten to the NLB playoff semifinals in 2015-16 and was released in the middle of the series in March 2016, after a 1-6 loss to HC Ajoie.