Franck Berrier (2 February 1984 – 13 August 2021) was a French professional footballer who played as a midfielder, spending much of his career in Belgium.
 Berrier while at Oostende in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 February 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Argentan, France | ||
| Date of death | 13 August 2021 (aged 37) | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | Caen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Caen | 2 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Beauvais | 38 | (10) |
| 2007–2008 | Cannes[1] | 35 | (12) |
| 2008–2010 | Zulte Waregem[2] | 58 | (8) |
| 2010–2012 | Standard Liège | 13 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Zulte Waregem | 55 | (15) |
| 2013–2014 | → Oostende (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2014–2018 | Oostende | 86 | (16) |
| 2018 | KV Mechelen | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 307 | (63) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019 | KV Mechelen (scout) | ||
| 2020 | KV Oostende (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editOn 12 May 2010, Berrier left S.V. Zulte Waregem to sign a three-year deal with Standard Liège.[3]
Post-playing career
editAfter retiring in January 2019 due to heart problems, Berrier was hired in the scouting department of KV Mechelen.[4] He left the position on 1 December 2019, when his contract expired.[5]
In March 2020, he joined K.V. Oostende as an assistant coach under Adnan Čustović.[6] The duo left again at the end of the season.
On 12 August 2021, Berrier suffered a heart attack and was then rushed to the hospital in critical condition. The next day, he suffered a second heart attack and died. He was aged 37.[7]
Honours
editStandard Liège
References
edit- ^ (in French) Profile at lequipe.fr
- ^ Footgoal Profile
- ^ "" Je me sens prêt pour ce défi "". Archived from the original on 16 May 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- ^ Franck Berrier stopt met profvoetbal door hartproblemen maar blijft bij KV Mechelen, nieuwsblad.be, 10 January 2019
- ^ Franck Berrier zoekt werk nadat contract als scout bij KV Mechelen niet wordt verlengd: “Waarom geen sportief directeur worden van KV Oostende?”, nieuwsblad.be, 27 November 2019
- ^ Nieuwe trainer Custovic brengt Franck Berrier mee naar KV Oostende, kw.be, 3 March 2020
- ^ "Franck Berrier (37) is overleden na hartstilstand tijdens padel" (in Dutch). 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "CUP BELGIUM. FINAL". besoccer.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
External links
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