Kévin Anin (born 5 July 1986) is a French former professional
footballer who played as a
midfielder.
Career
A product of the Le Havre youth system which has helped develop the likes of
Lassana Diarra and
Charles N'Zogbia in recent years, Anin began his career in 1999 at
Le Havre AC. Following his club's relegation to
Ligue 2
Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by Balkrishna Industries, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions ...
, a number of French sides, including
Bordeaux,
Auxerre,
Sochaux and
Rennes
Rennes (; br, Roazhon ; Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the Ille and the Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department ...
, made offers for the midfield player who had a trial at
Tottenham Hotspur.
After spending a 1.5-year spell at Sochaux Anin moved to
OGC Nice
Olympique Gymnaste Club Nice Côte d'Azur (), commonly referred to as OGC Nice or simply Nice, is a French professional football club based in Nice. The club was founded in 1904 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. ...
on a four-year contract for a reported €2.5m on 18 January 2012.
Road accident
On 4 June 2013, Anin was involved in a road accident on the
A28 motorway situated around 60 kilometres north-east of
Rouen
Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine in northern France. It is the prefecture of the Regions of France, region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy and the Departments of France, department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one of ...
. He was reportedly asleep in the back of the car when the driver lost control of the vehicle. Anin suffered arm and spinal injuries and was initially placed in an induced coma. He spent a month receiving treatment in hospital before being released to begin rehabilitation. As a result of the car crash, he remained
paralysed from the waist down forcing him to quit his football career. His number 17 shirt with OGC Nice was retired to pay tribute to him.
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Living people
1986 births
French people of Martiniquais descent
French men's footballers
Footballers from Le Havre
Men's association football midfielders
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Le Havre AC players
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players
OGC Nice players
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