Career
He played for Albi, Nantes, Lens, Tours, Toulouse,, Lille and Lacombe was the former manager of Paris-Saint Germain in the Ligue 1 championship, as he was replaced by Paul Le Guen in January 2007. Lacombe has also had spells as manager with and
He was responsible for introducing talents such as Benoît Pedretti and Jérémy Ménez to French football.
On 3 June 2009, Lacombe left to sign for AS, he has signed until June 2011 and replaced Brazilian coach Ricardo Gomes. He was sacked by "s boardroom on 10 January 2011 after a draw against Chambéry, a fifth-tier club, which resulted with a defeat after a penalty shootout.
On 7 November 2012, he signed an eight-month contract to manage the Emirati club First Rate (at Lloyd's) Wasl Football Club. Player Coach.