Gérald Cid
Gérald Cid (born 17 February 1983) is a French former professional footballer who played primarily as a centre back. He played Ligue 1 football for Bordeaux and Nice, spent a season on loan at Ligue 2 club Istres, and played briefly for English Premier League club Bolton Wanderers. He represented both Bordeaux and Bolton in European competition.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 February 1983[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Talence, France | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2001 | Bordeaux | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2007 | Bordeaux | 19 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | → Istres (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Nice | 42 | (0) |
| Total | 92 | (2) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Cid was born in Talence, Gironde.[1] He joined Premier League club Bolton Wanderers from Bordeaux in July 2007, having spent 8 years with the French club.[2] He left the club in mid-January 2008 by mutual consent and returned to France, joining Ligue 1 side Nice, on a three-and-a-half-year deal.[3][4]
On 16 July 2010, Cid announced his retirement on the OGC Nice website.[5]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bordeaux | 2003–04 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004–05 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2005–06 | Ligue 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2006–07 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| Total | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
| Istres (loan) | 2005–06 | Ligue 2 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2007–08[6] | Premier League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Nice | 2007–08 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2009–10 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 47 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 92 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 116 | 3 | ||
- Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
- Includes Coupe de la Ligue, Football League Cup
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two in UEFA Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Cup
References
- "Gérald Cid: Carrière" [Gérald Cid: Career]. L'Équipe (in French). Archived from the original on 24 January 2021.
- "Cid excited about move". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 14 May 2007. Archived from the original on 16 May 2007.
- "Cid leaves". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 14 January 2008. Archived from the original on 15 January 2008.
- Iles, Marc (13 January 2008). "Cid leaves Reebok". Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- "Gérald Cid: «Je raccroche les crampons»" [Gérald Cid: "I'm hanging up my boots"] (in French). OGC Nice. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- "Games played by Gérald Cid in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
External links
- Bolton Wanderers Profile at Burnden Aces website
- Gérald Cid at Soccerbase
- Gérald Cid – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
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