Nicolas Savinaud

Nicolas Savinaud

Personal information
Date of birth	(1975-11-20) 20 November 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	Fontenay-le-Comte, France
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1991–1995	Nantes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–2007	Nantes	315	(20)
2007–2008	Guingamp	45	(7)
2009	Vannes	14	(0)
2009–2011	Carquefou	8	(0)
Total		382	(27)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nicolas Savinaud (born 20 November 1975) is a French former professional footballer who spent most of his career at FC Nantes. Mostly deployed as a defender, he also played in other positions.

Career

Born in Fontenay-le-Comte, Vendée, Savinaud began his career in 1991 in the youth teams of FC Nantes. In the 1995–96 season he was promoted to the first team. He played in the victorious 1999 and 2000 Coupe de France campaigns and contributed 25 appearances as his side won the 2000–01 French Division 1. ^[1] He also won the Trophée des Champions in 1999 and 2001, scoring in the 2001 edition. ^{[2] [3]}

In June 2007, with his contract running out, Savinaud moved to Guingamp as a free agent, where he played until 14 January 2009 when he moved to Vannes OC. ^[4]

On 9 August 2009, he left Vannes OC and signed for USJA Carquefou. ^[5]

Style of play

Savinaud was well known for his ability to play in any position on the field, and was called the "homme à tout faire". ^[6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ^[7]

Season	Club	League			National cup		League cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nantes	1995–1996	Ligue 1	8	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	1
	1996–1997		30	2	0	0	0	0	–	–	30	2
	1997–1998		31	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	33	2
	1998–1999		21	1	5	2	0	0	–	–	26	3
	1999–2000		28	1	4	0	1	0	5	0	38	1
	2000–2001		25	2	4	1	3	1	2	0	34	4
	2001–2002		25	2	1	0	2	1	5	0	33	3
	2002–2003		29	2	1	0	2	0	–	–	32	2
	2003–2004		26	1	3	0	3	1	–	–	32	2
	2004–2005		36	6	3	1	2	0	–	–	41	7
	2005–2006		28	0	4	0	2	0	–	–	34	0
	2006–2007		20	0	3	1	0	0	–	–	23	1
	Total		307	20	28	5	15	3	15	0	365	28
Guingamp	2007–2008	Ligue 2	38	7	3	2	1	1	–	–	42	10
	2008–2009		7	0	1	0	0	0	–	–	8	0
	Total		45	7	4	2	1	1	0	0	50	10
Vannes	2009	Ligue 2	14	0	0	0	1	0	–	–	15	0
Career total			366	27	32	7	17	4	15	0	430	38

Honours

Nantes

• Ligue 1: 2001
• Coupe de France: 1999, 2000
• Trophée des Champions: 1999, 2001
• Cup of the Alps runners-up: 2004

References

1. "CALENDRIER LIGUE 1 2000-01". fcnhisto.fr. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
2. "Girondins de Bordeaux - FC Nantes". ligue1.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
3. "RC Strasbourg Alsace - FC Nantes". ligue1.com. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
4. "Site Officiel du VOC - Amical : VOC 2 - 1 Libourne". vocfoot.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008.
5. CFA : loin de toute superstition, la frustration pour l'USJA Carquefou
6. "L1. CAEN - NANTES, DEMAIN (20 H) Savinaud : l'homme à tout faire". Le Télégramme (in French). 22 October 2004. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
7. Nicolas Savinaud at L'Équipe Football (in French)

External links

• Nicolas Savinaud at L'Équipe Football (in French)
• Nicolas Savinaud – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)