Jérémie Bréchet
Personal information
Full name	Jérémie Bréchet
Date of birth	August 14, 1979 (1979-08-14) (age 30)
Place of birth	Lyon, France
Height	186 cm
Playing position	Left Back, Left Midfielder
Club information
Current club	FC Sochaux
Number	13
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998–2003 2003–2004 2004–2006 2006–2008 2008–2009 2009–	Olympique Lyon Inter Milan Real Sociedad FC Sochaux PSV FC Sochaux	117 00(0) 009 00(0) 019 00(0) 049 00(0) 027 00(1) 006 00(1)
National team2
2001–2002	France	003 00(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 13, 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of July 10, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Jérémie Bréchet (born 14 August 1979 in Lyon, Rhône-Alpes, France) is a French footballer who currently plays for Ligue 1 club FC Sochaux. 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 played 3 matches for France.

[edit] Club career

[edit] 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" for 3 million euros.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] PSV Eindhoven

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

[edit] Return to FC Sochaux

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

[edit] References

1. ^ http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12874_5395570,00.html

[edit] External links

• Jérémie Bréchet French league stats at lfp.fr (French)

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