Jocelyn Gourvennec

Jocelyn François Gourvennec (born 22 March 1972) is a French professional football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Servette FC in the Swiss Super League. He played as a midfielder for clubs such as Lorient, Rennes, Nantes, Marseille, Montpellier, Bastia, Angers and Clermont.

Early life Jocelyn François Gourvennec was born on 22 March 1972 in Brest, Finistère. On 3 May 2014, he led Guingamp to success in the Coupe de France for only their second time by beating his old club Rennes.

On 8 November 2018, Gourvennec returned to Guingamp as their new manager after sacking Antoine Kombouaré. On 22 May 2019, the club announced that he had left the club by mutual agreement, after Gourvenenc was unable to guide the team to safety and the season ended with relegation to Ligue 2 for the first time since the 2003–04 season.

On 5 July 2021, he became the new manager of a Lille side fresh off winning the 2020–21 Ligue 1 title, following the departure of previous manager Christophe Galtier for Nice. On 1 August 2021, he won his first trophy with the club after defeating PSG 1–0 in the 2021 Trophée des Champions. He was dismissed on 18 March 2024, and replaced by Antoine Kombouaré.

On 11 August 2025, he was named the head coach of Servette FC in the Swiss Super League.

Managerial statistics

Honours Managerial Guingamp Coupe de France: 2013–14

Individual Ligue 2 Player of the Year: 1993–94 Ligue 2 Manager of the Year: 2012–13