Sébastien Schemmel (born 2 June 1975) is a French former professional
footballer
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who played as a
defender.
Career
Schemmel was born in
Nancy. He played for
AS Nancy
Association Sportive Nancy Lorraine (), commonly known as AS Nancy Lorraine, or simply Nancy, is a French association football club founded in 1967 in Nancy, Grand Est and located in Tomblaine, in the inner suburbs of Nancy. The club currently ...
and
Metz
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before being signed by manager
Harry Redknapp for
West Ham United
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.
Metz president Carlo Molinari had complained about Schemmel's character, saying he was "phenomenally unstable."
[ Schemmel was dropped from the Metz team and fined after an incident in December 2000 when he insulted two journalists, who later lodged a formal complaint with police.][
In his first season in the ]Premier League
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, 2001–02, he won the "Hammer of the Year
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" award. Whilst at West Ham he played in their 1–0 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford in the 2000–01 FA Cup, and scored once in the league against Derby County. The following season saw a downturn in form, perhaps caused by family problems. He left West Ham for Portsmouth
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Portsmouth is the most dens ...
in 2003. He scored once during his spell with Portsmouth, in a 2–1 win over Blackpool in the FA Cup.Le Havre AC
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for the rest of the season and played eight games.
References
External links
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Football Memories
Living people
1975 births
Footballers from Nancy, France
Men's association football defenders
French men's footballers
West Ham United F.C. players
Portsmouth F.C. players
AS Nancy Lorraine players
FC Metz players
Le Havre AC players
Premier League players
Ligue 1 players
Expatriate men's footballers in England
French expatriate men's footballers
French expatriate sportspeople in England
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