Jérémie Bréchet

Jérémie Bréchet
Personal information
Full nameJérémie Bréchet
Date of birth14 August 1979
Place of birthLyon, France
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionLeft Back, Left Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Gazélec Ajaccio
Number5
Youth career
1996–1998Lyon
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–2003Lyon117(0)
2003–2004Inter Milan9(0)
2004–2006Real Sociedad19(0)
2006–2008Sochaux49(0)
2008–2009PSV27(1)
2009–2012Sochaux58(2)
2012–2013Troyes24(2)
2013–2014Bordeaux4(0)
2014–Gazélec Ajaccio1(0)
National team
2001–2003France3(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 September 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 July 2006

Jérémie Bréchet (born 14 August 1979 in Lyon, Rhône-Alpes, France) is a professional French footballer who currently plays for Ligue 2 club Gazélec Ajaccio. He is usually a left back but can play as a centre back. Because of his technical skills he can also play in midfield.

He has been capped three times for the French national side.

Club career

Olympique Lyonnais

Jérémie Bréchet made his debut in the professional football during the 1998–99 season in the shirt of Olympique Lyonnais. In that season he played 15 times. Brechet played until 2003 in Lyon, then he had a total of 116 games for "La Reine. Brechet won Ligue 1 with the club for the 2001–02 and the 2002–03 seasons. After a good talk with the club, Brechet could leave Lyon for Internazionale. In July 2003, Brechet was transferred to the "Nerazzurri".

Internazionale

During the Serie A 2003–04 season, Brechet played for Internazionale. The season started well for Inter, but after six average games, manager Héctor Cúper was fired from Inter and Corrado Verdelli took over. With the new manager appointment and an injury, Brechet was featured for only a few more games. In total, Brechet played nine games for Inter. Inter informed him that he could leave the club. In 2004, Brechet signed a contract with Real Sociedad.

Real Sociedad

Brechet played for Real Sociedad in the La Liga for two seasons. As Brechet was injured seriously, he managed only 20 appearances for the club.

FC Sochaux

At the ambitious FC Sochaux, Brechet made an impressive start on the pitch. After three games, he was appointed as the captain of the squad. At "Les Lionceaux", he had 2 strong seasons and became a key player for the team by staying injury-free. During his captaincy Sochaux managed to win the Coupe de France twice. In June 2008, Brechet left the club and moved to PSV Eindhoven.

PSV Eindhoven

In the season 2008–09 Brechet joined the Dutch club Eindhoven. He signed a contract for three years. He wished to play with number 13 jersey, which he was assigned to.

Return to FC Sochaux

On 22 June 2009, Brechet agreed a move back to FC Sochaux, insisting his decision was because of family.[1]

Troyes AC

Following the end of the 2011–12 season, Bréchet became a free agent as his contract was not extended. On 9 August 2012, he signed a one-year contract with newly promoted Ligue 1 side Troyes AC.

Girondins de Bordeaux

In June 2013, Bréchet joined Bordeaux on a one-year deal.[2]

Gazélec Ajaccio

After one year with Bordeaux, Bréchet joined Ligue 2 for the first time in his career, joining Gazélec Ajaccio on a one-year deal.[3]

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