Jean-Luc Vasseur

Jean-Luc Vasseur (born 1 January 1969) is a French professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of FA WSL club Everton. As a player, Vasseur played with Paris Saint-Germain, Stade Rennais, Saint-Étienne, Créteil, Racing Paris and FCM Aubervilliers. In June 2014, he was appointed as the new manager of Stade de Reims. Previously he spent three seasons with US Créteil. In 2013, he won the Championnat National with US Créteil. In his first Ligue 1 game, he managed a 2–2 draw with Stade de Reims against defending champions Paris Saint-Germain. 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 Sonia Bompastor. 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. The Telegraph reported that players were also unhappy with Vasseur's training methods. Vasseur is the godfather of Francis De Percin's daughter. They were teammates at Paris Saint-Germain.