Bruno Génésio (born 1 September 1966) is a French football

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and former player who played as a

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. He is the current head coach of Ligue 1 club Rennes.

Early life

Génésio was born on 1 September 1966 in

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Playing career

Génésio is a youth exponent from

. He played 171 league games in the first team between 1985 and 1995, also representing OGC Nice on loan during the 1993–94 season. In 1995, Génésio joined

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in the Ligue 1. He played 27 league matches for the club during the campaign, scoring once in a 2–1 home win against En Avant de Guingamp on 18 May 1996; the match was also the last professional one of his career.

Managerial career

In 1997, one year after retiring, Génésio started working as a coach for the youth categories of FC du Pays de L'Arbresle. In 1999, he was appointed manager of Villefranche in the CFA. Génésio was sacked in 2001, with the club suffering relegation from

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. He subsequently joined

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as an assistant manager, being named at the helm of the first team for the 2005–06 season; he was relieved from his duties in March 2006. In 2006, Génésio started to work as a scout at the first club of his senior playing career,

. He also worked as an assistant manager of their

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before being named

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's assistant in the first team in 2011. He kept the position under Garde's successor Hubert Fournier who joined the club in May 2014. On 24 December 2015, Génésio was appointed as Lyon's head coach after the sacking of Fournier. He led the club to second position at the end of the 2015–16 Ligue 1 season. The club finished in fourth or third position in the next three Ligue 1 campaigns, with Lyon reaching the semifinals of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League. On 14 April 2019, Génésio confirmed his departure from Lyon in the coming summer. On 31 July 2019, Génésio joined

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as their head coach.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Lyon * Division 2: 1988–89 Nice *Division 2: 1993–94 Individual * UNFP Manager of the Year: 2021–22

References

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