Sabrina Marie-Christine Viguier (born 4 January 1981 in

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) is a retired French

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player. She played as a

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and has played for the

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making her debut in 2000. She last played for IF Limhamn Bunkeflo Malmö of the

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until she announced her retirement from football in 2017. She has won the

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twice with

Olympique Lyonnais Olympique Lyonnais (), commonly referred to as simply Lyon () or OL, is a men and women's French professional football club based in Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The men play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. Founded in 1950, th ...

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and

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Career

Early career at Toulouse FC

Viguier began her career at age six playing for US Laissac-Bertholène in her hometown

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of Bertholène. After an eight-year stint at the club, she joined FCF Lioujas-La Loubière in nearby La Loubière. Viguier later joined the biggest women's club in the

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département,

Toulouse FC Toulouse Football Club is French professional football club based in Toulouse. The club was founded in 1970 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the premier division of French football. Toulouse plays its home matches at the Stadium de Toulouse lo ...

, known then as ''Toulouse OAC''. After spending a year in the reserves, she joined the club during the 2000–01 as Toulouse were coming off its first league championship. Viguier became a regular in the squad that saw the team win three straight D1 Féminine titles, including winning the double during the 2002–03 season after capturing the

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. Toulouse also reached the semi-finals of the 2001–02

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. Following the increase in competition from rivals

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, Toulouse's stranglehold on the league came to an end and, following the 2005–06 season, Viguier moved to

Montpellier HSC Montpellier Hérault Sport Club (), commonly referred to as Montpellier HSC or simply Montpellier, is a French professional football club based in the city of Montpellier in Occitanie. The original club was founded in 1919, while the current i ...

who had just completed back-to-back championship runs in 2004 and 2005.

Montpellier HSC

In her first season with the club, Viguier appeared in all 22 league matches scoring two goals helping the club win the 2006–07 Challenge de France. The 2008–09 season saw Viguier maintain her consistency appearing in 25 matches during the season and scoring two goals helping Montpellier capture another Challenge de France and finish the league in 2nd place. It gave Montpellier qualification to the newly created

. Viguier remained a starter in the 2009–10 season as Montpellier participated in three competitions. Domestically, she made 20 league appearances scoring two goals. In the Challenge de France, Viguier appeared in all five matches the team contested as Montpellier reached the final for the second consecutive season. The club was unable to defend its title though losing 5–0 to

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Final. In the Champions League, Viguier appeared in all nine matches the team contested as Montpellier reached the quarterfinals losing to

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club

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. She scored her only goal in the competition in a 7–1 qualifying round win over Macedonian outfit Tikvesanka Kavadarci.

Olympique Lyonnais

On 1 July 2010,

confirmed that it had signed Viguier from

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. She made her club debut in the team's opening league match of the season against her former club Toulouse. Viguier featured regularly during the campaign starting in defense, usually as either a right back or central defender. She scored her first goal for the club on 13 March 2011 in a 3–0 win over

in the Challenge de France. A week later, Viguier scored her first league goal in a 10–0 win over La-Roche-sur-Yon. She finished the campaign appearing in 29 total matches scoring two goals as Lyon won the league and the

. Viguier played 28 matches in total at the 2011–12 season, helping Lyon to achieve the

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by winning the

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, the

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(beating her former team Montpellier at the final) and the

(defeating

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team

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in the final).

Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC

On 31 March 2014, Viguier left Olympique Lyonnais to sign with Swedish team Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC of the

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. She played all 20 league matches of the

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, helping Göteborg finish 3rd in the league.

AS Saint-Étienne

On 17 December 2014, with the French season already in progress, she decided to return to France signing with

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

until the end of the season. In August 2015, Viguier extended her contract with Saint-Étienne for another year to play the 2015–16 season.

International career

Viguier made her international debut on 18 November 2000 in a 3–0 victory over

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. She has collected 92 caps since her debut with her only international goal coming 23 February 2003 in a 2–1 victory over the

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. Viguier has participated in several international tournaments for her nation; beginning with

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, the

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, the

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and the

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Career statistics

Club

''Statistics accurate as of 28 October 2015''

International

:''(Correct as of 28 October 2015)''VIGUIER Sabrina
,

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, accessed 16 June 2011

International goals

Honours

Club

;Toulouse *

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(2): Winner 2000–01, 2001–02 *

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(1): Winner 2001–02 ;Montpellier *

(2): Winner 2006–07, 2008–09 ;Lyon *

(4): Winner

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, 2011–12,

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, 2013–14 *

(3): Winner 2011–12,

, 2013–14 *

(2): Winner

, 2011–12

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Viguier, Sabrina 1981 births Living people French women's footballers France women's international footballers Toulouse FC (women) players Montpellier HSC (women) players Olympique Lyonnais Féminin players BK Häcken FF players AS Saint-Étienne (women) players 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of France Damallsvenskan players Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden People from Rodez Women's association football defenders Division 1 Féminine players Sportspeople from Aveyron Footballers from Occitania (administrative region) French expatriate women's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Sweden