Jean-Luc Vasseur (born 1 January 1969) is a French professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Championnat National club Versailles.
 Jean-Luc Vasseur in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jean-Luc Vasseur | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Poissy, France | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Versailles (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1992 | Paris Saint-Germain | 22 | (0) |
| 1992–1995 | Rennes | 96 | (2) |
| 1995–1996 | Saint-Étienne | 13 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | Créteil | 35 | (3) |
| 1998–1999 | Racing Paris | 14 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Aubervilliers | ||
| Total | 180 | (5) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001–2011 | Paris Saint-Germain (youth) | ||
| 2011–2014 | Créteil | ||
| 2014–2015 | Reims | ||
| 2015–2016 | Paris FC | ||
| 2017–2018 | Châteauroux | ||
| 2019–2021 | Lyon (women) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Everton (women) | ||
| 2024– | Versailles | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
As a player, Vasseur played with Paris Saint-Germain, Stade Rennais, Saint-Étienne, Créteil, Racing Paris and FCM Aubervilliers. In June 2014, he was appointed as the new manager of Stade de Reims.[2] Previously he spent three seasons with US Créteil. In 2013, he won the Championnat National with US Créteil. In his first Ligue 1 game, he managed a 2–2 draw with Stade de Reims against defending champions Paris Saint-Germain.[3]
On 7 April 2015, Vasseur was sacked as manager of Stade de Reims.[4]
On 17 June 2019, Vasseur was appointed manager of Lyon Féminin.[5]
On 28 April 2021, Lyon sacked Vasseur and replaced him with Sonia Bompastor.[6]
On 29 October 2021, Everton Women hired Vasseur as their manager on a contract to June 2024, succeeding Willie Kirk.[7] However, Everton then sacked Vasseur on 1 February 2022, after three losses, two draws, and one win. The Telegraph reported that players were also unhappy with Vasseur's training methods.[8][9]
On 1 March 2024, he was named new manager of Championnat National club Versailles.[10]
Personal life
Vasseur is the godfather of Francis De Percin's daughter. They were teammates at Paris Saint-Germain.[11]
Honours
Manager
- Paris Saint-Germain U17
- Championnat National U17: 2010–11[citation needed]
- Créteil
- Lyon Féminin
- UEFA Women's Champions League: 2019–20[citation needed]
- Division 1 Féminine: 2019–20[citation needed]
- Coupe de France Féminine: 2019–20[citation needed]
- Trophée des Championnes: 2019[citation needed]
- Women's International Champions Cup: 2019[citation needed]
Individual
- UEFA Women's Coach of the Year: 2019–20[12]
- World Soccer's Women's World Manager of the Year: 2020[13]
- IFFHS World's Best Woman Club Coach: 2020[14]
References
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