Gérald Cid

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Gérald Cid
Personal information
Full name Gérald Cid
Date of birth (1983-02-17) 17 February 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Talence, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back[2]
Youth career
1999–2001 Bordeaux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2007 Bordeaux 19 (2)
2005–2006 → Istres (loan) 24 (0)
2007–2008 Bolton Wanderers 7 (0)
2008–2010 Nice 42 (0)
Total 92 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gérald Cid (born 17 February 1983) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He played Ligue 1 football for Bordeaux and Nice, spent a season on loan at Ligue 2 club Istres, and played briefly for English Premier League club Bolton Wanderers. He represented both Bordeaux and Bolton in European competition.

Early life and career[edit]

Gérald Cid[3] was born on 17 February 1983 in Talence, Gironde.[4] He joined Premier League club Bolton Wanderers from Bordeaux in July 2007, having spent eight years with the French club.[5] He left the club in mid-January 2008 by mutual consent and returned to France, joining Ligue 1 side Nice, on a three-and-a-half-year deal.[6][7]

On 16 July 2010, Cid announced his retirement.[8]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[9]
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bordeaux 2003–04 Ligue 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2004–05 Ligue 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 — 8 1
2006–07 Ligue 1 10 1 2 0 3 0 4[c] 0 19 1
Total 19 2 3 0 3 0 4 0 29 2
Istres (loan) 2005–06 Ligue 2 24 0 1 0 1 0 — 26 0
Bolton Wanderers 2007–08[10] Premier League 7 0 1 0 1 0 5[d] 0 14 0
Nice 2007–08 Ligue 1 9 0 1 0 0 0 — 10 0
2008–09 Ligue 1 20 0 1 0 2 1 — 23 1
2009–10 Ligue 1 13 0 1 0 0 0 — 14 0
Total 42 0 3 0 2 1 — 47 1
Career total 92 2 8 0 7 1 9 0 116 3
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, Football League Cup
  3. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two in UEFA Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Gérald Cid: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Gerald Cid". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Booking List: UEFA Cup 2007/08" (PDF). UEFA. 18 February 2008. p. 3. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Gérald Cid". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Cid excited about move". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 14 May 2007. Archived from the original on 16 May 2007.
  6. ^ "Cid leaves". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 14 January 2008. Archived from the original on 15 January 2008.
  7. ^ Iles, Marc (13 January 2008). "Cid leaves Reebok". Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Gérald Cid: «Je raccroche les crampons»" [Gérald Cid: "I'm hanging up my boots"] (in French). OGC Nice. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Gérald Cid: Carrière" [Gérald Cid: Career]. L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Games played by Gerald Cid in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 November 2023.

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