| Benoît Tavenot | |
| Birth Date: | 3 January 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Paris, France |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | SC Bastia (head coach) |
| Youthclubs1: | AS Kilstett |
| Years1: | 1996–1998 |
| Clubs1: | AS Strasbourg |
| Years2: | 1998–1999 |
| Clubs2: | ASPV Strasbourg |
| Years3: | 1999–2003 |
| Clubs3: | CA Bastia |
| Years4: | 2003–2004 |
| Clubs4: | SC Bastia B |
| Manageryears1: | 2018 |
| Managerclubs1: | Bastia-Borgo |
| Manageryears2: | 2023–2024 |
| Managerclubs2: | Dijon |
| Manageryears3: | 2024– |
| Managerclubs3: | SC Bastia |
Benoît Tavenot (born 3 January 1977) is a French football manager and former player. He is the manager of Ligue 2 club SC Bastia.
Born in Paris, Tavenot was raised in Strasbourg in Alsace.[1] A midfielder, he began playing in his adopted region for AS Kilstett, AS Strasbourg and AS Pierrots Vauban Strasbourg.[2]
Tavenot worked in several posts within SC Bastia including as assistant manager and reserve team manager.[3] In February 2018 he was named manager at Championnat National 2 (fourth-tier) club FC Bastia-Borgo, the successor to his former club CA Bastia.[4]
After one year as assistant manager of Cercle Brugge in the Belgian Pro League, Tavenot was named as part of the staff of Vincent Hognon at Metz in June 2019.[5] He retained his post under succeeding manager Frédéric Antonetti but left the club as did the latter following relegation to Ligue 2 in 2022; Tavenot's contract was set to last to 2024.[6]
In February 2023, Tavenot returned to the city where he grew up, joining RC Strasbourg Alsace again as Antonetti's assistant.[1] Possessing the to coach football in France to the highest level, he left this post in June,[7] and became head coach of Dijon in the third-tier Championnat National on a two-year deal.[8]
Having come fourth in his only season at Dijon, Tavenot left by mutual consent in June 2024 while strongly linked to a return to SC Bastia as head coach.[9] He joined the Corsican club of Ligue 2 on a two-year deal, with his former mentor Antonetti being the director of football.[10] In his debut as manager in a professional division on 19 August, his team drew 1–1 at Metz.[11]