Jean-Luc Vasseur (born 1 January 1969) is a French professional

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and former

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who was most recently the manager of FA WSL club Everton.

Career

As a player, Vasseur played with

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, Stade Rennais, Saint-Étienne,

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and FCM Aubervilliers. In June 2014, he was appointed as the new manager of Stade de Reims. Previously he spent three seasons with

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. In 2013, he won the with US Créteil. In his first Ligue 1 game, he managed a 2–2 draw with Stade de Reims against defending champions

. On 7 April 2015, Vasseur was sacked as manager of Stade de Reims. On 17 June 2019, Vasseur was appointed manager of Lyon Féminin. On 28 April 2021, Lyon sacked Vasseur and replaced him with

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. On 29 October 2021, Everton Women hired Vasseur as their manager on a contract to June 2024, succeeding Willie Kirk. However, Everton then sacked Vasseur on 1 February 2022, after three losses, two draws, and one win. ''

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'' reported that players were also unhappy with Vasseur's training methods.

Personal life

Vasseur is the godfather of Francis De Percin's daughter. They were teammates at Paris Saint-Germain.

Honours

Manager

;Paris Saint-Germain U17 * Championnat National U17: 2010–11 ;Créteil * :

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;Lyon Féminin *

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: 2019–20 *

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Individual * UEFA Women's Coach of the Year: 2019–20 * World Soccers Women's World Manager of the Year: 2020 * IFFHS World's Best Woman Club Coach: 2020

References

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