Stéphane Jean François Pignol (born 3 January 1977) is a French retired professional footballer who played as a right back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stéphane Jean François Pignol | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Aubagne, France | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Aubagne | ||
| 1997–2003 | Compostela | 101 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 | → Pontevedra (loan) | 29 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Almería | 29 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Numancia | 33 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | Murcia | 88 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Zaragoza | 26 | (0) |
| 2009–2013 | Las Palmas | 125 | (2) |
| Total | 431 | (6) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He appeared in 311 games in Segunda División over 11 seasons, scoring one goal. In La Liga, he represented Compostela, Numancia and Murcia.
Club career
editBorn in Aubagne, Bouches-du-Rhône, Pignol spent his entire professional career in Spain, representing SD Compostela (where he made his La Liga debut, consisting of three games in the 1997–98 season), Pontevedra CF, UD Almería, CD Numancia – was the Soria club's starter throughout the vast majority of the 2004–05 campaign,[1] which again ended in top-flight relegation for the player – Real Murcia, Real Zaragoza[2] and UD Las Palmas.[3]
Pignol never appeared in less than 25 league matches during his spell in the Canary Islands, spent in Segunda División. At the end of 2012–13, after having helped Las Palmas to the sixth position, the 36-year-old retired from football.[4]
Personal life
editBorn in France, Pignol is of Spanish descent.[5] Pignol's older brother, Christophe (born 1969), was also a professional footballer and a defender. During his 14-year career he represented AS Saint-Étienne, FC Istres, FC Nantes, AS Monaco FC and Lille OSC, winning Ligue 1 titles with the third and fourth clubs.[6]
References
edit- ^ Breve enciclopedia numantina (Brief numantina encyclopedia); Desde Soria, 29 May 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Pignol se incorpora al Zaragoza en un fichaje "rápido" (Pignol joins Zaragoza in "quick" deal); El Periódico de Aragón, 23 August 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ Pignol: "Me siento muy querido en este club" (Pignol: "I feel most wanted in this club") Archived 13 February 2013 at archive.today; UD Las Palmas, 3 October 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Pignol cuelga las botas (Pignol hangs up boots); La Provincia, 26 June 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Talento francés para el Negreira". La Voz de Galicia. 7 November 2016.
- ^ Christophe Pignol, ex du FC Nantes: «1995, un titre inoubliable» (Christophe Pignol, formerly of FC Nantes: «1995, unforgettable title»); Maville, 5 January 2011 (in French)
External links
edit- Stéphane Pignol at BDFutbol
- Stéphane Pignol at Soccerway