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Bryan Bergougnoux

French footballer (1983–2026)

Bryan Bergougnoux

Bryan Bergougnoux was a French professional football manager and player. As a player, he was a midfielder.

Bryan Bergougnoux

Bryan Bergougnoux
Bergougnoux in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-01-12)12 January 1983
Place of birth Lyon, France
Date of death 29 May 2026(2026-05-29) (aged 43)
Place of death Toulouse, France
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
1992–1994 Olympique Saint-Genis-Laval
1994–2001 Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Lyon 36 (4)
2005–2009 Toulouse 107 (9)
2009–2012 Lecce 10 (0)
2011 → Châteauroux (loan) 14 (6)
2012 → AC Omonia (loan) 11 (1)
2012–2018 Tours 168 (25)
2018–2019 Thonon Evian (player-manager)
Total 346 (45)
International career
1999 France U16 3 (0)
2001 France U18 1 (0)
2001–2005 France U21 21 (10)
Managerial career
2018–2019 Thonon Evian
2019–2021 Thonon Evian U19
2021–2024 Thonon Evian
2024–2025 Tours
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bryan Bergougnoux (French pronunciation: [bʁajan bɛʁɡuɲu]; 12 January 1983 – 29 May 2026) was a French professional football manager and player. As a player, he was a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Lyon, Bergougnoux began his career at his hometown club Lyon, where he was formed at a young age. His debut for the club came in a 2–0 defeat to Lens on 28 July 2001.[citation needed]

After 36 games for Lyon, in which he scored four goals, he was sold to Toulouse in 2005 for €3.5 million, on a four-year deal.[1][2]

In August 2009, after his Toulouse contract had expired, he signed a three-year contract with Lecce of the Italian Serie B.[3]

On 26 January 2012, he officially became a player of the Cyprus club AC Omonia, with that club having the right to transfer him to Nicosia in June.[citation needed]

In September 2012, Bergougnoux joined Tours on a one-year contract with an option for two further seasons.[4] In July 2017, he agreed a contract extension until summer 2019 with the club.[5]

In August 2018, Bergougnoux took up a dual role as player and coach at Régional 2 (7th-tier) side Thonon Evian.[6]

International career

Bergougnoux was a member of the France U21, for which he played 21 games and scored 10 goals. He won the Tournoi de Toulon with the team and finished as top scorer with 4 goals.[citation needed]

Managerial career

After helping Thonon Evian won their group in the 2018–19 Régional 2, Bergougnoux retired from playing, and became the coach of Thonon Evian's U19 team.[7] Two years later, in 2021, he returned managing the first team, helping the team finished as national champions in the 2021–22 National 3.[8]

In August 2024, Bergougnoux was appointed as the head coach of Tours, his former team as a player.[9] However, in February 2025, Tours disbanded in the middle of the season due to financial difficulties and forfeited all their remanining matches in the season.[10]

In June 2025, Bergougnoux was named as the assistant coach for Didier Digard at Ligue 1 team Le Havre.[11]

Personal life and death

In December 2023, Bergougnoux was diagnosed with parotid cancer.[12]

On 29 May 2026, while in Toulouse to play in a charity football tournament with former Toulouse players, Bergougnoux died following a sudden illness. He was 43, and survived by his wife and his four children.[13]

Honours

As players

Lyon

Lecce

Omonia

France U21

Individual

  • Tournoi de Toulon top scorer: 2004

As manager

Thonon Evian

References

  1. ↑ Haond, Patrick. "Lyon sell striker". Sky Sports. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Lyon striker joins Toulouse". Special Broadcasting Service. 28 June 2005. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Transfert. Le Toulousain Bergougnoux à Lecce en Italie". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). 14 August 2009. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Bergougnoux à Tours". L'Équipe (in French). 4 September 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Bryan Bergougnoux prolonge jusqu'en 2019". L'Équipe (in French). 24 July 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Régional 2 : Bergougnoux entraîneur-joueur du Thonon Evian FC". Le Dauphiné Liberé (in French). 6 August 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  7. ↑ "Bryan Bergougnoux nommé entraîneur du Thonon Evian Grand Genève FC". footmercato.net. 6 May 2021.
  8. ↑ Ghalaza-Boudra, Youcef (21 May 2022). "Thonon Evian file en National 2 ! (Off)" [Thonon Evian is heading to the National 2! (Off)]. Foot National (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  9. ↑ "Foot : Bryan Bergougnoux de retour à Tours, en Régional 1, comme entraîneur". L'Équipe (in French). 22 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "La fin du Tours FC, toutes les équipes du club retirées de leur Championnat respectif". L'Équipe (in French). 26 February 2025.
  11. ↑ "Ancien de l'OL, Bryan Bergougnoux va devenir adjoint au Havre". Le Progrès (in French). 2 June 2025.
  12. ↑ ""Je me sens complètement guéri", révèle Bryan Bergougnoux, ancien joueur de l'OL, après avoir été touché par un cancer" (in French). RMC Sport. 20 December 2024.
  13. ↑ "Triple champion de France avec l'OL, Bryan Bergougnoux est décédé à 43 ans" (in French). Le Progrès. 29 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "Olympique Lyonnais 2003-04". bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  15. ↑ "Olympique Lyonnais 2004-05". bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  16. ↑ Ghalaza-Boudra, Youcef (21 May 2022). "Thonon Evian file en National 2 ! (Off)" [Thonon Evian is heading to the National 2! (Off)]. Foot National (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2022.