Guillaume Rippert (born 30 April 1985, in Paris[1]) is a French former footballer who played as a defender.

Guillaume Rippert
Personal information
Full name Guillaume Rippert
Date of birth (1985-04-30) 30 April 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left back
Left Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Nantes 0 (0)
2005–2008 Valenciennes 72 (0)
2008–2009 Metz 17 (0)
2009 Kavala 0 (0)
2009–2012 Evian 45 (1)
2012–2013 Energie Cottbus 8 (0)
2013–2014 Laval 32 (1)
2014–2015 FC Lausanne-Sport 14 (0)
2015 Petrolul Ploiești 7 (0)
2016– Cholet 54 (0)
Total 249 (2)
International career
2005 France U-21 2 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  France
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2002 Denmark
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2020 (UTC)

Career

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In 2006, Rippert was loaned by FC Nantes to Valenciennes. He made his professional debut in Ligue 2 on 5 August 2006. He went on to play 21 games in his first season, as Valenciennes won promotion and the league title. At the end of his loan spell, he elected to stay with Valenciennes rather than return to Nantes. After two season in Ligue 1, and with competition for his place, he agreed a termination of his contract and signed for fellow Ligue 1 side FC Metz.[2]

He was released by Metz after one season in Ligue 1, and joined Greek side AO Kavala, who were newly promoted to Super League Greece.[3] However, an issue arose with the validity of his three-year contract, and he returned to France.[4]

In September 2009, he signed for Evian to play in Championnat National.[5] He helped the club win back to back titles and promotions and played another season in Ligue 1. For the 2012–13 season, Rippert, along with fellow Evian player Nicolas Farina was loaned to German 2. Bundesliga side FC Energie Cottbus.[6]

After a year in Germany Rippert returned to France with Ligue 2 Stade Lavallois.[7] He then moved to Switzerland, signing for Swiss Challenge League side FC Lausanne-Sport.[8] However, when manager Marco Simone was sacked, the new manager dispensed with the nine French players. Rippert signed for Romanian Liga I side FC Petrolul Ploiești, but he left due to issues with payment of wages.[2]

In January 2016, Rippert and Farina joined up again, at SO Cholet in Championnat de France Amateur,[6] where he won promotion.

Honours

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Valenciennes

Evian

References

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  1. ^ "Guillaume Rippert". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Football – VAFC: Guillaume Rippert est reparti en CFA mais ne désespère pas de revoir la L2" (in French). La Voix du Nort. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Metz : Guillaume Rippert vers la Grèce" (in French). foot-national.com. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  4. ^ "KAVALA : RIPPERT VEUT ATTAQUER EN JUSTICE" (in French). Football365. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Evian TG : Signature de Guillaume Rippert" (in French). foot-national.com. 18 September 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Nicolas Farina et Guillaume Rippert, les faux jumeaux" (in French). footamateur.fr. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Football (VAFC) : l'ex-Valenciennois Guillaume Rippert signe à Laval (L2)" (in French). La Voix du Nord. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Laval : Guillaume Rippert file en Suisse (off.)" (in French). foot-national.com. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  9. ^ a b c Guillaume Rippert at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
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