Franck Queudrue

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Franck Queudrue
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Queudrue playing for Birmingham City
Personal information
Full name Franck Queudrue
Date of birth 27 August 1978 (1978-08-27) (age 33)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club Lens
Number 4
Youth career
– Lens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1997–1999 Lens B 41 (7)
1999–2002 Lens 42 (2)
2001–2002 → Middlesbrough (loan) 28 (2)
2002–2006 Middlesbrough 122 (9)
2006–2007 Fulham 29 (1)
2007–2010 Birmingham City 47 (3)
2010 → Colchester United (loan) 3 (0)
2010– Lens 10 (1)
National team
2000 France B 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:16, 1 September 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Franck Queudrue[1] (born 27 August 1978 in Paris, France) is a French footballer who plays as a left back for Lens. He began his career with Lens, for whom he played in Ligue 1, and went on to play in the Premier League for Middlesbrough, Fulham and Birmingham City, and in the Football League for Colchester United.

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[edit] Career

[edit] Lens

Queudrue began his career in the youth system of RC Lens. He made 41 appearances for the club's reserve team in the Championnat de France amateur (CFA) from the 1997–98 season onwards, scoring seven goals,[2] and stepped up to the first team during the 1999–2000 season. His debut in Ligue 1 came as a second-half substitute against Montpellier on 16 October 1999, and during that first season he played 16 league games as well as 6 in the UEFA Cup.[3][4] His first league goal came in his third appearance, a 90th-minute winner away to Marseille.[5] He appeared frequently the following season,[6] but made only two substitute appearances in 2001–02[7] before joining English Premier League club Middlesbrough on loan in October 2001.[8]

[edit] Middlesbrough

Queudrue joined Middlesbrough on loan from French club Lens in October 2001 and stayed until the summer of 2006. His preferred position is left-back, though he is comfortable at centre-back and, on certain occasions, played for Middlesbrough as a left or central midfielder. He is also renowned for his free kick and penalty converting ability.

He became popular with fans when he scored in his second game for the club – against North East rivals Sunderland. Queudrue impressed enough to earn a permanent move in May 2002 for a fee of £2.5 million.[8] However, French Franck, as he is otherwise known, is also recognised for his poor disciplinary record. His five yellow and three red cards in the 2002–03 season contributed hugely to Middlesbrough missing out on a place in the UEFA Cup through the fair play league – although, conversely, he was a major reason they were high enough up the league to be in contention. He was part of the Middlesbrough side who beat Bolton Wanderers to win the 2004 League Cup final, and was rated one of the most valuable players in the Premier League that season. He also started for Middlesbrough in the 2006 UEFA Cup Final.

In 2006 Queudrue announced that he was considering switching his nationality to British, after becoming eligible for UK citizenship. He had previously hoped to claim Irish citizenship, before revealing "unfortunately I am one generation out" to be eligible.[9]

[edit] Fulham

Queudrue ended his time with Middlesbrough and left for Fulham. Queudrue was a regular for Fulham under Chris Coleman but he was made available for transfer by new manager Lawrie Sanchez as he did not agree with Sanchez's long-ball game. He scored once in the league for Fulham, an injury time equaliser against Charlton Athletic.[10]

[edit] Birmingham City

On 3 August 2007 Queudrue signed a three-year contract with Birmingham City for a fee estimated at £2.5 million.[11]

On 15 July 2008 the club announced that he could leave the club on a free transfer.[12] However on 25 October 2008 the Birmingham co-owner David Sullivan said that his comments were heat of the moment and that Franck had been taken off the free transfer list and could reaffirm his place in the Birmingham squad.

During his comeback, David Sullivan had described him as a 'rubbish signing' and some Birmingham fans victimised Queudrue for his poor attitude over the summer period. These comments were later retracted by the co-owner after several solid performances and injuries to key players such as David Murphy meant that Franck could get games under his belt and this led the Birmingham fans to consider him a key player.

Queudrue had a blond streak put in his hair to identify himself to the fans and to show his difference of attitude compared to the other players.

In 2009 he was voted the fans' player and Birmingham Mail's player of the season 2008–09 with a message from the owner David Sullivan congratulating him on his success.[13]

In March 2010, Queudrue joined Colchester United of League One on loan for the remainder of the 2009–10 season.[14] Injury restricted him to just three appearances for Colchester. On his return to Birmingham, the club announced that he would be released when his contract expired at the end of June 2010.[15]

[edit] Return to Lens

Queudrue had a trial at Peterborough United,[16] but was reported to have joined Greece Super League club Panionios instead.[17] However, he chose not to proceed with that move for family reasons, and after several weeks training with his first club, RC Lens, he rejoined them on 27 September until the end of the season.[18]

[edit] International

While a Lens player in 2000, Queudrue earned one cap for the France B national football team.[citation needed]

[edit] Career statistics

Listed as follows:-[19]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
France League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Total
1999-00 Lens Division 1 16 1 - - 7 0 23 1
2000–01 22 1 - - - 22 1
2001–02 2 0 - - - 2 0
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2001–02 Middlesbrough Premier League 28 2 6 0 - - 34 2
2002–03 31 1 1 0 1 1 - 33 2
2003–04 31 0 2 0 7 0 - 40 0
2004–05 31 5 2 0 1 0 9 0 43 5
2005–06 29 3 3 0 3 0 14 0 49 3
2006–07 Fulham Premier League 29 1 3 0 - - 32 1
2007–08 Birmingham City Premier League 16 0 1 0 - - 17 0
2008–09 Championship 25 3 1 0 1 0 - 27 3
Total France 40 2 - - 7 0 47 2
England 220 15 19 0 13 1 23 0 275 16
Career total 260 17 19 0 13 1 30 0 322 18

[edit] Honours

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hugman, Barry, ed (2005). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2005/2006. Queen Anne Press. p. 333. ISBN 978-1-85291-662-1. 
  2. ^ "Racing Club de Lens – Reserve Professionnelle". Stat2foot. http://www.stat2foot.com/titrelens2.htm. Retrieved 30 May 2010. 
  3. ^ "Le temps de jeu de Franck QUEUDRUE en Ligue 1 1999/2000". Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP). http://www.lfp.fr/joueur/detail_tempsJeu.asp?no_joueur=101094&saison=1999/2000&code_evt=D1. Retrieved 30 May 2010. 
  4. ^ "La fiche de Franck Queudrue". L'Equipe. http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur7526.html. Retrieved 30 May 2010. 
  5. ^ "Ligue 1 : Olympique de Marseille / RC Lens - 20ème Journée - Feuille de match". LFP. http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=1999/2000&code_evt=&code_jr_tr=J20&num_ordre=8. Retrieved 30 May 2010. 
  6. ^ "Le temps de jeu de Franck QUEUDRUE en Ligue 1 2000/2001". LFP. http://www.lfp.fr/joueur/detail_TempsJeu.asp?no_joueur=101094&saison=2000%2F2001&code_evt=D1. Retrieved 30 May 2010. 
  7. ^ "Le temps de jeu de Franck QUEUDRUE en Ligue 1 2001/2002". LFP. http://www.lfp.fr/joueur/detail_TempsJeu.asp?no_joueur=101094&saison=2001%2F2002&code_evt=D1. Retrieved 30 May 2010. 
  8. ^ a b "Queudrue signs for Boro". BBC Sport. 2 May 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/middlesbrough/1963888.stm. Retrieved 30 May 2010. 
  9. ^ "Queudrue's Republic hopes dashed". BBC Sport. 5 April 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/middlesbrough/4412831.stm. Retrieved 30 May 2010. 
  10. ^ "Charlton 2–2 Fulham". BBC Sport. 27 December 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6205581.stm. Retrieved 2 September 2009. 
  11. ^ "Birmingham complete double swoop". BBC Sport. 3 August 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/birmingham_city/6927836.stm. Retrieved 3 August 2007. 
  12. ^ "Club statement". Birmingham City F.C. 2008-07-15. http://www.blues.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~1344644,00.html. Retrieved 2008-07-15. 
  13. ^ "Message From David Sullivan". Birmingham City F.C. 2009-04-15. http://www.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~1628282,00.html. Retrieved 2009-04-15. 
  14. ^ "Queudrue The U!". Birmingham City F.C. 25 March 2010. http://www.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2005150,00.html. Retrieved 25 March 2010. 
  15. ^ "Quintet Depart". Birmingham City F.C. 14 May 2010. http://www.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2050780,00.html. Retrieved 14 May 2010. 
  16. ^ "Peterborough United take Franck Queudrue on trial". BBC Sport. 15 July 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/peterborough_united/8824515.stm. Retrieved 16 July 2010. 
  17. ^ "Peterborough boss Gary Johnson wants defensive options". BBC Sport. 28 July 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/peterborough_united/8863367.stm. Retrieved 27 September 2010. 
  18. ^ "Franck Queudrue de retour au bercail [Queudrue back in the fold]" (in French). RC Lens. 27 September 2010. http://www.rclens.fr/infos_2010/09/27_arrivee_queudrue/index.php#ancreContenu. Retrieved 27 September 2010. 
  19. ^ Franck Queudrue | Birmingham City | Squad | Player Profiles | Player Profiles

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