Laurent Courtois
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 September 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Lyon, France | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1998 | Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Ajaccio | 30 | (5) |
| 1999–2001 | Toulouse | 53 | (4) |
| 2001–2002 | West Ham United | 7 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Istres | 74 | (9) |
| 2005–2008 | Levante | 73 | (4) |
| 2008–2011 | Grenoble | 62 | (5) |
| 2011–2013 | Chivas USA | 33 | (3) |
| 2013 | LA Galaxy | 6 | (0) |
| 2014 | LA Galaxy II | 11 | (2) |
| Total | 349 | (32) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014 | LA Galaxy II (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Laurent Courtois (born 11 September 1978) is a French former professional footballer.
Club career
Laurent Courtois began his career in the youth ranks of top French club Olympique Lyonnais. In the 1998–99 season he moved to AC Ajaccio in Ligue 2, where he gained his first experience. After a fine season with Ajaccio he transferred to Toulouse, where he helped the club gain promotion to Ligue 1. After a successful second season with Toulouse he was transferred to West Ham United in England. After 18 unsuccessful months with only seven Premier League appearances, Courtois left England and returned home.
He signed with FC Istres to restart his career. In two years at the club, he appeared in 74 league matches and scored 9 goals. In 2005, he joined Spanish La Liga side Levante. He remained at the club for three years. In 2008, he returned to France joining Grenoble. He helped the club gain promotion to Ligue 1 during the 2008–09 season.
During the second half of the 2011 Major League Soccer season, Courtois signed with Chivas USA.[1] He was released on 30 June 2013, just a day after scoring a goal against the New England Revolution in a 1–1 draw.[2]
After a brief trial, Courtois signed with Chivas USA's city rivals Los Angeles Galaxy on 19 July 2013.[3]
Courtois made his debut with the Los Angeles Galaxy on 20 July 2013 against Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
After signing for the Galaxy's reserve squad as a player/coach, he announced his retirement on 15 August 2014 in order to obtain his coaching credentials from the FFF.[4]
References
- ^ Courtois eager to play for Chivas Archived 14 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Chivas USA announce departures of Giovani Casillas, Miller Bolanos, Laurent Courtois, Joaquin Velazquez | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- ^ "LA Galaxy officially sign former Chivas USA midfielder Laurent Courtois | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- ^ http://www.lagalaxy.com/blog/beat/2014/08/15/la-galaxy-ii-player-coach-laurent-courtois-announces-his-retirement-professiona
External links
- Laurent Courtois at Major League Soccer
- Laurent Courtois at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Lyon
- Association football midfielders
- French footballers
- French expatriate footballers
- French expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Footballers from Réunion
- Olympique Lyonnais players
- Grenoble Foot 38 players
- AC Ajaccio players
- Toulouse FC players
- West Ham United F.C. players
- FC Istres players
- Chivas USA players
- LA Galaxy players
- LA Galaxy II players
- La Liga players
- Levante UD footballers
- Premier League players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Major League Soccer players
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- USL Championship players