Benoît Tavenot

Benoît Tavenot
	Tavenot as assistant manager of Metz in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth	3 January 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	SC Bastia (head coach)
Youth career
	AS Kilstett
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–1998	AS Strasbourg
1998–1999	ASPV Strasbourg
1999–2003	CA Bastia
2003–2004	SC Bastia B
Managerial career
2018	Bastia-Borgo
2023–2024	Dijon
2024–	SC Bastia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Benoît Tavenot (born 3 January 1977) is a French football manager and former player. He is the manager of Ligue 2 club SC Bastia.

Playing career

Born in Paris, Tavenot was raised in Strasbourg in Alsace.^[1] A midfielder, he began playing in his adopted region for AS Kilstett, AS Strasbourg and AS Pierrots Vauban Strasbourg.^[2]

Coaching career

Tavenot worked in several posts within SC Bastia including as assistant manager and reserve team manager.^[3] In February 2018 he was named manager at Championnat National 2 (fourth-tier) club FC Bastia-Borgo, the successor to his former club CA Bastia.^[4]

After one year as assistant manager of Cercle Brugge in the Belgian Pro League, Tavenot was named as part of the staff of Vincent Hognon at Metz in June 2019.^[5] He retained his post under succeeding manager Frédéric Antonetti but left the club as did the latter following relegation to Ligue 2 in 2022; Tavenot's contract was set to last to 2024.^[6]

In February 2023, Tavenot returned to the city where he grew up, joining RC Strasbourg Alsace again as Antonetti's assistant.^[1] Possessing the Brevet d'entraîneur professionnel de football [fr] to coach football in France to the highest level, he left this post in June,^[7] and became head coach of Dijon in the third-tier Championnat National on a two-year deal.^[8]

Having come fourth in his only season at Dijon, Tavenot left by mutual consent in June 2024 while strongly linked to a return to SC Bastia as head coach.^[9] He joined the Corsican club of Ligue 2 on a two-year deal, with his former mentor Antonetti being the director of football.^[10] In his debut as manager in a professional division on 19 August, his team drew 1–1 at Metz.^[11]

References

^ ^a ^b Helbling, Jonathan (16 February 2023). "Qui est Benoît Tavenot, l'adjoint de Frédéric Antonetti ?" [Who is Benoît Tavenot, Frédéric Antonetti's assistant?] (in French). Alsa Sports. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
^ "Qui est Benoît Tavenot, le nouvel entraîneur-adjoint du Racing ?" [Who is Benoît Tavenot, the new assistant manager of Racing?]. Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace (in French). 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
^ Stromboni, Alain (6 June 2024). "Benoît Tavenot nommé entraîneur du SC Bastia" [Benoît Tavenot named manager of SC Bastia] (in French). France 3. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
^ Jammes, Philippe (13 February 2018). "Football N2 : Benoit [sic] Tavenot nouvel entraîneur du FC Bastia-Borgo" [N2 Football: Benoît Tavenot new manager of FC Bastia-Borgo] (in French). Corse Net Infos. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
^ "FC Metz : Benoît Tavenot intègre le staff" [FC Metz: Benoît Tavenot joins the staff]. Le Républicain Lorrain (in French). 27 June 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
^ "Benoît Tavenot s'en va, Warren Tchimbembé vers la Bretagne, Didier Lamkel Zé quitte la Belgique... C'est l'actualité du FC Metz" [Benoît Tavenot is leaving, Warren Tchimbebmbé going towards Brittany, Didier Lamkel Zé leaves Belgium... That's the news from FC Metz]. Le Républicain Lorrain (in French). 31 July 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
^ "Benoît Tavenot, adjoint de Frédéric Antonetti (Strasbourg), veut tenter sa chance comme numéro un" [Benoît Tavenot, Fréderic Antonetti's assistant (Strasbourg), wants to try his luck as a number one]. L'Équipe (in French). 1 June 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
^ Ringeval, Baptiste (26 June 2023). "Football à Dijon. Benoît Tavenot nouvel entraîneur du DFCO" [Football in Dijon. Benoît Tavenot new manager of DFCO] (in French). Actu.fr. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
^ Beria, Adrien (5 June 2024). "Un an après son arrivée au DFCO, Benoît Tavenot quitte Dijon et s'engage avec Bastia" [One year after his arrival at DFCO, Benoît Tavenot leaves Dijon and links up with Bastia] (in French). France 3. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
^ "Benoît Tavenot nouvel entraîneur de Bastia" [Benoît Tavenot new manager of Bastia]. L'Équipe (in French). 5 June 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
^ "Metz arrache le match nul sur le fil contre Bastia" [Metz snatch a draw at the death against Bastia]. L'Équipe (in French). 19 August 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

[qui-1] Helbling, Jonathan (16 February 2023). "Qui est Benoît Tavenot, l'adjoint de Frédéric Antonetti ?" [Who is Benoît Tavenot, Frédéric Antonetti's assistant?] (in French). Alsa Sports. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

[2] "Qui est Benoît Tavenot, le nouvel entraîneur-adjoint du Racing ?" [Who is Benoît Tavenot, the new assistant manager of Racing?]. Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace (in French). 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

[3] Stromboni, Alain (6 June 2024). "Benoît Tavenot nommé entraîneur du SC Bastia" [Benoît Tavenot named manager of SC Bastia] (in French). France 3. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

[4] Jammes, Philippe (13 February 2018). "Football N2 : Benoit [sic] Tavenot nouvel entraîneur du FC Bastia-Borgo" [N2 Football: Benoît Tavenot new manager of FC Bastia-Borgo] (in French). Corse Net Infos. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

[5] "FC Metz : Benoît Tavenot intègre le staff" [FC Metz: Benoît Tavenot joins the staff]. Le Républicain Lorrain (in French). 27 June 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

[6] "Benoît Tavenot s'en va, Warren Tchimbembé vers la Bretagne, Didier Lamkel Zé quitte la Belgique... C'est l'actualité du FC Metz" [Benoît Tavenot is leaving, Warren Tchimbebmbé going towards Brittany, Didier Lamkel Zé leaves Belgium... That's the news from FC Metz]. Le Républicain Lorrain (in French). 31 July 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

[7] "Benoît Tavenot, adjoint de Frédéric Antonetti (Strasbourg), veut tenter sa chance comme numéro un" [Benoît Tavenot, Fréderic Antonetti's assistant (Strasbourg), wants to try his luck as a number one]. L'Équipe (in French). 1 June 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

[8] Ringeval, Baptiste (26 June 2023). "Football à Dijon. Benoît Tavenot nouvel entraîneur du DFCO" [Football in Dijon. Benoît Tavenot new manager of DFCO] (in French). Actu.fr. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

[9] Beria, Adrien (5 June 2024). "Un an après son arrivée au DFCO, Benoît Tavenot quitte Dijon et s'engage avec Bastia" [One year after his arrival at DFCO, Benoît Tavenot leaves Dijon and links up with Bastia] (in French). France 3. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

[10] "Benoît Tavenot nouvel entraîneur de Bastia" [Benoît Tavenot new manager of Bastia]. L'Équipe (in French). 5 June 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

[11] "Metz arrache le match nul sur le fil contre Bastia" [Metz snatch a draw at the death against Bastia]. L'Équipe (in French). 19 August 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

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