Jérémy Clément (born 26 August 1984) is a French professional

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manager and former player. Playing as a

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, he spent most of his career with two clubs,

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and

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Playing career

Though born in Béziers, Clément was raised in Rives,

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, and started his career at Rives SF. Clément, who was formed by

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club

Olympique Lyonnais Olympique Lyonnais (), commonly referred to as simply Lyon () or OL, is a French professional association football, football club based in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. With origins dating back to 1899, they were founded in 1950 and p ...

, joined

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on 7 July 2006 on a three-year contract after a £1.1 million deal was agreed between the two clubs. In joining Rangers, Clément linked up with his former Lyon manager Paul Le Guen and former assistant manager Yves Colleu,however, the latter duo both departed the club on 4 January 2007. Le Guen was not out of work for long and in his role as manager of

, he entered the race to sign Clément. The midfielders previous club, Lyon, were also interested. On 25 January 2007, the Rangers confirmed Clément had re-joined Le Guen at PSG, turning down Lyon in the process with the fee reported to be around £1.8 million. In July 2011, Clément signed for

AS Saint-Étienne Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire (), abbreviated as A.S.S.E. () and commonly known as Saint-Étienne, is a French professional football club based in Saint-Étienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The club was founded in 1933 and competes ...

. In June 2019, after two seasons with

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, he agreed a move to fifth-tier side

Bourgoin-Jallieu Bourgoin-Jallieu (; ) is a commune in the Isère department in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in France. The city had 28,834 inhabitants in 2019 and lies 35 kilometres east-southeast of Lyon. It was formed by the merger of the former comm ...

. In April 2020, after his club's season had been ended prematurely due to the

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, Clement announced his retirement from playing.

Managerial career

Ahead of the 2020–21 season, Clément was appointed as joint-

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of Bourgoin-Jallieu alongside Laurent Rugelj. He became the club's sole head coach after the departure of Rugelj in December 2020. After two years at the club, the parties decided by mutual agreement, not to extend the contract. Clément left the position at the end of the 2021-22 season.

Personal life

Clément was tested for Swine flu H1N1 virus in October 2009 along with two PSG teammates,

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and Mamadou Sakho. This led to the league postponing Marseille's match with Paris Saint-Germain.

Honours

Lyon *

: 2004–05, 2005–06 *

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Paris Saint-Germain *

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: 2009–10 *

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: 2007–08

References

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