Sandrine Soubeyrand

Sandrine Soubeyrand
Personal information
Full nameSandrine Soubeyrand
Date of birth16 August 1973
Place of birthSaint-Agrève, France
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing positionMidfielder
Youth career
1980–1987Boulieu-lès-Annonay
1987–1990Saint-Cyr Félines
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1990–1994Saint-Cyr Félines
1994–2000SC Caluire
2000–2014Juvisy272(44)
National team‡
1997–2013France198(17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November 2014 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:41, 23 July 2013 (UTC)

Sandrine Soubeyrand (born 16 August 1973 in Saint-Agrève) is a retired French football player who spent the majority of her career at French club Juvisy of the Division 1 Féminine. Soubeyrand played as a midfielder and was a member of the France women's national football team. On 29 October 2009, she earned her record 143rd career international cap in a match against Estonia. The achievement surpassed French men's international defender Lilian Thuram as the nation's most capped football player.[1] Soubeyrand serves as the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports for the city of Juvisy.[2]

As of 2014 she coaches the women's under 17 French national team.

Career

Soubeyrand began her career at age seven playing for Boulieu-lès-Annonay in the département of Ardèche. Ate the age of 14, she joined Saint-Cyr Félines. She spent seven years in Saint-Cyr before departing for the city of Lyon playing for SC Caluire in Caluire-et-Cuire. At Caluire, Soubeyrand made her international debut and established herself as a capable midfielder. At the beginning of the new millennium, she joined D1 Féminine club FCF Juvisy, where she currently remains. At Juvisy, Soubeyrand has won two league titles (2002–03 and 2005–06 seasons), a Challenge de France title (2004–05), and has participated in the UEFA Women's Cup and the re-branded UEFA Women's Champions League. During the 2002–03 season, she scored seven goals and, for her seasonal performances, was named the league's top player by the UNFP. For the 2008–09 season, Soubeyrand, despite being 35 years old, appeared in 20 of the club's 22 matches and scored seven goals helping Juvisy finish in 3rd, one point shy of qualifying for the newly created UEFA Women's Champions League. In the following season, Soubeyrand took part in all 22 games in the league, scoring and assisting three goals. In the same season, Juvisy managed to qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League but merely missed out on the league title to defending champions Lyon. In the 2010–11 season with Juvisy, she participated in 21 league games, managing to go goalless, but assisting six goals. This was only the second time in her career with Juvisy that she did not score a league goal in a season. She finished the season in fourth place with Juvisy. She also played in the Champions League with Juvisy in this season. She participated in nine games, scoring twice. She reached the quarter-final stage with Juvisy, who were badly beaten and knocked out of the competition 9–2 on aggregate against the finalists Turbine Potsdam. In the 2011–12 season, Soubeyrand finished in 2nd place once again with Juvisy, behind league winners Lyon. In 2012–13, she ended the season in third place with Juvisy, but managed to go all the way to the semi-finals in the 2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League where they suffered a heavy 9–1 defeat on aggregate to fellow country club Lyon. In the 2013–14 league season, she finished third once again with Juvisy, assisting ten goals and scoring one. Sandrine retired after Juvisy's final league game of the 2013–14 season at the age of 41 after enjoying a 14 year spell at Juvisy.

International career

Soubeyrand made her international debut on 12 April 1997 in a 3–0 victory over Belgium. Over her 13 years of appearing with the national team, she has played in numerous international tournaments. This includes the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup and four UEFA Women's Championships (1997, 2001, 2005, and 2009). On 29 October 2009, she surpassed Lilian Thuram as France's most capped football player. Soubeyrand currently has 167 caps and has scored 18 goals for her nation.

Coaching career

In 2014 she overtook the Under-17 women's team of France.[3]

Career statistics

Club

Soubeyrand playing for FCF Juvisy in 2010

Statistics accurate as of 1 November 2014[4]

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Juvisy 2000–01 ––––––––
2001–02 2030000203
2002–03 2170000217
2003–04 1950032227
2004–05 2231000233
2005–06 2230000223
2006–07 2100010220
2007–08 2124000252
2008–09 2074000247
2009–10 2234100264
2010–11 2104092342
2011–12 2143000244
2012–13 2163081327
2013–14 2112000231
Total 2724425121530850
Career total 2724425121530850

International

(Correct as of 19 September 2012)[5]
National teamSeasonAppsGoals
France 1996–9770
1997–9882
1998–9990
1999–200090
2000–01131
2001–0292
2002–03132
2003–04150
2004–05140
2005–06136
2006–07111
2007–0871
2008–0961
2009–10162
2010–11170
2011–12160
2012–1340
Total18718

International goals

Honours

Club

Juvisy

International

France

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Sandrine Soubeyrand, après sa 143ème cape
  2. ↑ Sandrine Soubeyran Bio Express
  3. ↑ http://www.fff.fr/actualites/143923-552421-soubeyrand-transmettre-ce-que-jai-appris
  4. ↑ "La Carriere de Sandrine Soubeyrand". StatsFootoFeminin. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  5. ↑ SOUBEYRAND Sandrine, French Football Federation, accessed 9 June 2011

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