| Date of birth | 14 January 1954 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Courrensan, France | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Current status | |||
| Position(s) | Coach of Italy | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Fullback | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| 19??–19?? 19??–19?? 1976-1988 |
FC Grenoble US Carcassonne FC Auch Gers |
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| ru | 0 | (0) | |
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| 1988–1995 1995–1999 1999–2001 2001–2007 2007–2011 2011–present |
FC Auch Gers US Colomiers Section Paloise France (asst.) USA Perpignan Italy |
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| correct as of 11-26-2011. | |||
Jacques Brunel (born 14 January 1954, Courrensan, France) is a French rugby union former player who is currently the head coach of the Italian national team[1][2][3] replacing Nick Mallet on 3 November 2011.
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He started coaching after he quit playing rugby in 1988 with his former team FC Auch Gers until 1995. In 1995 he arrives at Colomiers with which he wins, in 1998,the Challenge Cup. An encore for the European trophy is made two years later by Brunel, this time on the bench of Pau. In 2001 Jacques Brunel enters the technical staff of the french national team under the guidance of Bernard Laporte, training the forwards until the 2007 world cup. After his experience with Les Bleus finished there he lands on the bench of Perpignan.
In the 2008-2009 season he is crowned champion of France. For the next season he reaches the final of the Top 14, defeated by Clermont. In 2011, however, many disappointments on French soil, with Perpignan failing access to the playoffs, what makes him miss the 2011-2012 edition of the European Cup, where he arrived as stated in the semifinals. He is replaced by Jacques Delmas at the end of the season.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Nick Mallett |
Italy National Rugby Union Coach 2011–present |
Succeeded by present |