Kévin Anin

Kévin Anin (born 5 July 1986) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Kévin Anin
Personal information
Full name Kévin Anin
Date of birth (1986-07-05) 5 July 1986
Place of birth Le Havre, France
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1999–2006 Le Havre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Le Havre 63 (2)
2010–2012 Sochaux 38 (0)
2012–2013 Nice 26 (1)
Total 127 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

A product of the Le Havre youth system which has helped develop the likes of Lassana Diarra and Charles N'Zogbia in recent years, Anin began his career in 1999 at Le Havre AC. Following his club's relegation to Ligue 2, a number of French sides, including Bordeaux, Auxerre, Sochaux and Rennes, made offers for the midfield player who had a trial at Tottenham Hotspur.[1]

After spending a 1.5-year spell at Sochaux Anin moved to OGC Nice on a four-year contract on 18 January 2012.

Road accident

On 4 June 2013, Anin was involved in a road accident on the A28 motorway situated around 60 kilometres north-east of Rouen. He was reportedly asleep in the back of the car when the driver lost control of the vehicle. Anin suffered arm and spinal injuries and was initially placed in an induced coma.[2][3] He spent a month receiving treatment in hospital before being released to begin rehabilitation.[4] As a result of the car crash, he remained paralysed from the waist down forcing him to quit his football career.[5][6] He still maintained hope to regain control of his legs one day.

References
  1. "Spurs look at Frenchman". Sky Sports. 20 August 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  2. Bairner, Robin (5 June 2013). "'The accident was serious' – Nice president pessimistic over Anin's future". Goal.com. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  3. "Ligue 1: Kevin Anin's mother reports stricken Nice midfielder is 'doing better'". Sky Sports. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  4. Holyman, Ian (4 July 2013). "Anin to leave hospital after coma". ESPN FC. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  5. http://www.footmercato.net/ligue1/la-bouleversante-confession-de-kevin-anin_163402
  6. http://sports.nouvelobs.com/football/ligue-1/articles/anin-est-devenu-paraplegique-1351588/?features3home


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