Derek Decamps (born 2 May 1985) is a French footballer who played as a centre-back.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Derek Romain Francois Bruno Decamps[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 May 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1998 | Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2005 | Cannes | ||
| 2005–2006 | Aris | 20 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | PAS Giannina | 33 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Lorca Deportiva | 19 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Alcorcón | 6 | (1) |
| 2009 | Santa Eulàlia | 12 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Ajax Cape Town | 35 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Haugesund | 19 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Angers | 3 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Sarpsborg 08 (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Sandnes Ulf | 56 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019–2023 | Cannes (coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in Paris, France, Decamps began playing football with AS Cannes, and moved to Greece to play for Aris Thessaloniki F.C. and PAS Giannina F.C. in the Greek Superleague.
He moved to Spain and played for Lorca Deportiva CF[2] and AD Alcorcón in the Spanish Segunda División B.[3]
On 15 August 2009, the 24-year-old French defender left his Spanish club Santa Eulàlia of the Spanish Segunda División B to join South African side Ajax Cape Town.[4] In the 2010–11 season he played a big part in Ajax's successful league campaign in which Ajax finished 2nd after only managing a draw in the last home game. A win would have won the championship for the Cape Town side.
On 27 June 2011, the Norwegian club FK Haugesund announced that they had signed Decamps on a one-year contract.[5] After one year Decamps was a regular starter for Haugesund in Tippeligaen, and the club wanted to renew his contract, but Decamps chose to move home to his family in France when his contract expired on 31 July 2012.[6] In August 2013 he signed a loan contract with Sarpsborg 08 for the season.
In January 2014 he returned to the Tippeligaen joining Sandnes Ulf. Over the course of two years he played 56 league games and 2 cup games.[1]
From August 2019 to June 2023 he was on the coaching staff of AS Cannes.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b Derek Decamps at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ Lorca Desportiva Profile Archived 2 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "DEREK DESCAMPS PROCEDE DEL LORCA" (in Spanish). marca.com. 7 September 2008.
- ^ Ajax sign French defender Archived 18 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Decamps klar for Haugesund". Norwegian News Agency (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ "Haugesund signerer ny spiss - men en midtstopper forlater "araberne"". TV2 Sporten (in Norwegian). tv2.no. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ Derek Decamps at Soccerway
External links
edit- Derek Decamps at BDFutbol
- Video album on Vimeo