Bruno Luzi (born 30 May 1965) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is heavily associated with Chambly, a club founded and run by his family, having seen five promotions with them as a player, and four as a manager in 30 years at the club.
_67.jpg) Luzi with Chambly in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 May 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Mandres-les-Roses, France[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1982 | Chantilly | ||
| 1982–1983 | Dunkerque | ||
| 1984–1985 | AS Creil | ||
| 1989–2001 | Chambly | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001–2022 | Chambly | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Managerial career
editLuzi joined his family-run club FC Chambly as a footballer in 1989, the year it was founded.[2] He became the manager in 2001, taking over the reins from his brother. In 2019, Luzi helped Chambly get promoted into the French Ligue 2.[3] On 1 May 2020, he resigned from his post, stating it was time for the club to look at something else.[4] On 7 May 2020, he reversed his decision, stating he would stay due to the expressions of support from staff, players and supporters.[5] The club was relegated back to Championnat National at the end of the 2020–21 season.
Luzi was dismissed from his post by the club on 2 April 2022, after 3 draws and 6 losses in the previous 9 games, and last place in the Championnat National table. He served 21 years as the head coach.[6]
Personal life
editLuzi was born in France and is of Italian descent. His father, Walter Luzi, was founder of FC Chambly and president for nine years.[7] His brother, Fulvio Luzi, was the manager of the club when Luzi was playing at the club, and is currently the president.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Portrait de Bruno Luzi". 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Bruno Luzi: "Que faut-il faire pour avoir un terrain ? Aller en Ligue Europa ? Ok, on ira alors !"". MaLigue2. 7 May 2019. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Bruno Luzi, au sujet de la montée de Chambly en Ligue 2 : "Pourquoi on ne s'adapterait pas ?"". L'Équipe.
- ^ "Bruno Luzi quitte Chambly !" (in French). Courrier Picard. 1 May 2020.
- ^ "Chambly : Bruno Luzi, finalement il reste (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Le FC Chambly Oise annonce avoir pris la décision ce matin de remplacer Bruno Luzi par Gaharo Doucouré au poste d entraineur de l équipe fanion" (in French). Chambly. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ "Bruno Luzi (Chambly) : "Là-haut, il faut des noms, même si certains font de la merde (sic) »". 25 April 2019.
- ^ "FC Chambly : "Walter, c'était notre père à tous"". Le Parisien.