Jim Ablancourt (born 3 July 1983) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 July 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Réunion | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| US Stade Tamponnaise | |||
| 2003–2004 | Monaco | 8 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | MFK Ružomberok | ||
| US Stade Tamponnaise | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life edit
Ablancourt grew up in Saint-Pierre, a town in the French overseas department of Réunion.[1]
Career edit
Early career edit
At the age of 14, Ablancourt started training with the senior team of Réunionnese side US Stade Tamponnaise.[2] After that, he signed for AS Monaco in the Ligue 1, where he made eight appearances.[3] On 18 October 2003, he debuted for Monaco during a 1–1 draw with Auxerre.[4] On 2 April 2004, he played for Monaco against Ajaccio, where he conceded three goals within 45 minutes before being substituted off, a moment he described as one of the worst in his career.[2] Monaco went on to score three goals to make the game 3–3 but he never made another Ligue 1 appearance after that.[5]
Besides the league, he also played for Monaco in the Coupe de France as well as the Coupe de la Ligue and was in the team that reached the final of the 2003-04 UEFA Champions League under 2018 FIFA World Cup-winning manager Didier Deschamps.[6][7][8] In 2004, Ablancourt departed Monaco after his contract was not renewed.[9][1]
Later career edit
After Monaco, Ablancourt signed for Slovak club MFK Ružomberok, who wanted to sign a central defender, through his agent, former Ligue 1 player Fabien Piveteau, who knew the then manager of MFK Ružomberok, Czech international Ľubomír Moravčík.[6] The highest-paid player on the team, he experienced racism and returned to Reunion, even though Ružomberok did not want him to leave, with US Stade Tamponnaise.[5] With Stade Tamponnaise, he won the Réunion Premier League ten times.[5] By age 34, Ablancourt was retired from football.[2]
Personal life edit
He has one daughter.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "Francúzske knieža z Monaka Jim Ablancourt si zvyká aj na studenú slovenskú zimu". myliptov.sme.sk.
- ^ a b c d "Le grand entretien: Jim Ablancourt". clicanoo.re (Archived).
- ^ Jim Ablancourt at FootballDatabase.eu
- ^ "Monaco piétine à Louis II". maxifoot.fr.
- ^ a b c "Perdus de vue : les oubliés de la saga monégasque en Champion's League". TLM Sen Foot (in French). 18 August 2016. Archived from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Jim Ablancourt, ses coups de cœurs et projets 2005". clicanoo.re (Archived).
- ^ "Le Monaco 2016-2017 emprunte-t-il les mêmes traces que celui de 2003-2004?". lequipe.fr.
- ^ "Monaco bis entame la défense de son trophée". lexpress.mu.
- ^ "La fiche de Monaco". nouvelobs.com.
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