Bruno Luzi

Bruno Luzi (born 30 May 1965) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is heavily associated with Chambly, a club founded and run by his family, having seen five promotions with them as a player, and four as a manager in 30 years at the club.

Bruno Luzi

Luzi with Chambly in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1965-05-30) 30 May 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth	Mandres-les-Roses, France[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1979–1982	Chantilly
1982–1983	Dunkerque
1984–1985	AS Creil
1989–2001	Chambly
Managerial career
2001–2022	Chambly
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Managerial career

Luzi joined his family-run club FC Chambly as a footballer in 1989, the year it was founded.^[2] He became the manager in 2001, taking over the reins from his brother. In 2019, Luzi helped Chambly get promoted into the French Ligue 2.^[3] On 1 May 2020, he resigned from his post, stating it was time for the club to look at something else.^[4] On 7 May 2020, he reversed his decision, stating he would stay due to the expressions of support from staff, players and supporters.^[5] The club was relegated back to Championnat National at the end of the 2020–21 season.

Luzi was dismissed from his post by the club on 2 April 2022, after 3 draws and 6 losses in the previous 9 games, and last place in the Championnat National table. He served 21 years as the head coach.^[6]

Personal life

Luzi was born in France and is of Italian descent. His father, Walter Luzi, was founder of FC Chambly and president for nine years.^[7] His brother, Fulvio Luzi, was the manager of the club when Luzi was playing at the club, and is currently the president.^[8]

References

1. "Portrait de Bruno Luzi". 4 May 2018.
2. "Bruno Luzi: "Que faut-il faire pour avoir un terrain ? Aller en Ligue Europa ? Ok, on ira alors !"". MaLigue2. 7 May 2019. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
3. "Bruno Luzi, au sujet de la montée de Chambly en Ligue 2 : "Pourquoi on ne s'adapterait pas ?"". L'Équipe.
4. "Bruno Luzi quitte Chambly !" (in French). Courrier Picard. 1 May 2020.
5. "Chambly : Bruno Luzi, finalement il reste (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 7 May 2020.
6. "Le FC Chambly Oise annonce avoir pris la décision ce matin de remplacer Bruno Luzi par Gaharo Doucouré au poste d entraineur de l équipe fanion" (in French). Chambly. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
7. "Bruno Luzi (Chambly) : "Là-haut, il faut des noms, même si certains font de la merde (sic) »". 25 April 2019.
8. "FC Chambly : "Walter, c'était notre père à tous"". Le Parisien.

External links

• SoFoot Profile