Jocelyn Merlen
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 November 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Calais, France | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–2003 | Calais | ||
| 2003–2006 | Dunkerque | ||
| 2006–2012 | Gravelines | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Marck[1] | |||
| Grand Calais Pascal[2] | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jocelyn Merlen (born 24 November 1972) is a French former footballer who played as a right-back.[3][4]
Career
Merlen never played in a professional division during his career, but participated in the 2000 Coupe de France final with Calais RUFC.[5] The final score eventually turned out to be a 2–1 victory in the favor of Nantes. Earlier in the tournament, he scored the game-winning goal off a free-kick in their 2–1 win over top-flight Strasbourg in the quarter-finals.[6]
He participated in a commemorative rematch against Nantes 20 years later at the Stade de l'Épopée in Calais.[7]
Honours
Calais
- Coupe de France runner-up: 1999–2000
References
- ^ "Une nouvelle aventure débute à l'AS Marck avec Jocelyn Merlen". Nord Littoral (in French). 21 July 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ Barras, Thomas (7 February 2020). "Football (R2): Jocelyn Merlen veut «aller chercher le maintien et non la montée» avec Grand Calais Pascal". La Voix des Sports (in French). Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ Jocelyn Merlen at BeSoccer
- ^ "Jocelyn Merlen". foot national.
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- ^ "France enchanted by the cup exploits of Calais". The Guardian. 26 March 2000. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "20 ans après, le CRUFC Calais et le FC Nantes vont jouer un remake de la finale de la Coupe de France 2000". France Info (in French). 26 September 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
External links
- Jocelyn Merlen at WorldFootball.net
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Categories:
- 1972 births
- Living people
- French footballers
- Association football defenders
- Calais RUFC players
- USL Dunkerque players
- Union Sportive Gravelines Football players
- Championnat National players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- French football managers
- Sportspeople from Calais
- French football defender, 1970s birth stubs