Jérémy Clément (born 26 August 1984) is a French professional football 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 Saint-Étienne.

Playing career

Though born in Béziers, Clément was raised in Rives, Isère, and started his career at Rives SF. Clément, who was formed by Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais, joined Rangers 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

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and former assistant manager Yves Colleu. Both departed the club in January 2007. Paul Le Guen's new club

entered the race to sign him as did Lyon, the club Rangers had purchased Clément from in the summer. On 25 January 2007, the Rangers official website confirmed Clément had re-joined Le Guen at PSG, turning down Lyon in the process. The fee was believed to be around £1.8 million. In July 2011, Clément signed for AS Saint-Étienne. In June 2019, after two seasons with

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, he agreed a move to fifth-tier side Bourgoin-Jallieu. 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, why 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 * Ligue 1: 2004–05, 2005–06 *

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: 2005 Paris Saint-Germain *

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: 2009–10 * Coupe de la Ligue: 2007–08

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Clement, Jeremy 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Béziers French footballers Footballers from Occitania (administrative region) Association football midfielders France under-21 international footballers Olympique Lyonnais players Rangers F.C. players Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players AS Saint-Étienne players AS Nancy Lorraine players FC Bourgoin-Jallieu players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Scottish Premier League players French football managers FC Bourgoin-Jallieu managers French expatriate footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate footballers in Scotland