Bernard Lacombe, who served as a manager for more than two years,  served shorter than his predecessor Jacques Santini, who served for ten years.
Bernard Lacombe (born 15 August 1952) is a French former professional footballer. After his playing career ended, Lacombe joined the technical staff of former club Lyon, first as technical manager (from 1988 to 1996), then as trainer (1996 to 2000) and manager. Former coaches include Georges Heylens (198489), a former Belgian international player, Jacques Santini (198992), who coached the France national team between 2002 and 2004, Bruno Metsu (199293), who coached the Senegal national team at the 2002 World Cup, Pierre Mankowski (199394), who was formerly the assistant coach of the France national team and Vahid Halilhodzic (199802), who can be credited with the club's revival in the late nineties. 
