Jean-Claude Darcheville
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| Jean-Claude Darcheville | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Jean-Claude Ducan Darcheville | |
| Date of birth | July 25, 1975 | |
| Place of birth | Sinnamary, French Guiana, France | |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1994–1995 1995–1998 1998–1999 1999–2002 2002–2007 2007–2009 2009 |
Sinnamary Stade Rennais Nottingham Forest Lorient Bordeaux Rangers Valenciennes |
9 (1) 42 (5) 16 (2) 102 (44) 131 (37) 38 (13) 7 (4) |
| National team | ||
| French Guiana | ||
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Jean-Claude Ducan Darcheville (born July 25, 1975 in Sinnamary, French Guiana) is a French football striker currently playing for French Ligue 1 side Valenciennes and the French Guiana national team.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Early career
Darcheville began his professional career in France at Rennes. He played his first game for Rennes in a 3-1 defeat to AS Monaco in 1995. He spent three seasons at Rennes, scoring five goals in 42 matches, before leaving for England. He joined then Premiership side Nottingham Forest on loan for a season but failed to settle, scoring only twice in sixteen matches. He was still coming to terms with the death of his wife and children in a car accident in 1998.[1]
[edit] Return to France
After a disappointing season in England, Darcheville decided to continue his career in France and joined FC Lorient. He spent three seasons with Lorient, scoring 44 goals in 102 matches. Including the winning goal in the Coupe de France as Lorient beat SC Bastia 1-0. He was also on the losing side in the Coupe de la Ligue final as Lorient lost 3-0 to his future employers Bordeaux.
When Lorient were relegated from Ligue 1, Darcheville joined FC Girondins de Bordeaux. The previous season he had scored nineteen goals in thirty-two matches for the doomed Lorient and his good form continued in Bordeaux where he scored eleven league goals in his first season. Overall he scored 37 goals in 131 league games and netted seven goals in European competition.
[edit] Rangers
Darcheville signed a two year contract with Scottish side Rangers on 9 May 2007, to join the club on July 1. He was signed by Walter Smith, after Rangers' two previous managers - Alex McLeish and Paul Le Guen - were also linked with him.[1] Darcheville made his Rangers debut against FK Zeta on the 31 July 2007, in a 2-0 victory.[2] He then went on to score his first and second goals for the club in a match against Falkirk on August 18, 2007.[3]
On the 12 December 2007 in Rangers final make or break UEFA Champions League match against Olympique Lyonnais, Darcheville was sent off for stamping on Kim Kallstrom.[4] He later received a three match suspension for this offence and missed the UEFA Cup third round tie against Panathanaikos (Rangers eventually going through to the next round on the away goals rule after drawing 1-1- in Athens) and was also unavailable for the first leg of the last-16 clash with German side Werder Bremen. Darcheville did, however, score away from home in the next round against Sporting Lisbon, and helped Rangers defeat Fiorentina to reach the 2008 UEFA Cup final against Zenit St Petersburg. Rangers lost the final 2-0, but the game represents Darcheville's only full match for the club.[5] Darcheville scored his first goal of the 2008-09 season and first in six months for Rangers against Aberdeen on November 22, in a 2-0 win at Ibrox. This was to prove to be his last goal for the Ibrox club, but a vital goal at that.
[edit] Valenciennes
Darcheville left Rangers on 1 January 2009 to join Valenciennes of France.[6]
[edit] Honours
With Rangers
Scottish Cup : 1
With Bordeaux
With FC Lorient
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Rangers sign striker Darcheville". BBC Sport website. May 8, 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6638577.stm.
- ^ "Rangers 2-0 FK Zeta". BBC Sport website. 31 July 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6922795.stm.
- ^ "Rangers 7-2 Falkirk". BBC Sport website. 18 August 2007. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6949202.stm.
- ^ "Darcheville rues spurned chance". BBC Sport website. 13 December 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/7136425.stm.
- ^ "Darcheville given three-match ban". BBC Sport. 16 January 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/7191522.stm.
- ^ "Rangers Striker Darcheville Agrees Valenciennes Move". Goal.com. 2008-12-2008. http://www.goal.com/en/news/741/rangers/2008/12/20/1020966/rangers-striker-darcheville-agrees-valenciennes-move. Retrieved on 2008-22-2008.
[edit] External links
- Jean-Claude Darcheville career stats at Soccerbase
- Player profile - L'Equipe.fr
- Profile of Darcheville on Yahoo! Sports
- Profile of Darcheville on Soccernet
