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José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan

José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan

French footballer

José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan (born 26 July 1975) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

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Career

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

RC Lens

Paris Saint-Germain

References

  1. [1]
    "L'équipe du R.C. Lens - saison 1997 / 1998". sitercl.com. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Rangers seal Pierre-Fanfan deal" BBC Sport (6 July 2005)
  3. [3]
    "Rangers 3-0 Livingston". BBC. 31 July 2005. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  4. [4]
    "Games played by Jose Pierre-Fanfan in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Rangers release defensive quartet". BBC. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  6. [6]
    "Résultat et résumé Paris-SG - Châteauroux, Coupe de France, Finale, Samedi 29 Mai 2004". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
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