Nicolas Rabuel (born 15 January 1978[1]) is a French football coach and a former defender.

He was most recently the manager of Valenciennes.

His previous clubs include Olympique Lyonnais, AS Angoulême, AS Nancy, Louhans-Cuiseaux, FC Rouen 1899, AS Cannes, Nîmes Olympique and US Boulogne.

Rabuel is the father of Mattéo Rabuel, a footballer who he currently manages at Valenciennes.

This biographical article related to association football in France, about a defender born in the 1970s, is a stub.