Franck Vandecasteele
French footballer (born 1967)
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Franck Vandecasteele (born 7 November 1967) is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Date of birth
7 November 1967[1]
Place of birth
Rueil-Malmaison, France[2]
Height
1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 November 1967[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Rueil-Malmaison, France[2] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Forward[4] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1985 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1991 | Paris Saint-Germain B | ||
| 1985–1991 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | → Alès (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 1989–1990 | → Abbeville (loan) | 31 | (3) |
| 1991–1994 | Laval | 104 | (30) |
| 1994–1997 | Bastia | 64 | (8) |
| 1997–1998 | Nice | 35 | (8) |
| 1998–2001 | Sochaux | 20 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Sochaux B | ||
| 2001–2003 | Stade Bordelais | ||
| Total | 274+ | (52+) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Vandecasteele is a product of the Paris Saint-Germain Academy.[5] On 28 May 1985, he played his first and only game for the senior team, a 6–1 league loss to Nancy.[6] After loan spells with Alès and Abbeville, Vandecasteele joined Laval, where he had the period with the most appearances as a footballer.
Vandecasteele continued his career; he went on to play for Bastia, Nice, Sochaux, and Stade Bordelais before retiring in 2003.
After football
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 1984–85 | Division 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Alès (loan) | 1988–89 | Division 2 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | |
| Abbeville (loan) | 1989–90 | Division 2 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | |
| Laval | 1990–91 | Division 2 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 9 | |
| 1991–92 | Division 2 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | 38 | 9 | ||
| 1992–93 | Division 2 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 0 | — | 44 | 13 | ||
| Total | 104 | 30 | 9 | 1 | — | 113 | 31 | |||
| Bastia | 1993–94 | Division 1 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | 34 | 6 | |
| 1994–95 | Division 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | Division 1 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 35 | 5 | ||
| Total | 64 | 8 | 11 | 3 | — | 75 | 11 | |||
| Nice | 1997–98 | Division 2 | 35 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 9 |
| Sochaux | 1998–99 | Division 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 1999–2000 | Division 2 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2000–01 | Division 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 274 | 52 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 305 | 57 | ||
Honours
Bastia
- Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 1994–95