François Clerc

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Personal information
François Clerc
Full name	François Clerc
Date of birth	18 April 1983
Place of birth	Bourg-en-Bresse, France
Height	1.87m
Playing position	Right back
Club information
Current club	Lyon
Number	2
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004-2005 2005-	Toulouse Lyon	7 (0) 31 (0)
National team²
2006-	France	2 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22/12/06. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 8/11/06. * Appearances (Goals)

François Clerc (born 18 April 1983 in Bourg-en-Bresse) is a French footballer who plays right back for Olympique Lyonnais.

He joined the reigning Ligue 1 titleholders in the summer of 2005 from Toulouse FC, and broke into the first team that season, making 19 appearances in the domestic league and in Europe. He also received a shock call-up (although he would not feature in the match) to the French national team for their March friendly against Slovenia, even though he had never been capped previously for any of France's youth squads. However, he could not earn a regular place ahead of the experienced Anthony Réveillère. He was also a member of the France U-21 team that participated in the European Under-21 Football Championship finals in 2006, making two appearances. He is no longer eligible for the U-21 squad. He earned his first cap for France in the 5-0 win against Faroe Islands on 11 October 2006.

Clerc now battles with Anthony Réveillère for the right-back spot at Lyon, although Clerc has also filled in on occasion as a right sided midfielder/winger in the team's 4-3-3 formation, with limited success.

He was banned for 4 matches because of an improper transfer agreement to Olympique de Marseille.[1]

Olympique Lyonnais - Current Squad
1 Coupet \| 2 Clerc \| 3 Cris \| 4 Müller \| 5 Caçapa \| 6 Källström \| 7 Baroš \| 8 Juninho \| 10 Malouda \| 11 Fred \| 12 Réveillère \| 14 Govou \| 15 Diarra \| 18 Ben Arfa \| 19 Benzema \| 20 Abidal \| 21 Tiago \| 22 Wiltord \| 23 Berthod \| 25 Hartock \| 28 Toulalan \| 29 Squillaci \| 30 Vercoutre \| 31 Hima \| 34 Rémy \| 36 Idangar \| 38 Benhamida \| 39 Bettiol \| Manager: Houllier