Benoît Pedretti
Personal information
Full name	Benoît Pedretti
Date of birth	November 12, 1980 (1980-11-12) (age 29)
Place of birth	Audincourt, France
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Auxerre
Number	17
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-	Sochaux Marseille Lyon AJ Auxerre	141 (5) 31 (3) 21 (2) 80 (3)
National team2
2002-2005	France	22 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 September 2006. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 27/08/06. * Appearances (Goals)

Benoît Pedretti (born 12 November 1980 in Audincourt) is a French football midfielder playing for AJ Auxerre.

He is a deep lying playmaker well known for his wide range of passing.

He started his professional career at FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, and played there from 1999 to 2004. He then played for Olympique de Marseille for one season. Following his brief stint with Marseille he joined Lyon before moving once again to the club he now plays for, AJ Auxerre. He has gained 22 caps for France.

[edit] Personal Life

Pedretti is married and has one child, a daughter named Lena born on August 29, 2005.

[edit] Honours

• FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
  • Division 2 (2001)
  • Coupe de la Ligue (2004)
• Olympique Lyonnais
  • Trophée des Champions (2005)
  • Ligue 1 (2006)
• France
  • Confederations Cup (2003)

[edit] External links

• Benoît Pedretti French league stats at lfp.fr (French)

v • d • e France squad – 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup Winners (2nd Title) 1 Landreau • 2 Mexès • 3 Lizarazu • 4 Boumsong • 5 Gallas • 6 Dacourt • 7 Pirès • 8 Desailly • 9 Cissé • 10 Giuly • 11 Wiltord • 12 Henry • 13 Silvestre • 14 Rothen • 15 Thuram • 16 Barthez • 17 Kapo • 18 Pedretti • 19 Sagnol • 20 Marlet • 21 Dabo • 22 Govou • 23 Coupet • Coach: Santini

v • d • e France squad – UEFA Euro 2004 1 Landreau • 2 Boumsong • 3 Lizarazu • 4 Vieira • 5 Gallas • 6 Makélélé • 7 Pirès • 8 Desailly • 9 Saha • 10 Zidane • 11 Wiltord • 12 Henry • 13 Silvestre • 14 Rothen • 15 Thuram • 16 Barthez • 17 Dacourt • 18 Pedretti • 19 Sagnol • 20 Trezeguet • 21 Marlet • 22 Govou • 23 Coupet • Coach: Santini

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