Jean-Luc Vannuchi

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jean-Luc Vannuchi

| image = Jean-Luc Vannuchi.jpg

| upright = 0.9

| caption = Vannuchi with Auxerre in 2014

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|9|13|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Marseille, France

| height = 1.82 m

| position = Defender

| years1 = 1990–1996 | clubs1 = Nice | caps1 = 67 | goals1 = 1

| years2 = 1996–1998 | clubs2 = Guingamp | caps2 = 37 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1998–2000 | clubs3 = Cannes | caps3 = 55 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2000–2004 | clubs4 = Nîmes | caps4 = 67 | goals4 = 0

| totalcaps = 226 | totalgoals = 1

| manageryears1 = 2005–2007 | managerclubs1 = Nîmes (reserves)

| manageryears2 = 2007–2008 | managerclubs2 = Nîmes

| manageryears3 = 2009–2011 | managerclubs3 = Paris FC

| manageryears4 = 2012–2014 | managerclubs4 = Martigues

| manageryears5 = 2014–2016 | managerclubs5 = Auxerre

| manageryears6 = 2016–2017 | managerclubs6 = Gazélec Ajaccio

}}

Jean-Luc Vannuchi (born 13 September 1970) is a French former professional football manager and player who played as a defender.

Playing career

Vannuchi started his career with Nice, where he was part of the team that won Ligue 2 in 1994. He went on to play for Guingamp, Cannes and Nîmes before retiring in 2004.

In the 1997 Coupe de France Final, Vannuchi came on as a substitute for Guingamp but was on the losing side as his former club Nice won the match in a penalty shoot-out.

Managerial career

Following his retirement from playing, Vannuchi took up coaching and was appointed as manager of Nîmes B in 2005. Two years later, he took charge of the Nîmes senior team but left the club in December 2008. Vannuchi was hired as manager of Paris FC in the summer of 2009 and spent two seasons with the Championnat National side. In February 2012, he joined National club Martigues following the departure of Jérôme Erceau. In March 2014, Vannuchi replaced Bernard Casoni as manager of Auxerre. Vannuchi was named as the new manager of Gazélec Ajaccio in June 2016. However, he resigned in May 2017 and was succeeded by Albert Cartier.[https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Gazelec-ajaccio-albert-cartier-remplace-jean-luc-vannuchi/805893 Gazélec Ajaccio: Albert Cartier remplace Jean-Luc Vannuchi]‚ L'Équipe, 30 May 2017