Vacheresse played for Chorale Roanne Basket from 1942 to 1962, and was the club's manager from 1977 to 1978 and its coach from 1978 to 1980. He was also a regular member of the France team with 70 caps and three titles as UFOLEP Champion of France. He won three medals at the European Championships: silver in Cairo 1949, and bronze in Paris 1951 and Moscow 1953. Vacheresse took part in the World Championships in Buenos Aires in 1950, as captain with Maurice Marcelot, and finished in sixth place, and at the Helsinki Olympics in 1952 where France finished in eighth place.