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Benoît Tavenot

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Benoît Tavenot
Tavenot as assistant manager of Metz in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-01-03) 3 January 1977 (age 49)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
AS Kilstett
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
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
2024–2025 SC Bastia
2026 Metz
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Benoît Tavenot (born 3 January 1977) is a French football manager and former player.

Playing career

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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

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Early career

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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]

Dijon

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Tavenot became head coach of Dijon in the third-tier Championnat National on a two-year deal in June 2023.[8] Having come fourth in his only season, he left by mutual consent while strongly linked to a return to SC Bastia as head coach.[9]

Bastia

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Tavenot joined SC Bastia of Ligue 2 on a two-year deal in June 2024, with his former mentor Antonetti being the director of football.[10] On his debut as manager in a professional division on 19 August, his team drew 1–1 at Metz.[11] The 2024–25 season ended with the Corsican club in 8th place, having used a young and inexperienced squad.[12] On 30 October 2025, with the club in last place after taking four points from eleven winless games, he was dismissed.[13]

Metz

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On 20 January 2026, Tavenot returned to Metz, succeeding Stéphane Le Mignan at Ligue 1's bottom club.[14] Five days later he made his debut as a top-flight manager in a 5–2 home loss to Lyon.[15] After failing to get a single win in 16 games, and getting relegated from Ligue 1, Metz announced that Tavenot would leave at the end of the season,[16] following the end of his contract.

References

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  1. 1 2 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.
  12. ↑ "Ligue 2 - SC Bastia : après le départ de Benoît Tavenot, Frédéric Antonetti jette l'éponge" [Ligue 2 - SC Bastia: after Benoît Tavenot's departure, Frédéric Antonetti throws in the towel]. Corse-Matin (in French). 30 October 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  13. ↑ "Lanterne rouge de Ligue 2, Bastia se sépare de son entraîneur Benoît Tavenot" [Rock bottom in Ligue 2, Bastia separates from manager Benoît Tavenot]. L'Équipe (in French). 30 October 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  14. ↑ Laurent, Christophe (20 January 2026). "Football : l'ancien entraîneur du SC Bastia Benoît Tavenot rebondit en Ligue 1" [Football: former SC Bastia manager Benoît Tavenot rebounds in Ligue 1]. Corse-Matin (in French). Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  15. ↑ Salemi, Angelo (26 January 2026). "Du pareil au même : le FC Metz mangé par Lyon pour la première de Benoît Tavenot" [Same old story: FC Metz eaten by Lyon on Benoît Tavenot's debut]. L'Est Républicain (in French). Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  16. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/DYpXWe6DFJe/
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