Nicolas Savinaud (born 20 November 1975) is a French former professional footballer who spent most of his career at FC Nantes. Mostly deployed as a defender, he also played in other positions.

Nicolas Savinaud
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-11-20) 20 November 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth Fontenay-le-Comte, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1991–1995 Nantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2007 Nantes 315 (20)
2007–2008 Guingamp 45 (7)
2009 Vannes 14 (0)
2009–2011 Carquefou 8 (0)
Total 382 (27)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Born in Fontenay-le-Comte, Vendée, Savinaud began his career in 1991 in the youth teams of FC Nantes. In the 1995–96 season he was promoted to the first team. He played in the victorious 1999 and 2000 Coupe de France campaigns and contributed 25 appearances as his side won the 2000–01 French Division 1.[1] He also won the Trophée des Champions in 1999 and 2001, scoring in the 2001 edition.[2][3]

In June 2007, with his contract running out, Savinaud moved to Guingamp as a free agent, where he played until 14 January 2009 when he moved to Vannes OC.[4]

On 9 August 2009, he left Vannes OC and signed for USJA Carquefou.[5]

Style of play

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Savinaud was well known for his ability to play in any position on the field, and was called the "homme à tout faire".[6]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[7]
Season Club League National cup League cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nantes 1995–1996 Ligue 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 1
1996–1997 30 2 0 0 0 0 30 2
1997–1998 31 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 33 2
1998–1999 21 1 5 2 0 0 26 3
1999–2000 28 1 4 0 1 0 5 0 38 1
2000–2001 25 2 4 1 3 1 2 0 34 4
2001–2002 25 2 1 0 2 1 5 0 33 3
2002–2003 29 2 1 0 2 0 32 2
2003–2004 26 1 3 0 3 1 32 2
2004–2005 36 6 3 1 2 0 41 7
2005–2006 28 0 4 0 2 0 34 0
2006–2007 20 0 3 1 0 0 23 1
Total 307 20 28 5 15 3 15 0 365 28
Guingamp 2007–2008 Ligue 2 38 7 3 2 1 1 42 10
2008–2009 7 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
Total 45 7 4 2 1 1 0 0 50 10
Vannes 2009 Ligue 2 14 0 0 0 1 0 15 0
Career total 366 27 32 7 17 4 15 0 430 38

Honours

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Nantes

References

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  1. ^ "CALENDRIER LIGUE 1 2000-01". fcnhisto.fr. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Girondins de Bordeaux - FC Nantes". ligue1.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  3. ^ "RC Strasbourg Alsace - FC Nantes". ligue1.com. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Site Officiel du VOC - Amical : VOC 2 - 1 Libourne". vocfoot.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008.
  5. ^ CFA : loin de toute superstition, la frustration pour l'USJA Carquefou
  6. ^ "L1. CAEN - NANTES, DEMAIN (20 H) Savinaud : l'homme à tout faire". Le Télégramme (in French). 22 October 2004. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  7. ^ Nicolas Savinaud at L'Équipe Football (in French)
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