Grégory José Henri Béranger (born 30 August 1981) is a French former footballer who played mainly as a left-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Grégory José Henri Beranger | ||
| Date of birth | 30 August 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Nice, France | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nice | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2003 | Cagnes-sur-Mer | ||
| 2003–2005 | Cannes | 62 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Racing Ferrol | 39 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Numancia | 59 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Espanyol | 18 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Las Palmas (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Tenerife | 25 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Elche | 31 | (2) |
| Total | 252 | (2) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He spent the vast majority of his professional career in Spain, amassing Segunda División totals of 172 matches and two goals in representation of Racing de Ferrol, Numancia, Las Palmas, Tenerife and Elche. In La Liga, he appeared for Espanyol.
Club career
editBéranger was born in Nice. After starting out professionally with AS Cannes in the lower leagues he moved to Spain in 2005, playing three seasons in its Segunda División, two of those with CD Numancia. In 2007–08, he was one of the Soria team's most utilised players (37 matches, 3.313 minutes of action)[1] as they returned to La Liga after a three-year absence.[2]
On 16 May 2008, Béranger signed for RCD Espanyol who paid his buyout clause.[3] He made his league debut on 30 August, playing the entire 1–0 home win against Real Valladolid.[4] He also struggled with some injuries[5] and, late into the campaign, was involved in a training incident with teammate Carlos Kameni.[6]
Béranger returned to the Spanish second tier after 21 competitive games at the RCDE Stadium, being loaned to UD Las Palmas.[7] In July 2010, one month shy of his 29th birthday, he was definitely released by Espanyol, resuming his career in the same league with CD Tenerife.[8]
After retiring, Béranger remained in Spain and worked as a youth coach at his last club Elche CF.[9][5]
Honours
editNumancia
Elche
- Segunda División: 2012–13
References
edit- ^ Breve enciclopedia numantina (Brief numantina encyclopedia); Desde Soria, 29 May 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Numancia, campeón de Segunda división (Numancia, Second division champions); Marca, 1 June 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Espanyol ficha a Beranger, lateral francés que militaba en el Numancia (Espanyol sign Beranger, French fullback who represented Numancia); El Mundo, 16 May 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ Espanyol 1–0 Valladolid; ESPN Soccernet, 30 August 2008
- ^ a b Beranger: "Al Espanyol le debo haber debutado en Primera" (Beranger: "I owe Espanyol for having made my debut in Primera"); Diario AS, 3 April 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ Incidente entre Béranger y Kameni (Incident between Béranger and Kameni) Archived 18 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine; El Espanyol, 16 May 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ Beranger, cedido a Las Palmas (Beranger, loaned to Las Palmas); Sport, 23 July 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ Grégory Beranger ficha por el Tenerife tras disvincularse del Espanyol (Grégory Beranger signs for Tenerife after cutting ties with Espanyol); Marca, 15 July 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ El club ilicitano cierra el fichaje del lateral izquierdo del Tenerife Beranger (Ilicitano club completes signing of Tenerife left-back Beranger); Diario Información, 18 August 2011 (in Spanish)
External links
edit- Grégory Béranger at BDFutbol
- Grégory Béranger at Soccerway