Born in
Nancy, Hognon started his career at hometown club
Nancy in
Ligue 2, making his debut during the 1993–94 season. He played a total of nine seasons with the club, three of them in
Ligue 1, before moving to
Saint-Étienne, who had recently been relegated to Ligue 2 following a fake passport scandal. However, the club won promotion during his second season there, and Hognon became a key member of the side during their past three seasons in the top division. During the summer 2007, he signed for
Nice, where he played until hanging up his boots in 2009.
Managerial career
Nancy
Hognon became assistant manager of Nancy in January 2013, working alongside
Patrick Gabriel.[1] On 30 August 2017, he succeeded
Pablo Correa as manager, as the team had not won any of the first five games of the
Ligue 2 season.[2][3] On his debut eight days later, the team won 3–0 at home to
Valenciennes.[4] After four wins in 17 games, he was dismissed by the 17th-placed team on 22 January.[5]
Metz
In August 2018, Hognon was hired at Nancy's local rivals
Metz as an assistant to
Frédéric Antonetti.[6] When Antonetti returned to his native
Corsica on short notice due to his wife's illness, Antonetti became
interim manager, beginning his term on 17 December with a 2–0 win at Valenciennes.[7] After
winning promotion to Ligue 1 as champions, he was confirmed as coach while his predecessor became general manager.[8]
Hognon's first Ligue 1 game as manager was a 1–1 draw at
Strasbourg on 11 August 2019.[9]The season was abandoned with ten games remaining due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, with Metz in 15th.[10] On 12 October 2020, Antonetti – widowed in July – replaced Hognon, who declined the opportunity to remain as assistant.[11]
Hesperange
On 22 June 2021, Hognon was hired on a contract of undisclosed length by
Hesperange, who had finished the previous season third in the
Luxembourg National Division.[12] His first game was his first in European competition, a 1–0 loss at Slovenia's
Domžale on 8 July in the
UEFA Europa Conference Leaguefirst qualifying round, followed a week later by elimination after a 1–1 draw in the second leg.[13] He was fired on 19 September, having won three and drawn two of six league games.[14]
Grenoble
Hognon returned to Ligue 2 on 29 December 2021, being hired by 16th-placed
Grenoble.[15] He missed his debut, a 1–0 loss at home to
Auxerre on 8 January, due to COVID;[16] eight days later he led the team to a goalless draw away to
Guingamp.[17] The team finished
the season in 15th.[18] His team reached the quarter-finals of the
Coupe de France in
2022–23, their first such achievement in 14 years.[19]
^Mazure, Laurent (22 January 2018).
"Officiel : Nancy écarte Vincent Hognon !" [Official: Nancy dismiss Vincent Hognon!] (in French). Ma Ligue 2. Retrieved 24 January 2023.