 Génésio in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1966-09-01)1 September 1966 (age 59) | ||
| Place of birth | Lyon, France | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lille (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1985 | Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1995 | Lyon | 171 | (12) |
| 1993–1994 | →Nice (loan) | 34 | (2) |
| 1995–1996 | Martigues | 28 | (1) |
| Total | 233 | (15) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999–2001 | Villefranche | ||
| 2005–2006 | Besançon | ||
| 2015–2019 | Lyon | ||
| 2019–2021 | Beijing Guoan | ||
| 2021–2023 | Rennes | ||
| 2024– | Lille | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bruno Génésio (born 1 September 1966) is a Frenchfootballmanager and former player who played as amidfielder. He is the head coach ofLigue 1 clubLille.
Génésio was born on 1 September 1966 inLyon.[2]
Génésio is a youth exponent fromLyon. He played 171 league games in the first team between 1985 and 1995, also representingNice on loan during the1993–94 season.[3]
In 1995, Génésio joinedMartigues in theLigue 1. He played 27 league matches for the club duringthe campaign, scoring once in a 2–1 home win againstGuingamp on 18 May 1996; the match was also the last professional one of his career.[citation needed]
In 1997, one year after retiring, Génésio started working as a coach for the youth categories of FC du Pays de L'Arbresle.[4] In 1999, he was appointed manager ofVillefranche in theCFA.[3][5]
Génésio was sacked in 2001, with the club suffering relegation fromCFA 2.[3] He subsequently joinedRacing Besançon 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.[6]
In 2006, Génésio started to work as a scout at the first club of his senior playing career,Lyon.[3] He also worked as an assistant manager of theirreserve team before being namedRémi Garde'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.[citation needed]
On 24 December 2015, Génésio was appointed as Lyon's head coach after the sacking of Fournier.[7] He led the club to second position at the end of the2015–16 Ligue 1 season. The club finished in fourth or third position in the next three Ligue 1 campaigns, with Lyon reaching the semifinals of the2016–17 UEFA Europa League. On 14 April 2019, Génésio confirmed his departure from Lyon in the coming summer.[8]
On 31 July 2019, Génésio joinedBeijing Guoan as their head coach.[9] On 4 March 2021, he became the head coach ofRennes.[10] In his first two seasons at the club, Rennes finished fourth twice and reached the knockout stages of European competitions.[11] On 19 November 2023, he departed the club by mutual consent.[12] On 5 June 2024, he signed a two-year contract withLille.[13]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Villefranche | 1 July 1999 | 30 June 2001 | 144 | 89 | 33 | 22 | 061.81 |
| Racing Besançon | 1 July 2005 | 27 March 2006 | 51 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 064.71 |
| Lyon | 24 December 2015 | 24 May 2019 | 185 | 102 | 36 | 47 | 055.14 |
| Beijing Guoan | 31 July 2019 | 6 January 2021 | 41 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 060.98 |
| Rennes | 4 March 2021 | 19 November 2023 | 130 | 67 | 25 | 38 | 051.54 |
| Lille | 1 July 2024 | present | 68 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 050.00 |
| Career total | 619 | 350 | 133 | 136 | 056.54 | ||
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