Jean-Luc Vasseur

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Jean-Luc Vasseur
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Jean-Luc Vasseur in 2014
Personal information
Full name Jean-Luc Vasseur
Date of birth (1969-01-01) 1 January 1969 (age 55)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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
Total180(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

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.

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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
Créteil
Lyon Féminin

Individual

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