Jérémie Bréchet

Jérémie Pierre Bréchet (born 14 August 1979) is a French professional football coach and former player who is currently the assistant head coach of Ligue 1 club Lille. He was usually used as a left-back but could play as a centre-back. Because of his technical skills he could also play in midfield.

Jérémie Bréchet

Bréchet with PSV in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Jérémie Pierre Bréchet[1]
Date of birth	(1979-08-14) 14 August 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Lyon, France
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Left-back, Left Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lille (assistant coach)
Youth career
1996–1998	Lyon
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2003	Lyon	117	(0)
2003–2004	Inter Milan	9	(0)
2004–2006	Real Sociedad	20	(0)
2006–2008	Sochaux	51	(2)
2008–2009	PSV	27	(1)
2009–2012	Sochaux	58	(2)
2012–2013	Troyes	24	(2)
2013–2014	Bordeaux	4	(0)
2014–2018	Gazélec Ajaccio	112	(4)
Total		422	(9)
International career
2001–2003	France	3	(0)
Managerial career
2023–2024	Lyon (assistant)
2024–	Lille (assistant)
Medal record Men's football Representing  France FIFA Confederations Cup Winner 2001 Korea/Japan UEFA European Under-21 Championship Runner-up 2002 Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He was capped three times for the French national side.

Club career

Lyon

Born in Lyon, Rhône-Alpes, France, Jérémie Bréchet started his career at local club Olympique Lyonnais. He made his debut in the professional football during the 1998–99 season. In that season he played 15 times. Bréchet played in Lyon until 2003, amassing a total of 116 games for the club and winning the Ligue 1 championship in the 2001–02 and the 2002–03 seasons. In July 2003, Bréchet was transferred to Inter Milan.^{[citation needed]}

Inter Milan

The 2003–04 season started well for Inter, but after six average games, manager Héctor Cúper was fired from Inter and Corrado Verdelli took over. Following the new manager appointment and having sustained an injury, Bréchet was featured for only a few more games. In total, Bréchet played nine games for Inter. Inter informed him that he could leave the club. In 2004, Bréchet signed a contract with Real Sociedad.^{[citation needed]}

Real Sociedad

Bréchet played for Real Sociedad in the La Liga for two seasons. As Bréchet was injured seriously, he managed only 20 appearances for the club.^{[citation needed]}

Sochaux

At the ambitious FC Sochaux, Bréchet made an impressive start on the pitch. After three games, he was appointed captain of the squad. At "Les Lionceaux", he had two strong seasons and became a key player for the team staying injury-free. During his captaincy Sochaux managed to win the Coupe de France twice. In June 2008, Bréchet left the club and moved to PSV.^{[citation needed]}

PSV

In the 2008–09 season, Bréchet signed for Dutch club PSV on a three-year contract.^{[citation needed]}

Return to Sochaux

On 22 June 2009, Bréchet agreed a move back to FC Sochaux, insisting his decision was because of his family.^[2] Following the end of the 2011–12 season, Bréchet became a free agent as his contract was not extended.^{[citation needed]}

Troyes

On 9 August 2012, he signed a one-year contract with newly promoted Ligue 1 side Troyes AC.^{[citation needed]}

Bordeaux

In June 2013, Bréchet joined Bordeaux on a one-year deal.^[3]

Gazélec Ajaccio

After one year with Bordeaux, Bréchet signed for a Ligue 2 team for the first time in his career, joining Gazélec Ajaccio on a one-year deal.^[4]

Managerial career

After his retirement, Bréchet worked as a manager in the youth teams of his former club Lyon. In December 2023, he joined Lyon's first team staff and was named as the assistant manager for Pierre Sage.^[5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[6]

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		Continental[b]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lyon	1998–99	Division 1	15	0	2	0	1	0	18	0
	1999–00		16	0	1	0	4	0	21	0
	2000–01		27	0	8	0	14	0	49	0
	2001–02		28	0	4	0	8	0	40	0
	2002–03	Ligue 1	31	0	3	0	7	0	41	0
	Total		117	0	18	0	34	0	169	0
Inter Milan	2003–04	Serie A	9	0	2	0	3	0	14	0
Real Sociedad	2004–05	Primera	17	0	–		–		17	0
	2005–06		3	0	–		–		3	0
	Total		20	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
Sochaux	2006–07	Ligue 1	30	0	5	0	–		35	0
	2007–08		21	2	3	0	–		24	2
	Total		51	2	8	0	0	0	59	2
PSV	2008–09	Eredivisie	27	1	1	0	5	0	33	1
Sochaux	2009–10	Ligue 1	33	2	3	0	–		36	2
	2010–11		20	0	3	0	–		23	0
	2011–12		5	0	1	0	–		6	0
	Total		58	2	7	0	0	0	65	2
Troyes	2012–13	Ligue 1	24	2	4	1	–		28	3
Bordeaux	2013–14	Ligue 1	4	0	1	0	5	0	10	0
Ajaccio	2014–15	Ligue 2	28	2	–		–		28	2
	2015–16	Ligue 1	23	0	4	0	–		27	0
	2016–17	Ligue 2	30	0	1	0	–		31	0
	2017–18		31	2	1	0	–		32	2
	Total		112	4	6	0	0	0	118	4
Career total			422	9	47	1	47	0	516	10

1. Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Coppa Italia and Dutch Supercup.
2. Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup.

Honours

Lyon

• Division/Ligue 1: 2001–02, 2002–03^{[citation needed]}
• Coupe de la Ligue: 2000–01^{[citation needed]}
• Trophée des Champions: 2002^{[citation needed]}

Sochaux

• Coupe de France: 2006–07^{[citation needed]}

PSV

• Johan Cruyff Shield: 2008^{[citation needed]}

France

• FIFA Confederations Cup: 2001^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "Footidee Consulting". BFM Verif (in French). NextInteractive. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
   "Jérémie Brechet". BFM Business (in French). NextInteractive. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
2. Van Leeuwen, Gerrit (22 June 2009). "Engelaar set for PSV move". Sky Sports. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
3. "Bréchet – "I know what I can bring to the team."". Girondins.com. 8 July 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
4. "Officiel – Jérémie Bréchet signe au GFCA !" (in French). gfca-foot.com. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
5. "OL : un départ et deux arrivées dans le staff de Pierre Sage" (in French). Foot Mercato. 30 December 2023.
6. Jérémie Bréchet at WorldFootball.net

External links

• Jérémie Bréchet at Soccerway
• Jérémie Bréchet – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)