Franck Grandel
Personal information
Full name	Franck Grandel
Date of birth	March 17, 1978 (1978-03-17) (age 31)
Place of birth	Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
Height	1.84 m (6 ft +1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Dijon
Number	30
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999-2001 2001-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2007 2009-	Besançon RC FC Libourne Saint-Seurin Skoda Xanthi Troyes AC FC Utrecht Dijon	15 (0) 64 (0) 16 (0) 22 (0) 27 (0) 00 (0)
National team2
2007-present	Guadeloupe	17 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 25 January 2009. * Appearances (Goals)

Franck Grandel (born 17 March 1978) is a Guadeloupean footballer. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 2 for Dijon FCO.

[edit] Club career

Grandel is a goalkeeper who was born in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, and made his debut in professional football, being part of the Skoda Xanthi squad, in the 2003-04 season. He has also played for Besançon RC, FC Libourne Saint-Seurin and Troyes AC, before joining FC Utrecht, in 2005. Grandel was released from his contract with FC Utrecht in November 2007 ^[1](Dutch).

He signed a two-year contract with French Ligue 2 side Dijon FCO just before the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.^[1]

[edit] International career

During the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup, when Guadeloupe surprisingly advanced to the tournament semifinals, Grandel was given top goalkeeper award and was also named to the tournament All-star team. He had to leave the 2009 Gold Cup squad because of injury.^[2]

[edit] External links

• Weltfussball
• Franck Grandel French league stats at lfp.fr (French)
• Stats - L'Equipe
• Career stats - Voetbal International

[edit] References

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