Jacky Bonnevay
Jacques "Jacky" Bonnevay | |
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| Born | June 1, 1961 Le Coteau, Loire, France |
| Occupation(s) | Football coach, former player |
| Years active | As player: (dates not specified), As coach: (dates not fully specified) |
| Known for | Assistant manager at Saint-Étienne, former defender for Sochaux, Marseille, Le Havre, Nice, and Red Star |
Jacques "Jacky" Bonnevay (born 1 June 1961) is a former French footballer turned coach, presently serving as the assistant manager at Saint-Étienne.
Playing career
Originating from Le Coteau, Loire, Bonnevay operated primarily as a defender throughout his playing days. His professional career included stints with Sochaux, Marseille, Le Havre, Nice, and Red Star.
Coaching career
Following his retirement as a player, Bonnevay took on managerial roles at several clubs such as Beauvais, Troyes, Angers, Wydad Casablanca, and Chamois Niortais. In June 2009, he assumed the position of reserve team coach at Nantes, departing after the conclusion of the 2009–10 campaign.
Between October 2012 and mid-2014, he acted as assistant coach for the Niger national football team. Subsequently, he joined Trabzonspor to support manager Vahid Halilhodžić but both were relieved of their duties within four months. From March 2015 until April 2018, Bonnevay reunited with Halilhodžić, serving as his assistant for the Japan national football team.
On 30 June 2018, during a restructuring phase, Bonnevay was named assistant manager to Claude Puel at Leicester City. He left the club on 24 February 2019 following Puel’s dismissal. Later, on 4 October 2019, Bonnevay once again partnered with Puel by joining him as assistant at AS Saint-Étienne.