Corine Franco
![]() Corine Franco with Lyon in 2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Birth name | Corine Cécile Petit | ||
Date of birth | 5 October 1983 | ||
Place of birth | La Rochelle, France | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Position(s) |
Right back Defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1992–1998 | Avenir Maritime Laleu | ||
1998–2001 | ES Rochellaise | ||
2001–2002 | Soyaux | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2008 | Soyaux | 125 | (51) |
2008–2018 | Lyon | 121 | (14) |
International career‡ | |||
2006 | France U21 | 4 | (0) |
2003–2014 | France | 89 | (11) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 June 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 March 2014 (UTC) |
Corine Cécile Franco (née Petit)[1] (born 5 October 1983 in La Rochelle) is a retired French football player who is best known for having played for France and Olympique Lyonnais of the Division 1 Féminine. Franco served as vice-captain of the French club and played as a physical, yet creative defensive midfielder, often acting as a deep-lying playmaker. She was often utilized as a right back at international level.
Franco is one of the most decorated players at club level in women's professional football, having won five European Cups and 10 Division 1 Féminine trophies.[2]
She competed for France at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3]
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Franco was born on the west coast of France and began her career playing for Avenir Maritime Laleu in her hometown. She later moved to ES Rochellaise before securing a move to D1 Féminine club ASJ Soyaux at the start of the millennium. Franco spent two years in the youth system before making her league debut during the 2002–03 season. In her debut season, she scored four goals. The 2003–04 season saw Franco's opportunities in the team increase as she was given a permanent role in the starting eleven. Over the next four seasons, she appeared in all 22 matches scoring double-digit goals on two occasions. In her final season with Soyaux, she appeared in 19 matches scoring seven goals. Her successful seven-year career gained the attention of defending champions Olympique Lyonnais and Franco eventually secured a move to the club.
Lyon
[edit]In Franco's first season with Lyon, she appeared in 19 matches, starting 17, and scored two goals en route to Lyon winning their second straight D1 Féminine title and Franco's first of her career. The 2008–09 season also gave Franco the opportunity to display her talents on the European stage as Lyon were participating in the 2008–09 UEFA Women's Cup.[4] Lyon cruised through the group stage portion of the tournament and in the knockout rounds, they faced Italian club A.S.D. CF Bardolino. Lyon won the tie 9–1 on aggregate as Franco scoring a goal in both legs. Lyon eventually suffered elimination in the semi-finals to German club FCR 2001 Duisburg.
On 15 October 2010, it was confirmed by Lyon officials that Franco suffered a rupture of her anterior cruciate ligament, as well as her medial meniscus and lateral meniscus in her right knee. She suffered the injury while playing in a UEFA Women's Champions League match against AZ Alkmaar.[5] Franco missed six months.[6]
She retired at the end of the 2017—2018 football season,[7] after having won the domestic league and Champions League titles with Lyon.[2]
International career
[edit]Franco made her international debut on 22 February 2003 in a 2–1 loss to China. She scored her first international goal three days later in a 2–1 victory over the Netherlands. During qualification for the UEFA Euro 2009, she scored one goal against Greece. In the tournament, she appeared in all 4 matches France contested. France reached as far as the quarterfinals losing to the Netherlands 4–5 on penalties with Franco missing her penalty shot. On 23 September 2009, she scored a brace against Serbia in a 2011 FIFA World Cup qualification match. France won the match 7–0. A month later, she scored a goal in another qualification match, this time against Estonia in a 12–0 victory.
Franco made her last international appearance in 2–3 win over Australia on 7 March 2014.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Statistics accurate as of match played 8 June 2016[9]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Soyaux | 2002–03 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 |
2003–04 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13 | |
2004–05 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 | |
2005–06 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | |
2006–07 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | |
2007–08 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9 | |
Total | 125 | 51 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 53 | |
Lyon | 2008–09 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 5 |
2009–10 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 34 | 3 | |
2010–11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
2011–12 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 4 | |
2012–13 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 5 | |
2013–14 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 4 | |
2014–15 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 2 | |
2015–16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 4 | |
Total | 121 | 14 | 32 | 7 | 38 | 6 | 181 | 27 | |
Career total | 246 | 62 | 36 | 9 | 38 | 6 | 310 | 78 |
International
[edit]- (Correct as of 7 March 2014)[10]
National team | Season | Apps | Goals |
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France | 2002–03 | 3 | 1 |
2003–04 | 1 | 0 | |
2004–05 | 0 | 0 | |
2005–06 | 0 | 0 | |
2006–07 | 7 | 0 | |
2007–08 | 6 | 1 | |
2008–09 | 10 | 2 | |
2009–10 | 14 | 4 | |
2010–11 | 8 | 0 | |
2011–12 | 22 | 2 | |
2012–13 | 13 | 0 | |
2013–14 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 89 | 11 |
International goals
[edit]Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Lyon
- Division 1 Féminine: Winner 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016—2017, 2017—2018
- Coupe de France Féminine: Winner 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
- UEFA Women's Champions League: Winner 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2016—2017, 2017—2018
International
[edit]- France
- Cyprus Cup: Winner 2012
References
[edit]- ^ "Goalscorers" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Corine Petit". Olympique Lyon official website (in French). Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Corine Franco". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ "Corine Franco: "Lyon, c'est vraiment un autre monde"" (in French). Angoulême Maville. Retrieved 15 October 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Corine Franco absente 6 mois..." (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 15 October 2010. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- ^ "Franco out six mois" (in French). France Football. 15 October 2010. Archived from the original on 18 October 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- ^ "OL women's team signs Lisa Weiss and Carolin Simon". Olympique Lyon official website. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Corine Petit". French Football Federation (in French). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Corine Petit Player profile". Olympique Lyonnais. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ FRANCO Corine Archived 14 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, French Football Federation, accessed 8 June 2011
External links
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- Corine Franco – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Corine Franco – UEFA competition record (archived)
- Corine Franco at Olympedia
- Corine Franco at Olympics.com
- Corine Franco at Équipe de France Olympique (archived) (in French)
- Corine Petit Franco at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Corine Petit at the French Football Federation (archived 2020-08-04) (in French)
- FFF profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-10-02) (in French)
- Club profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2009-10-03) (in French)
- 1983 births
- Living people
- French women's footballers
- France women's international footballers
- Sportspeople from La Rochelle
- Olympique Lyonnais Féminin players
- ASJ Soyaux-Charente players
- 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for France
- Women's association football defenders
- Women's association football midfielders
- Division 1 Féminine players
- Footballers from Nouvelle-Aquitaine