Jérémy Clément
French footballer (born 1984)
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Jérémy Clément (born 26 August 1984) is a French professional football manager and former player. Playing as a midfielder, he spent most of his career with two clubs, Paris Saint-Germain and Saint-Étienne.
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Clément in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 August 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Béziers, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1997 | Rives SF | ||
| 1997–2003 | Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Lyon | 34 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Rangers | 19 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | Paris Saint-Germain | 140 | (5) |
| 2011–2017 | Saint-Étienne | 158 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Nancy | 29 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Bourgoin-Jallieu | 18 | (0) |
| Total | 398 | (7) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020–2022 | Bougoin-Jallieu | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Though born in Béziers, Clément was raised in Rives, Isère, and started his career at Rives SF.[1]
Clément, who was formed by Ligue 1 club Lyon, joined Rangers on 7 July 2006 on a three-year contract after a £1.1 million deal was agreed between the two clubs.[2] In joining Rangers, Clément linked up with his former Lyon manager Paul Le Guen and former assistant manager Yves Colleu, however, the latter duo both departed the club on 4 January 2007. Le Guen was not out of work for long and in his role as manager of Paris Saint-Germain, he entered the race to sign Clément. The midfielder's previous club, Lyon, were also interested. On 25 January 2007, the Rangers confirmed Clément had re-joined Le Guen at PSG, turning down Lyon in the process with the fee reported to be around £1.8 million.[3]
In July 2011, Clément signed for Saint-Étienne.[4]
In June 2019, after two seasons with Nancy, he agreed a move to fifth-tier side Bourgoin-Jallieu.[5]
In April 2020, after his club's season had been ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Clement announced his retirement from playing.[6][7]
Managerial career
Ahead of the 2020–21 season, Clément was appointed as joint-manager of Bourgoin-Jallieu alongside Laurent Rugelj.[8] He became the club's sole head coach after the departure of Rugelj in December 2020.[9] After two years at the club, the parties decided by mutual agreement, not to extend the contract. Clément left the position at the end of the 2021-22 season.[10]
Personal life
Clément was tested for Swine flu H1N1 virus in October 2009 along with two PSG teammates, Ludovic Giuly and Mamadou Sakho.[11] This led to the league postponing Marseille's match with Paris Saint-Germain.[11]
Honours
Lyon
Paris Saint-Germain
