Bruno Luzi

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Bruno Luzi
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Luzi with Chambly in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-05-30) 30 May 1965 (age 58)
Place of birth Mandres-les-Roses, France [1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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

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.

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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]

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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.