Philippe Brunel

Philippe Brunel
Personal information
Date of birth	28 February 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth	Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Boulogne
Senior career*
Years	Team
1991–2001	Lens
1995–1996	→ Gueugnon (loan)
2001–2002	Marseille
2002–2005	Lille
2005–2007	Sochaux
2007–2011	Angers
2011–2012	Valence
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Last updated July 08, 2023

Philippe Brunel (born 28 February 1973) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was a midfielder or playmaker with a wide range of passing.

Career

Lens

Brunel began his career at RC Lens in 1991. From then until 1995, he made 27 appearances for the club, scoring one goal before moving to FC Gueugnon on a year-long loan in 1995. He made 34 appearances and scored 4 goals for Gueugnon; upon the completion of his loan, he returned to Lens.

Upon his return, Brunel featured much more prominently in the Lens squad; over five years from 1996 to 2001, he played 131 times and scored 8 goals in Ligue 1. He contributed 33 appearances as his side won 1997–98 French Division 1.^[1] The following season he played as a substitute in the final as they won the 1998-99 Coupe de la Ligue.^[2] He also featured in the club's UEFA Cup campaign in the 1999–2000 season, making two appearances - a 1–2 defeat to 1. FC Kaiserslautern on 25 November 1999 in the home leg of the 3rd-round tie, and the 1–4 victory in the away leg.

Marseille

Brunel's performances for Lens earned him a free transfer in 2001 to Olympique de Marseille, however as with his time at Gueugnon his Marseille career did not go to plan; having made only 11 appearances for his new club, he was transferred in January 2002 to Lille for £880,000.

Lille

During the second half of the season, Brunel made a further 11 appearances for Lille, scoring once, in addition to two appearances in the UEFA Cup - both legs of the last-16 tie with Borussia Dortmund on 21 and 28 February 2002.

From then until 2005, he would make a total of 118 appearances for Lille and score 16 goals in the process; in 2005 he was transferred to Sochaux, however he made only 28 appearances in two years with the club before leaving for Angers SCO in 2007. While at Sochaux he played as a substitute as they won the 2007 Coupe de France Final. The game finished 2-2 and went to penalties, and Brunel scored his penalty in the shootout as his side emerged victorious.^[3]

Angers

Over four years with Angers, Brunel scored 10 goals in a total of 99 league appearances in Ligue 2; having featured regularly until 2010 but not made a single appearance in the 2010–11 season, he retired from professional football and moved into amateur football with AS Valence in the summer of 2011.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[4]^[5]
Club	Season	League			Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lens	1991–92	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1992–93		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1993–94		9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	1994–95		18	1	0	0	0	0	18	1
	1996–97		28	2	0	0	0	0	28	2
	1997–98		33	1	0	0	0	0	33	1
	1998–99		17	2	0	0	0	0	17	2
	1999–2000		32	2	0	0	0	0	32	2
	2000–01		21	1	0	0	0	0	21	1
	Total		158	9	0	0	0	0	158	9
Gueugnon (loan)	1995–96	Ligue 1	34	4	0	0	0	0	34	4
Marseille	2001–02	Ligue 1	11	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
Lille	2001–02	Ligue 1	11	1	0	0	0	0	11	1
	2002–03		36	3	0	0	0	0	36	3
	2003–04		34	3	0	0	0	0	34	3
	2004–05		37	9	0	0	0	0	37	9
	Total		108	16	0	0	0	0	108	16
Sochaux	2005–06	Ligue 1	19	0	0	0	0	0	19	0
	2006–07	Ligue 1	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	Total		28	0	0	0	0	0	28	0
Angers	2007–08	Ligue 2	31	4	0	0	0	0	31	4
	2008–09		36	3	0	0	1	0	37	3
	2009–10		32	3	2	0	1	0	35	3
	2010–11		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		90	10	2	0	2	0	94	10
Valence	2011–12	CFA 2	12	0	3	0	0	0	15	0
Career total			441	39	5	0	2	0	448	39

Honours

Lens

Lille

UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2004 ^[6]

Sochaux

Coupe de France: 2006–07

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References

↑ "L'équipe du R.C. Lens - saison 1997 / 1998". sitercl.com. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
↑ "Finale Coupe de la Ligue 1998/99 RC Lens - FC Metz". sitercl.com. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
↑ "African quartet win French Cup". BBC. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
↑ "La Fiche de Philippe BRUNEL (AS Valence), Football - L'Equipe.fr". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 4 January 2018.
↑ "P. Brunel". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
↑ "Leiria 0-2 Lille (Aggregate: 0 - 2)". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2020.

External links

Philippe Brunel – French league stats at LFP – also available in French
Philippe Brunel at L'Équipe Football (in French)

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[1] "L'équipe du R.C. Lens - saison 1997 / 1998". sitercl.com. Retrieved 2 August 2016.

[2] "Finale Coupe de la Ligue 1998/99 RC Lens - FC Metz". sitercl.com. Retrieved 8 January 2020.

[3] "African quartet win French Cup". BBC. Retrieved 7 January 2020.

[4] "La Fiche de Philippe BRUNEL (AS Valence), Football - L'Equipe.fr". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 4 January 2018.

[5] "P. Brunel". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2018.

[6] "Leiria 0-2 Lille (Aggregate: 0 - 2)". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2020.

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1973-02-28) 28 February 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth	Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Boulogne
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–2001	Lens	158	(9)
1995–1996	→ Gueugnon (loan)	34	(4)
2001–2002	Marseille	11	(0)
2002–2005	Lille	108	(16)
2005–2007	Sochaux	28	(0)
2007–2011	Angers	90	(10)
2011–2012	Valence	12	(0)
Total		441	(39)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals