Guillaume Rippert (born 30 April 1985, in

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) is a French former

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who played as a defender.

Career

In 2006, Rippert was loaned by

FC Nantes Football Club de Nantes (; Gallo: ''Naunnt''), commonly referred to as FC Nantes or simply Nantes (), is a French professional football club based in Nantes in Pays de la Loire. The club was founded on 21 April 1943, during World War II, as a ...

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. 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 Football Club de Metz, commonly referred to as FC Metz or simply Metz (), is a French association football club based in Metz, Lorraine. The club was formed in 1932 and plays in Ligue 2, the second division in the French football league sys ...

. 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. However, an issue arose with the validity of his three-year contract, and he returned to France. In September 2009, he signed for

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to play in

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. 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

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side

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. After a year in Germany Rippert returned to France with Ligue 2

Stade Lavallois Stade Lavallois Mayenne Football Club (), also referred to as Stade Laval or simply Laval, is a French association football club based in Laval in western France. The club was formed on 17 July 1902 and currently plays in Ligue 2, the second ...

. He then moved to Switzerland, signing for Swiss Challenge League side

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. However, when manager

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was sacked, the new manager dispensed with the nine French players. Rippert signed for Romanian

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side

FC Petrolul Ploiești Asociația Clubul Sportiv Petrolul 52, commonly known as Petrolul Ploiești () or simply as Petrolul, is a Romanian professional football club based in Ploiești, Prahova County, which competes in the Liga I. Founded in 1924 in capital Bucharest ...

, but he left due to issues with payment of wages. In January 2016, Rippert and Farina joined up again, at

SO Cholet Stade Olympique Choletais is a French association football team founded in 1913. The club is based in Cholet, Pays de la Loire and play at Omnisports Stadium, which has a capacity of 9,000 spectators. They currently play in the Championnat Nat ...

in Championnat de France Amateur, where he won promotion.

Honours

Valenciennes * Ligue 2: 2005–06 Evian * Ligue 2:

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: 2009–10

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* * * 1985 births Living people French men's footballers Ligue 1 players FC Nantes players Valenciennes FC players FC Metz players Thonon Evian Grand Genève FC players FC Energie Cottbus players Stade Lavallois players FC Lausanne-Sport players FC Petrolul Ploiești players SO Cholet players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players 2. Bundesliga players Swiss Challenge League players Liga I players Footballers from Paris France men's under-21 international footballers France men's youth international footballers French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Men's association football defenders French expatriate sportspeople in Romania French expatriate sportspeople in Germany French expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland {{france-footy-defender-1980s-stub