Nicolas Savinaud

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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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–2007 Nantes 315 (20)
2007–2008 Guingamp 45 (7)
2009 Vannes 14 (0)
2009–2011 Carquefou 8 (0)
Total382(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.

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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]
SeasonClubLeagueNational cupLeague cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nantes 1995–1996 Ligue 1 8100001091
1996–19973020000––302
1997–1998312000020332
1998–19992115200––263
1999–2000281401050381
2000–2001252413120344
2001–2002252102150333
2002–20032921020––322
2003–20042613031––322
2004–20053663120––417
2005–20062804020––340
2006–20072003100––231
Total3072028515315036528
Guingamp 2007–2008 Ligue 2 3873211––4210
2008–2009701000––80
Total4574211005010
Vannes 2009Ligue 21400010––150
Career total3662732717415043038

Honours

Nantes

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References

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  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)


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