Jocelyn François Gourvennec (born 22 March 1972) is a French professional football manager and former player who most recently worked as the head coach of Ligue 1 club Nantes. He played as a midfielder for clubs such as Lorient, Rennes, Nantes, Marseille, Montpellier, Bastia, Angers, and Clermont.
 Gourvennec as Guingamp manager in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jocelyn François Gourvennec | ||
| Date of birth | 22 March 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Brest, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1987 | Lorient | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1991 | Lorient | 49 | (12) |
| 1991–1995 | Rennes | 109 | (35) |
| 1995–1998 | Nantes | 89 | (24) |
| 1998–1999 | Marseille | 23 | (5) |
| 1999 | Montpellier | 7 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Rennes | 52 | (3) |
| 2002–2004 | Bastia | 60 | (3) |
| 2004–2005 | Angers | 17 | (5) |
| 2005–2006 | Clermont | 29 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Rezé | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 435 | (88) | |
| International career | |||
| 1992–1994 | France U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 1993–1996 | France B | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2010 | La Roche | ||
| 2010–2016 | Guingamp | ||
| 2016–2018 | Bordeaux | ||
| 2018–2019 | Guingamp | ||
| 2021–2022 | Lille | ||
| 2023–2024 | Nantes | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
editJocelyn François Gourvennec[2] was born on 22 March 1972 in Brest, Finistère.[1]
Club career
editGourvennec started his professional footballing career with Rennes and during his time at the club he won the Division 2 Player of the Year award of 1993.[3] He later moved to Marseille, where he played in the 1999 UEFA Cup Final, winning a runners-up medal with the Olympians after losing 3–0 against Parma.[1]
Managerial career
editFollowing the end of his playing career, Gourvennec got into management, being named as Guingamp's manager in May 2010.[4] On 3 May 2014, he led Guingamp to success in the Coupe de France for only their second time by beating his old club Rennes.[5] In May 2016, Gourvennec took up the helm of Ligue 1 team Bordeaux.[5]
On 8 November 2018, Gourvennec returned to Guingamp as their new manager after sacking Antoine Kombouaré.[6] On 22 May 2019, the club announced that he had left the club by mutual agreement, after Gourvenenc was unable to guide the team to safety and the season ended with relegation to Ligue 2 for the first time since the 2003–04 season.[7]
On 5 July 2021, he became the new manager of a Lille side fresh off winning the 2020–21 Ligue 1 title,[8] following the departure of previous manager Christophe Galtier for Nice. On 1 August 2021, he won his first trophy with the club after defeating PSG 1–0 in the 2021 Trophée des Champions.[9]
On 29 November 2023, Gourvennec was named manager of Nantes until the end of the season.[10] He was dismissed on 18 March 2024, and replaced by Antoine Kombouaré.[11]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of match played 16 March 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| La Roche | 1 July 2008 | 17 May 2010 | 53 | 25 | 12 | 16 | 79 | 49 | 30 | 47.17 | [citation needed] |
| Guingamp | 17 May 2010 | 27 May 2016 | 275 | 123 | 58 | 94 | 398 | 317 | 81 | 44.73 | [citation needed] |
| Bordeaux | 27 May 2016 | 18 January 2018 | 71 | 28 | 19 | 24 | 94 | 92 | 2 | 39.44 | [12] |
| Guingamp | 12 November 2018 | 24 May 2019 | 32 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 21.88 | [citation needed] |
| Lille | 5 July 2021 | 16 June 2022 | 49 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 62 | 59 | 3 | 38.78 | [citation needed] |
| Nantes | 29 November 2023 | 18 March 2024 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 26.67 | [citation needed] |
| Total | 495 | 206 | 117 | 172 | 675 | 585 | 90 | 41.62 | — | ||
Honours
editManagerial
editGuingamp
- Coupe de France: 2013–14[5]
- Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2018–19
Lille
Individual
- Ligue 2 Player of the Year: 1993–94[3]
- Ligue 2 Manager of the Year: 2012–13[13]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Jocelyn Gourvennec". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "SCI SOJO". Verif.com (in French). Retrieved 3 July 2022.
"Jocelyn Gourvennec". Verif.com (in French). Retrieved 3 July 2022. - ^ a b "France - Footballer of the Year". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Sports article". Le Parisien (in French). Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ a b c "Bordeaux name Gourvennec as new coach". FourFourTwo.
- ^ Guingamp: Jocelyn Gourvennec de retour comme entraîneur, L'Equipe, 8 November 2018
- ^ Guingamp and coach Gourvennec part ways following relegation, Fox Sports Asia, 22 May 2019
- ^ "Jocelyn Gourvennec est le nouvel entraîneur du LOSC". losc.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Lille beat PSG to clinch first French Super Cup". Sky Sports. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Nantes : Jocelyn Gourvennec nommé entraîneur jusqu'en fin de saison" [Nantes: Jocelyn Gourvennec appointed coach until end of season] (in French). L'Équipe. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Nantes brings back coach Antoine Kombouaré amid relegation fight in French league". AP News. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "Jocelyn Gourvennec managerial statistics". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "EA Guingamp: They score when they want". French Football Weekly.
External links
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- Jocelyn Gourvennec – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)