Jacky Bonnevay

Jacky Bonnevay
Bonnevay with Saint-Étienne in 2020
Personal information
Full name Jacques Bonnevay
Date of birth (1961-06-01) 1 June 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Le Coteau, France
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Saint-Étienne (assistant)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1985 Sochaux 146 (1)
1985–1987 Marseille 62 (3)
1987–1988 Le Havre 24 (1)
1988–1991 Nice 89 (0)
1991–1993 Red Star 30 (1)
Total 351 (6)
Managerial career
1996–1997 Nancy (assistant)
1999–2002 Beauvais
2002 Troyes
2003–2004 Angers
2004–2005 Wydad Casablanca
2007–2008 Chamois Niortais
2009–2010 Nantes B
2012–2014 Niger (assistant)
2014 Trabzonspor (assistant)
2015–2018 Japan (assistant)
2018–2019 Leicester City (assistant)
2019– Saint-Étienne (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jacques "Jacky" Bonnevay (born 1 June 1961) is a French football coach, currently assistant manager of AS Saint-Étienne, and former player.

Playing career

Bonnevay was born in Le Coteau, Loire. He played for FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, Olympique de Marseille, Le Havre AC, OGC Nice and Red Star.

Coaching career

After his playing career, he became a coach with AS Beauvais, Troyes AC, Angers SCO, Wydad Casablanca and Chamois Niortais FC.[1] He joined FC Nantes in June 2009 as the reserve team manager.[2] He left at the end of the 2009–10 season.

From October 2012 to the summer 2014, Bonnevay worked as the assistant manager of Niger's national football team.[3] He then joined Trabzonspor under manager Vahid Halilhodžić as his assistant.[4] The duo was fired after only four months. From March 2015 to April 2018, Bonnevay once again worked under Vahid Halilhodžić as his assistant for the Japan national team.

On 30 June 2018, he was announced as assistant manager to Claude Puel at Leicester City, following a restructure of the coaching staff at the club.[5] On 24 February 2019, he left Leicester City following the sacking of manager Claude Puel.[6] On 4 October 2019, Bonnevay once again followed Claude Puel, this time to AS Saint-Étienne.[7]

  1. ^ "France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2008.
  2. ^ NANTES : BONNEVAY SUCCÈDE À GUYOT, mercato365.com, 20 July 2011
  3. ^ Profile at Footballdatabase, footballdatabase.eu
  4. ^ Trabzonspor'da Halilhodzic iş başı yaptı, spor.haber7.com, 14 July 2014
  5. ^ "Leicester City Announce Restructure To Claude Puel's Coaching Staff". Leicester City Football Club. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Claude Puel Leaves Leicester City". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  7. ^ Puel appointed Saint-Etienne coach, beinsports.com, 3 October 2019


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