Bertrand Laquait

Bertrand Laquait
Personal information
Date of birth13 April 1977
Place of birthVichy, France
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Valenciennes
Number40
Youth career
ASPTT Vichy
RC Vichy
1990–1992Sochaux
1992–1997Nancy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1997–2002Nancy94(0)
2002–2009Charleroi117(1)
2006–2007→ Recreativo (loan)9(0)
2009–2014Évian116(0)
2014–Valenciennes8(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 November 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Bertrand Laquait (born 13 April 1977) is a French footballer who plays for Valenciennes FC as a goalkeeper.

Football career

Born in Vichy, Laquait started his professional career with AS Nancy in Ligue 2, appearing in only two games in his first year in a final promotion to Ligue 1, and adding five the following season. He was first-choice in the following two campaigns, the last one spent in the second division.

In the 2002 summer Laquait joined R. Charleroi S.C. in Belgium, starting for the Zèbres from his second season onwards. On 21 December 2003 he scored from his goal against R.A.E.C. Mons,[1] and was nominated for the campaign's Belgian Goalkeeper of the Year award, eventually losing to Silvio Proto of R.A.A. Louviéroise.[2]

Laquait spent 2006–07 on loan to Recreativo de Huelva in Spain,[3] making his La Liga debut on 14 October 2006 in a 1–2 away loss against Atlético Madrid (45 minutes played). During the season he played understudy to Javier López Vallejo, and failed to appear in the league for Charleroi upon his return, leaving the club in June 2009.

Aged 32, Laquait returned to his country and signed for Évian Thonon Gaillard F.C. in Championnat National,[4] being first-choice as the team achieved two consecutive promotions.[5] On 1 October 2011 he played his first match in the top flight in more than 11 years, a 1–1 draw at his first professional team Nancy.

References

  1. ↑ "Bolat, Proto, Laquait ou... Capogrosso ? (video)" [Bolat, Proto, Laquait or... Capogrosso? (video)] (in French). DHnet. 24 March 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "Kompany crowned Pro Football Player of the Year!". R.S.C. Anderlecht. 21 May 2005. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "Recreativo land Laquait". Sky Sports. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  4. ↑ "Bertrand Laquait quitte Charleroi, direction Croix de Savoie" [Bertrand Laquait leaves Charleroi, headed to Croix de Savoie] (in French). 7 Sur 7. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  5. ↑ "Bertrand Laquait en Ligue 1 avec son club d’Evian" [Bertrand Laquait in Ligue 1 with his club Evian] (in French). La Nouvelle Gazette. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2011.

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