Jérémie Bréchet
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Jérémie Pierre Bréchet[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 14 August 1979 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Lyon, France | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left-back, Left Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1996–1998 | Lyon | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1998–2003 | Lyon | 117 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Inter Milan | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2004–2006 | Real Sociedad | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2006–2008 | Sochaux | 49 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | PSV | 27 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2009–2012 | Sochaux | 58 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Troyes | 24 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Bordeaux | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2014–2018 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 112 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 419 | (9) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2001–2003 | France | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jérémie Pierre Bréchet (born 14 August 1979) is a former French professional footballer. He was usually used as a left-back but could play as a centre-back. Because of his technical skills he could also play in midfield.
He was capped three times for the French national side.
Club career
Lyon
Born in Lyon, Rhône-Alpes, France, Jérémie Bréchet started his career at local club Olympique Lyonnais. Hemade his debut in the professional football during the 1998–99 season. In that season he played 15 times. Bréchet played in Lyon until 2003, amassing a total of 116 games for the club and winning the Ligue 1 championship in the 2001–02 and the 2002–03 seasons. In July 2003, Bréchet was transferred to the Inter Milan.
Internazionale
The 2003–04 season started well for Inter, but after six average games, manager Héctor Cúper was fired from Inter and Corrado Verdelli took over. Following the new manager appointment and having sustained an injury, Bréchet was featured for only a few more games. In total, Bréchet played nine games for Inter. Inter informed him that he could leave the club. In 2004, Bréchet signed a contract with Real Sociedad.
Real Sociedad
Bréchet played for Real Sociedad in the La Liga for two seasons. As Bréchet was injured seriously, he managed only 20 appearances for the club.
Sochaux
At the ambitious FC Sochaux, Bréchet made an impressive start on the pitch. After three games, he was appointed captain of the squad. At "Les Lionceaux", he had two strong seasons and became a key player for the team staying injury-free. During his captaincy Sochaux managed to win the Coupe de France twice. In June 2008, Bréchet left the club and moved to PSV Eindhoven.
PSV Eindhoven
In the season 2008–09 Bréchet joined the Dutch club Eindhoven signing a contract for three years. He wished to play with number 13 jersey, which he was assigned.
Return to Sochaux
On 22 June 2009, Bréchet agreed a move back to FC Sochaux, insisting his decision was because of his family.[2] Following the end of the 2011–12 season, Bréchet became a free agent as his contract was not extended.
Troyes
On 9 August 2012, he signed a one-year contract with newly promoted Ligue 1 side Troyes AC.
Bordeaux
In June 2013, Bréchet joined Bordeaux on a one-year deal.[3]
Gazélec Ajaccio
After one year with Bordeaux, Bréchet signed for a Ligue 2 team for the first time in his career, joining Gazélec Ajaccio on a one-year deal.[4]
Honours
Lyon
Sochaux
PSV Eindhoven
France
References
- ^ "Entreprise Footidee Consulting" [Company Footidee Consulting] (in French). Manageo. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
"Jérémie Brechet". BFM Business (in French). Retrieved 31 January 2019. - ^ Van Leeuwen, Gerrit (22 June 2009). "Engelaar set for PSV move". Sky Sports. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ "Bréchet – "I know what I can bring to the team."". Girondins.com. 8 July 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
- ^ "Officiel – Jérémie Bréchet signe au GFCA !" (in French). gfca-foot.com. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
External links
- Jérémie Bréchet at Soccerway
- Jérémie Bréchet – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Use dmy dates from May 2011
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Lyon
- Association football fullbacks
- Association football midfielders
- French footballers
- Olympique Lyonnais players
- Inter Milan players
- Real Sociedad footballers
- FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players
- PSV Eindhoven players
- Troyes AC players
- FC Girondins de Bordeaux players
- Gazélec Ajaccio players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Serie A players
- La Liga players
- Eredivisie players
- France international footballers
- France under-21 international footballers
- 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- FIFA Confederations Cup-winning players
- French expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- French expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- French expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- French expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands