José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan | ||
| Date of birth | 26 July 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, France | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1997 | Dunkerque | 45 | (1) |
| 1997–2001 | Lens | 72 | (4) |
| 2001–2003 | Monaco | 29 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Paris Saint-Germain (loan) | 34 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Paris Saint-Germain | 33 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Rangers | 7 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Al-Siliya | ||
| International career | |||
| Martinique | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan (born 26 July 1975) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Career
[edit]A central defender, Pierre-Fanfan was born in Saint-Pol-sur-Mer and began his career at USL Dunkerque, where he played for four seasons before earning a move to RC Lens. In his first season at Lens he helped them to the French title[1] and played a key role in the clubs run to the UEFA Cup semi-final in 2000.
He joined AS Monaco in 2001, then moved to Paris Saint-Germain in 2004, where he played in the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League campaign.
On 6 July 2005, Fanfan signed for Scottish Premier League club Rangers on a free transfer.[2] After scoring in Rangers' 3–0 defeat of Livingston on his debut,[3] he fell out of favour with Alex McLeish and hardly played a game after September; his final appearance in a Rangers shirt came in November 2005 against Celtic.[4] Incoming Ibrox manager Paul Le Guen deemed him surplus to requirements in July 2006 and he was released on 31 August, hours before the closure of the transfer window.[5]
After being more than a year without a club, he joined Al-Sailiya from Qatar for a spell. In June 2009 Fanfan announced his retirement from football.
Because of his Martiniquais background, Fanfan qualifies to play for their national team.
Honours
[edit]RC Lens
Paris Saint-Germain
References
[edit]- ^ "L'équipe du R.C. Lens - saison 1997 / 1998". sitercl.com. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Rangers seal Pierre-Fanfan deal" BBC Sport (6 July 2005)
- ^ "Rangers 3-0 Livingston". BBC. 31 July 2005. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- ^ "Games played by Jose Pierre-Fanfan in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "Rangers release defensive quartet". BBC. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "Résultat et résumé Paris-SG - Châteauroux, Coupe de France, Finale, Samedi 29 Mai 2004". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
External links
[edit]- Jose-Karl Pierre-Fanfan at Soccerbase
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- 1975 births
- Living people
- French people of Martiniquais descent
- People from Saint-Pol-sur-Mer
- Footballers from Nord (French department)
- Men's association football central defenders
- French men's footballers
- Martiniquais men's footballers
- French expatriate men's footballers
- RC Lens players
- AS Monaco FC players
- Paris Saint-Germain FC players
- Rangers F.C. players
- Al-Sailiya SC players
- Ligue 1 players
- Scottish Premier League players
- Qatar Stars League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- French expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
- French expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- 20th-century French sportsmen
- French football defender, 1970s birth stubs
- Martiniquais football biography stubs