Cédric Roussel
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| Cedric Roussel | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cedric Roussel | |
| Date of birth | January 6, 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Bergen, Belgium | |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1994-1998 1998-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004 2004-2006 2006 2007 2007- |
La Louvière AA Gent Coventry City Wolverhampton Wanderers R.A.E.C. Mons K.R.C. Genk Rubin Kazan Standard Liège S.V. Zulte Waregem Brescia Calcio R.A.E.C. Mons |
107 (49) 32 (8) 39 (8) 25 (2) 33 (22) 31 (14) 6 (1) 15 (6) 14 (4) 3 (0) 13 (1) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2004-present | Belgium | 2 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Cédric Roussel (born January 6, 1978) is a Belgian football striker currently on the books of R.A.E.C. Mons. Roussel is a tall, strong striker with good aerial ability. He has thus far failed to settle at any club in his career. Either he had to leave because he fell out of favour, or he wanted to leave because he was offered an opportunity abroad.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Career
In 1997 Roussel took part in the FIFA World Youth Championship. In the season that followed the tournament he was promoted to the Gent senior side
Roussel signed for Premiership side Coventry City in January 2000 for a fee of £1.2 million,[1] having impressed during an initial loan deal from Gent. He finished his first season in the Premiership with six goals and proved a successful strike partner to Robbie Keane. However the following season he began to struggle on the goalscoring front. After refusing to sign for Wimbledon,[2] he slammed the Coventry board for trying to use him as a makeweight in a deal to bring John Hartson to the club.[3]
He was eventually sold a few weeks later to the First Division club Wolves, in a £2 million deal. Generally disappointing at Molineux, he left after 18 months and two goals in twenty five appearances. He was loaned out for the 2002-03 season to his hometown club Mons, who had recently been promoted to the Jupiler League. He finished the season as joint top scorer with Wesley Sonck, each had 22 goals.
His goalscoring form attracted interest from bigger clubs in the league and he signed for Genk in 2003. His reputation in Belgian football increased and he made his first appearance for the Belgian national side in 2004. After just one season at Genk, in which he scored on thirteen occasions, he moved on again, this time signing for Rubin Kazan in Russia. He never felt at home in Russia and returned to Belgium to play for Standard Liège. At Standard he struggled to break in to the first team and after two unsuccessful years at the club he signed for Zulte Waregem. His time there was again short-lived and a year later he signed for Italian Serie B club Brescia. Roussel soon found himself frozen out at Brescia,[4] and the club became open to offers for him.
In August 2007, he spent a week on trial with SPL club Dundee United but returned home without signing the agreed loan deal.[5] He instead chose for a return to his former club R.A.E.C. Mons, where he signed a three year contract. [6]
[edit] Outside football
Roussel has a son (born 2001) with Kirsty Wood.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ "Gordon Strachan's Transfer Record", cwn, 2001-09-10. Retrieved on 2007-07-20.
- ^ "Wolves eye Roussel", BBC Sport, 2001-01-30. Retrieved on 2007-07-20.
- ^ "Roussel Rages At Sky Blues Board", cwn, 2001-01-23. Retrieved on 2007-07-20.
- ^ "Roussel set to reject Terrors", Eurosport, August 11, 2007.
- ^ "Dundee Utd poised to sign striker", BBC Sport, August 10, 2007.
- ^ "Roussel signs at Mons", La Dernière Heure, August 21, 2007.
- ^ "Lovely Kirsty got my life back on track; Striker Cedric's Tribute to Girlfriend", Sunday Mercury, January 13, 2002.
| Preceded by Wesley Sonck |
Belgian League top scorer 2002-03 |
Succeeded by Luigi Pieroni |
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