Teddy Richert (born 21 September 1974) is a French goalkeeper coach, currently working for

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, and former

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. Richert spent the most of his career at Sochaux-Montbéliard and was considered to be one of the most consistent goalkeepers in

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, and has performed well over the past decade. Opportunities for international football for Richert were few and far between, due to Domenech's preference of

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and, in the latter part of the decade,

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. While at Sochaux he helped them win the

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and the

2007 Coupe de France Final The 2007 Coupe de France Final was a football match held at Stade de France, Saint-Denis on 12 May 2007, that saw FC Sochaux-Montbéliard defeat Olympique de Marseille in a penalty shoot-out. After normal time and extra time could not separa ...

. Both matches went to a penalty shootout and Richert saved decisive penalties on each occasion; first from Nantes'

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in 2004 and then from Marseille's

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in 2007.

Honours

Club

Sochaux *

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: 2004 * Coupe de France: 2007

Individual

*French League 1 Goalkeeper of the Year: 2007

References

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* Living people 1974 births Sportspeople from Avignon Association football goalkeepers French footballers Toulouse FC players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players Lille OSC players FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players {{France-footy-goalkeeper-stub