Yann Lachuer

Yann Lachuer (born 5 August 1972) is a French footballer coach and former professional player who coaches SO Romorantin.

Yann Lachuer
Lachuer with Orléans in August 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-08-05) 5 August 1972
Place of birth Champigny-sur-Marne, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Romorantin (Head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 Créteil 31 (5)
1993–1998 Auxerre 104 (21)
1996–1997 → Châteauroux 32 (9)
1998–1999 PSG 22 (1)
1999–2001 Bastia 65 (7)
2001–2006 Auxerre 158 (15)
2006–2007 Troyes 37 (3)
2007–2008 Châteauroux 17 (3)
2008–2009 Orléans
Teams managed
2009–2012 Orléans
2016–2017 Saran
2017–2018 US Créteil
2018– Romorantin
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Lachuer began his career in the 1992–93 season with US Créteil-Lusitanos in Ligue 2 the second tier of French Football, making 31 appearances and scoring 5 goals.[1] His displays brought him to the attention of AJ Auxerre, for whom he signed in 1993. He was limited to just two first team appearances in the following seasons until a loan spell with LB Châteauroux in the 1996–97 season. This was a most productive spell for Lachuer, where he found the net 9 times in 32 games. He continued this rich vein of form the next season, following his return to Auxerre, grabbing 7 goals in 28 domestic appearances. He played 7 times in the UEFA Cup but did not find the target.

1998–99 saw Lachuer move to Paris Saint-Germain FC,[2] where he endured a rather disappointing season, failing to live up to the standards he had set himself in the previous two years. A solitary goal in 22 games for PSG, was sufficient for them to move him on to another club at the end of the season. A highlight was scoring the winning goal as PSG won the 1998 Trophée des Champions.[3]

For the next two seasons, he plied his trade on the island of Corsica with SC Bastia, scoring 7 times in 65 appearances for the club. He returned to AJ Auxerre for a second spell in 2001–02, scoring 3 goals as Auxerre qualified for the UEFA Champions League. The following season he contributed 4 goals as Auxerre won the Coupe de France, their first major honour since completing the League and Cup double in 1995–96.

Winning the Coupe de France ensured Auxerre qualified for the UEFA Cup where Lachuer scored his first goal in European competition, to go alongside the 3 league goals he amassed as Auxerre finished 4th in Ligue 1. In doing so they managed to qualify for the UEFA Cup for the second successive season. In the 2004–05 season he scored only his second-ever European goal, again in the UEFA Cup. He also notched up 24 club appearances as Auxerre won the Coupe de France for the second time in three seasons.

2005–06 proved to be Lachuer's last season with Auxerre.[4] He managed 4 goals in 27 appearances for the club. Lachuer opted not to renew his contract with Auxerre after it expired, preferring instead to pursue his career elsewhere. After considering offers from AS Nancy, OGC Nice, Le Mans UC72, AS Saint-Étienne and clubs in Italy and the United Arab Emirates, he opted to sign a one-year deal with Troyes.

He outlined his reasons for opting for Troyes in several interviews, stating that he was attracted by their style of play. After a one-year contract with Troyes where he led Ligue 1 with 10 assists he signed a contract with L2 team, LB Châteauroux.

Lachuer remains a popular figure in French football and is widely regarded by many fans, as one of the best players never to appear for Les Bleus.

Coaching career

In November 2018, he became the head coach of Romorantin.[5]

Personal life

Lachuer is the brother of Julien Lachuer,[6] and the uncle of Mathis Lachuer, both professional footballers.[7]

References
  1. Yann Lachuer at L'Équipe Football (in French)
  2. http://www.planetepsg.com/fichejoueur-116-Yann-Lachuer.html
  3. "Lens – PSG 0-1, 30/07/98, Trophée des Champions 98-99". archivesparisfootball.wordpress.com. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  4. http://www.histoaja.free.fr/joueurs/lachuer.htm
  5. "Romorantin : Yann Lachuer, nouvel entraîneur (off.)" (in French). foot-national.com. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  6. "YANN LACHUER à orléans". Le Telegramme. 22 December 2008.
  7. "Amiens SC Football - Mathis perpétue la légende des Lachuer". Amiens SC Football.
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