Bruno Cheyrou
Personal information
Full name	Bruno Cheyrou
Date of birth	May 10, 1978 (1978-05-10) (age 31)
Place of birth	Suresnes, France
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Rennes
Number	14
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998–2002 2002–2006 2004–2005 2005–2006 2006–	Lille Liverpool → Marseille (loan) → Bordeaux (loan) Rennes	111 (31) 039 0(2) 019 0(1) 026 0(1) 0102 0(9)
National team
2002–2004	France	003 0(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 April 2009. * Appearances (Goals)

Bruno Cheyrou (born May 10, 1978 in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French professional football player for Rennes of the Ligue 1.

Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Honours 4 Statistics 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Career

After success with Lille OSC, where he scored against Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League, Cheyrou attracted interest from a number of clubs around Europe, most notably Liverpool. Gérard Houllier had the player scouted for several months by scout David Murray before deciding to sign him in the summer of 2002 for £4.5 million (€ 6.5m[1]).

On signing him, Houllier dubbed Cheyrou the "new Zidane". Unfortunately, over time this tag proved to be a burden as he failed to live up to expectations. His first Liverpool goal came against Spartak Moscow in the Champions League.^[1]

A spell of four goals in five games over the Christmas period of the 2003/04 season at one time suggested his Liverpool career may make a turn for the better. Arguably, the highlight of Cheyrou's Liverpool career was the winning goal he scored in the 33rd minute at Chelsea in the 2003/04 season.^[2] He only scored once more in the league for Liverpool, in the 1-1 draw at Wolves in January 2004.^[3] Three days later Cheyrou had another memorable game for Liverpool in the FA Cup where he scored twice to help Liverpool beat Newcastle 2-1.^[4]

At the beginning of the 2004/05 season, new manager Rafael Benítez deemed Cheyrou surplus to requirements and immediately loaned him to Marseille in a season-long deal. He played 20 times for the club, scoring one goal. In the 2005/06 season, he was once again sent on a season-long loan, this time to Bordeaux, with a view to a permanent move; however, this failed to materialise.

Cheyrou currently plays for Rennes, where he has evolved into a more defensive role, becoming a holding midfield player. Cheyrou is a imaginative player with flair.

He has been capped three times by the France national team, making his debut on August 21, 2002 in a 1-1 draw against Tunisia.

[edit] Personal life

Cheyrou has a younger brother, Benoît, who plays for Olympique de Marseille. Cheyrou and his wife Constance welcomed a son, Nino on January 23, 2007 in France.

[edit] Honours

• 1999/00 French Ligue 2

[edit] Statistics

Club Performance

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Others		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Bordeaux Loan	2005-06	18	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	21	1
Marseille Loan	2004-05	19	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	1
Liverpool	2003-04	12	2	4	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	19	4
	2002-03	19	0	2	0	2	0	5	1	1	0	29	1
Lille	2001-02	27	11	0	0	0	0	11	4	0	0	38	15
	2000-01	28	6	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	28	6
	1999-00	21	5	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	21	5
	1998-99	20	6	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	20	6
Total		164	32	7	2	5	0	19	5	1	0	196	39

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Bruno Cheyrou's profile, stats & pics
• Photos and stats at sporting-heroes.net
• Bruno Cheyrou career stats at Soccerbase

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