Vincent Hognon

Vincent Hognon
Hognon during a press conference as Metz interim manager in 2019
Personal information
Full name Vincent Hognon
Date of birth (1974-08-16) 16 August 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Nancy, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Grenoble (manager)
Youth career
1988–1993 Nancy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–2002 Nancy 202 (9)
2002–2007 Saint-Étienne 159 (16)
2007–2009 Nice 34 (3)
Total 395 (28)
Managerial career
2010–2013 Nancy (under-19s)
2013–2017 Nancy (assistant)
2017–2018 Nancy
2018 Metz (assistant)
2018–2020 Metz (interim)
2021 Hesperange
2022– Grenoble
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vincent Hognon (born 16 August 1974) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a defender.

He spent his playing career in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 at Nancy, Saint-Étienne and Nice. He managed Nancy, Metz and Grenoble in Ligue 2, winning the title with the second club in 2018–19 and then leading them in Ligue 1.

Playing career

Born in Nancy, Hognon started his career at hometown club Nancy in Ligue 2, making his debut during the 1993–94 season. He played a total of nine seasons with the club, three of them in Ligue 1, before moving to Saint-Étienne, who had recently been relegated to Ligue 2 following a fake passport scandal. However, the club won promotion during his second season there, and Hognon became a key member of the side during their past three seasons in the top division. During the summer 2007, he signed for Nice, where he played until hanging up his boots in 2009.

Managerial career

Nancy

Hognon became assistant manager of Nancy in January 2013, working alongside Patrick Gabriel.[1] On 30 August 2017, he succeeded Pablo Correa as manager, as the team had not won any of the first five games of the Ligue 2 season.[2][3] On his debut eight days later, the team won 3–0 at home to Valenciennes.[4] After four wins in 17 games, he was dismissed by the 17th-placed team on 22 January.[5]

Metz

In August 2018, Hognon was hired at Nancy's local rivals Metz as an assistant to Frédéric Antonetti.[6] When Antonetti returned to his native Corsica on short notice due to his wife's illness, Antonetti became interim manager, beginning his term on 17 December with a 2–0 win at Valenciennes.[7] After winning promotion to Ligue 1 as champions, he was confirmed as coach while his predecessor became general manager.[8]

Hognon's first Ligue 1 game as manager was a 1–1 draw at Strasbourg on 11 August 2019.[9] The season was abandoned with ten games remaining due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Metz in 15th.[10] On 12 October 2020, Antonetti – widowed in July – replaced Hognon, who declined the opportunity to remain as assistant.[11]

Hesperange

On 22 June 2021, Hognon was hired on a contract of undisclosed length by Hesperange, who had finished the previous season third in the Luxembourg National Division.[12] His first game was his first in European competition, a 1–0 loss at Slovenia's Domžale on 8 July in the UEFA Europa Conference League first qualifying round, followed a week later by elimination after a 1–1 draw in the second leg.[13] He was fired on 19 September, having won three and drawn two of six league games.[14]

Grenoble

Hognon returned to Ligue 2 on 29 December 2021, being hired by 16th-placed Grenoble.[15] He missed his debut, a 1–0 loss at home to Auxerre on 8 January, due to COVID;[16] eight days later he led the team to a goalless draw away to Guingamp.[17] The team finished the season in 15th.[18] His team reached the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France in 2022–23, their first such achievement in 14 years.[19]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 30 March 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win % Ref.
Nancy 30 August 2017 22 January 2018 21 6 6 9 29 30 −1 028.57 [20]
Metz 18 May 2019 12 October 2020 36 10 12 14 34 45 −11 027.78 [21]
Grenoble 29 December 2021 Present 94 36 26 32 97 92 +5 038.30
Total 151 52 44 55 160 166 −6 034.44 —

Honours

Player

Nancy

Saint-Étienne

Manager

Metz

References

  1. ^ "Gabriel confirmé, Hognon adjoint" [Gabriel confirmed, Hognon assistant]. L'Équipe (in French). 15 January 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Pablo Correa n'est plus l'entraîneur de Nancy" [Pablo Correa is no longer the manager of Nancy]. L'Équipe (in French). 29 August 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Vincent Hognon nouvel entraîneur de Nancy" [Vincent Hognon new manager of Nancy]. L'Équipe (in French). 30 August 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  4. ^ "L'ASNL s'impose 3 à 0 contre Valenciennes" [ASNL impose themselves 3–0 against Valenciennes]. L'Est Républicain (in French). 8 September 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  5. ^ Mazure, Laurent (22 January 2018). "Officiel : Nancy écarte Vincent Hognon !" [Official: Nancy dismiss Vincent Hognon!] (in French). Ma Ligue 2. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Le derby ASNL-FC Metz est lancé : Hognon rebondit chez les Grenats !" [The ASNL-FC Metz derby is launched: Hognon rebounds at the Maroons!]. L'Est Républicain (in French). 17 August 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  7. ^ Jeangeorge, Thomas (14 January 2020). "FC Metz : le président Bernard Serin défend son tandem Antonetti-Hognon" [FC Metz: president Bernard Serin defends his Antonetti-Hognon tandem] (in French). France Bleu. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Ligue 1. Metz : Vincent Hognon, l'héritier" [Ligue 2. Metz: Vincent Hognon, the heir]. Le Télégramme (in French). 4 October 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  9. ^ Jougleux, Christian (15 August 2019). "Vincent Hognon (FC Metz) : « Un très gros club en face de nous »" [Vincent Hognon (FC Metz): "A very big team against us"]. Le Républicain Lorrain (in French). Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Metz et Hognon grandissent ensemble" [Metz and Hognon grow together] (in French). Ligue 1. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Metz : Frédéric Antonetti redevient l'entraîneur principal (officiel)" [Frédéric Antonetti becomes head coach again (official)]. L'Équipe (in French). 12 October 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  12. ^ "L'ancien entraîneur du FC Metz, Vincent Hognon, nommé sur le banc du Swift Hesperange" [Former FC Metz manager, Vincent Hognon, named on the Swift Hesperange bench]. Le Républicain Lorrain (in French). 22 June 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  13. ^ "L'aventure européenne s'arrête déjà pour le Swift" [European adventure over already for Swift]. L'essentiel (in French). 15 July 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Vincent Hognon déjà remercié par Hesperange" [Vincent Hognon already fired by Hesperange]. L'essentiel (in French). 19 September 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  15. ^ "Vincent Hognon nommé entraîneur de Grenoble (officiel)" [Vincent Hognon named manager of Grenoble (official)]. L'Équipe (in French). 29 December 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  16. ^ Waymel, Dorian (8 January 2022). "Ligue 2 – Vincent Hognon absent contre Auxerre à cause du Covid" [Ligue 2 – Vincent Hognon absent against Auxerre through COVID] (in French). Ma Ligue 2. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  17. ^ Comte, Etienne (16 January 2022). "Grenoble – Vincent Hognon : « J'ai essayé de ramener un peu d'ordre »" [Grenoble – Vincent Hognon: "I tried to bring back a bit of order"] (in French). Ma Ligue 2. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  18. ^ Parisot, Julien (14 May 2022). "Grenoble – Vincent Hognon : « On retient la belle fin de saison en sauvant ce qu'il y avait à sauver et on est très heureux »" [Grenoble – Vincent Hognon: "We remember the good end of the season by saving what there was to save and we are very happy"] (in French). Ma Ligue 2. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  19. ^ "Le GF38 prêt à défier l'OL en quart de finale de la coupe de France" [GF38 ready to take on OL in Coupe de France quarter-finals] (in French). France Bleu. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  20. ^ "Vincent Hognon at FootballDatabase.eu". FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  21. ^ "Vincent Hognon". FC Metz official website (in French). Retrieved 1 November 2019.

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