Franck Vandecasteele (born 7 November 1967) is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 November 1967[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Rueil-Malmaison, France[2] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward[4] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1985 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1991 | Paris Saint-Germain B | ||
| 1985–1991 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | → Alès (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 1989–1990 | → Abbeville (loan) | 31 | (3) |
| 1991–1994 | Laval | 104 | (30) |
| 1994–1997 | Bastia | 64 | (8) |
| 1997–1998 | Nice | 35 | (8) |
| 1998–2001 | Sochaux | 20 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Sochaux B | ||
| 2001–2003 | Stade Bordelais | ||
| Total | 274+ | (52+) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editVandecasteele is a product of the Paris Saint-Germain Academy.[5] On 28 May 1985, he played his first and only game for the senior team, a 6–1 league loss to Nancy.[6] After loan spells with Alès and Abbeville, Vandecasteele joined Laval, where he had the period with the most appearances as a footballer.
Vandecasteele continued his career; he went on to play for Bastia, Nice, Sochaux, and Stade Bordelais before retiring in 2003.
After football
editAfter retiring from football, Vandecasteele was hired by Peugeot. He worked in the Gironde department of France, where the city of Bordeaux is located.[7]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 1984–85 | Division 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Alès (loan) | 1988–89 | Division 2 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | |
| Abbeville (loan) | 1989–90 | Division 2 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | |
| Laval | 1990–91 | Division 2 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 9 | |
| 1991–92 | Division 2 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | 38 | 9 | ||
| 1992–93 | Division 2 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 0 | — | 44 | 13 | ||
| Total | 104 | 30 | 9 | 1 | — | 113 | 31 | |||
| Bastia | 1993–94 | Division 1 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | 34 | 6 | |
| 1994–95 | Division 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | Division 1 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 35 | 5 | ||
| Total | 64 | 8 | 11 | 3 | — | 75 | 11 | |||
| Nice | 1997–98 | Division 2 | 35 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 9 |
| Sochaux | 1998–99 | Division 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 1999–2000 | Division 2 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2000–01 | Division 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 274 | 52 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 305 | 57 | ||
Honours
editBastia
- Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 1994–95
References
edit- ^ "Franck Vandecasteele". FBref.com. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ Franck Vandecasteele at Global Sports Archive
- ^ Franck Vandecasteele at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Franck VANDECASTEELE". Eurosport. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Franck VANDECASTEELE". Histoire du #PSG (in French). 30 May 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Nancy – PSG 6-1, 28/05/85, Division 1 84-85". Histoire du PSG (in French). 17 November 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Franck VANDECASTEELE". PSG70 (in French). Retrieved 9 September 2020.
External links
edit- Franck Vandecasteele – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French