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.
Club career Gourvennec started his professional footballing career with Rennes and during his time at the club he won the Division 2 Player of the Year award of 1993. He later moved to Marseille, where he played in the 1999 UEFA Cup Final, winning a runners-up medal with the Olympians after losing 3–0 against Parma.
Managerial career Following the end of his playing career, Gourvennec got into management, being named as Guingamp's manager in May 2010. 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. In May 2016, Gourvennec took up the helm of Ligue 1 team Bordeaux.
On 8 November 2018, Gourvennec returned to Guingamp as their new manager after sacking Antoine Kombouaré.Guingamp: Jocelyn Gourvennec de retour comme entraîneur, L'Equipe, 8 November 2018 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.Guingamp and coach Gourvennec part ways following relegation, Fox Sports Asia, 22 May 2019
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.
On 29 November 2023, Gourvennec was named manager of Nantes until the end of the season. 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
+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecordLa Roche1 July 200817 May 2010Guingamp17 May 201027 May 2016Bordeaux27 May 201618 January 2018Guingamp12 November 201824 May 2019Lille5 July 202116 June 2022Nantes29 November 202318 March 2024Servette11 August 2025presentTotal
Honours Managerial Guingamp Coupe de France: 2013–14 Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2018–19
Lille Trophée des Champions: 2021
Individual Ligue 2 Player of the Year: 1993–94 Ligue 2 Manager of the Year: 2012–13
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