Jacky Bonnevay

Bonnevay was born in Le Coteau, Loire. He played for Sochaux, Marseille, Le Havre, Nice and Red Star.

After his playing career, he became a coach with AS Beauvais, Troyes, Angers, Wydad Casablanca and Chamois Niortais. He joined Nantes in June 2009 as the reserve team manager. He left at the end of the 2009–10 season. From October 2012 to the summer 2014, Bonnevay worked as the assistant manager of the Niger national team. He then joined Trabzonspor under manager Vahid Halilhodžić as his assistant. The duo was fired after only four months. From March 2015 to April 2018, Bonnevay once again worked under Vahid Halilhodžić as his assistant for the Japan national team. On 30 June 2018, he was announced as assistant manager to Claude Puel at Leicester City, following a restructure of the coaching staff at the club. On 24 February 2019, he left Leicester City following the sacking of manager Claude Puel. On 4 October 2019, Bonnevay once again followed Claude Puel, this time to Saint-Ètienne.