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.

Managerial career

Luzi joined his family-run club

FC Chambly Football Club Chambly Oise, commonly known as Chambly, is a French football club based in Chambly in the Hauts-de-France region. Their home stadium is the Stade des Marais in the town, and they compete in the Championnat National 2, the fourth ...

as a footballer in 1989, the year it was founded. 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. On 1 May 2020, he resigned from his post, stating it was time for the club to look at something else. On 7 May 2020, he reversed his decision, stating he would stay due to the expressions of support from staff, players and supporters. The club was relegated back to

Championnat National The Championnat de France National ( en, French National Championship), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, ...

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

table. He served 21 years as the head coach.

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. His brother, Fulvio Luzi, was the manager of the club when Luzi was playing at the club, and is currently the president.

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