Jérémie Bréchet

Jérémie Pierre Bréchet (born 14 August 1979) is a French former professional footballer. He was usually used as a left-back but could play as a centre-back. Because of his technical skills he could also play in midfield.

Jérémie Bréchet
Bréchet with PSV in 2008
Personal information
Full name Jérémie Pierre Bréchet[1]
Date of birth (1979-08-14) 14 August 1979
Place of birth Lyon, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Left-back, Left Midfielder
Youth career
1996–1998 Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2003 Lyon 117 (0)
2003–2004 Inter Milan 9 (0)
2004–2006 Real Sociedad 19 (0)
2006–2008 Sochaux 49 (0)
2008–2009 PSV 27 (1)
2009–2012 Sochaux 58 (2)
2012–2013 Troyes 24 (2)
2013–2014 Bordeaux 4 (0)
2014–2018 Gazélec Ajaccio 112 (4)
Total 419 (9)
National team
2001–2003 France 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He was capped three times for the French national side.

Club career

Lyon

Born in Lyon, Rhône-Alpes, France, Jérémie Bréchet started his career at local club Olympique Lyonnais. Hemade his debut in the professional football during the 1998–99 season. In that season he played 15 times. Bréchet played in Lyon until 2003, amassing a total of 116 games for the club and winning the Ligue 1 championship in the 2001–02 and the 2002–03 seasons. In July 2003, Bréchet was transferred to Inter Milan.

Inter Milan

The 2003–04 season started well for Inter, but after six average games, manager Héctor Cúper was fired from Inter and Corrado Verdelli took over. Following the new manager appointment and having sustained an injury, Bréchet was featured for only a few more games. In total, Bréchet played nine games for Inter. Inter informed him that he could leave the club. In 2004, Bréchet signed a contract with Real Sociedad.

Real Sociedad

Bréchet played for Real Sociedad in the La Liga for two seasons. As Bréchet was injured seriously, he managed only 20 appearances for the club.

Sochaux

At the ambitious FC Sochaux, Bréchet made an impressive start on the pitch. After three games, he was appointed captain of the squad. At "Les Lionceaux", he had two strong seasons and became a key player for the team staying injury-free. During his captaincy Sochaux managed to win the Coupe de France twice. In June 2008, Bréchet left the club and moved to PSV.

PSV

In the 2008–09 season, Bréchet signed for Dutch club PSV on a three-year contract.

Return to Sochaux

On 22 June 2009, Bréchet agreed a move back to FC Sochaux, insisting his decision was because of his family.[2] Following the end of the 2011–12 season, Bréchet became a free agent as his contract was not extended.

Troyes

On 9 August 2012, he signed a one-year contract with newly promoted Ligue 1 side Troyes AC.

Bordeaux

In June 2013, Bréchet joined Bordeaux on a one-year deal.[3]

Gazélec Ajaccio

After one year with Bordeaux, Bréchet signed for a Ligue 2 team for the first time in his career, joining Gazélec Ajaccio on a one-year deal.[4]

Honours

Lyon

Sochaux

PSV

France

References
  1. "Footidee Consulting". BFM Verif (in French). NextInteractive. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
    "Jérémie Brechet". BFM Business (in French). NextInteractive. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  2. Van Leeuwen, Gerrit (22 June 2009). "Engelaar set for PSV move". Sky Sports. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  3. "Bréchet – "I know what I can bring to the team."". Girondins.com. 8 July 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  4. "Officiel – Jérémie Bréchet signe au GFCA !" (in French). gfca-foot.com. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
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