Cyril Théréau (; born 24 April 1983) is a French former professional
footballer who played as a
striker
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. He represented
Orléans and
Angers in France,
Charleroi
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Anderlecht
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in Belgium,
Steaua București
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in Romania, and
Chievo,
Udinese,
Fiorentina and
Cagliari
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in Italy.
Club career
Early career
At senior level, Théréau started playing for
Gap FC in the "Honneur régional" league in
France's seventh tier.
He joined
fourth-tier side
US Orléans in 2004 where he scored 12 goals in 10 matches.
Angers
After half a season with Orléans, he moved to
Ligue 2
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-side
Angers SCO in the winter transfer period.
In his first professional match, a
Coupe de France round of 32 tie at
Stade Vélodrome
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on 8 January 2005, he netted the third goal as Angers won 3–2 against
Marseille who at the time fielded
Fabien Barthez
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in goal.
In his second season at Angers, with whom he had been relegated to the third-division
Championnat National, he attained 8 goals in 29 league matches.
Charleroi
In summer 2006, Théréau joined
Charleroi
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Steaua
On 29 August 2006, Théréau signed a four-year contract with
Steaua București
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. The reported transfer fee paid to Charleroi was €1 million while Théréau's salary multiplied by seven to about €240,000 annually.
The move happened after the Steaua's coach saw him play against
Standard Liège and thought he could make a good replacement for the injured
Victoraș Iacob. Months after playing in the
Championnat National for Angers, Théréau made an appearance in the
Champions League being substituted on in the 70th minute in Steaua's 1–4 win away to
Dynamo Kyiv on 13 September 2006. He was used in all six matches in the group stage without scoring as Steaua failed to progress from the group which also included
Real Madrid
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and
Lyon.
He scored his first hat-trick for Steaua in a win against
FC Naţional
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in the
Romanian top division on 12 November 2006. Théréau became a fan favourite at the club and this did not change when he was sent off in the Bucharest derby against
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.
In total, he amassed 10 goals in 17 leagues games.
Anderlecht
On 26 June 2007, Théréau agreed to a four-year deal with Belgian champions
R.S.C. Anderlecht for a transfer fee of about €3 million.
Return to Charleroi
He returned to
Charleroi
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Club Brugge
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Charleroi secured Théréau's services permanently on 9 June 2008 on a three-year contract. On 10 March 2010, he reached a
hat-trick in a 4–1 defeat of relegation rivals
Lokeren
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– his club's first win of the year – which all but guaranteed Charleroi's
Belgian Pro league status.
Chievo
On 24 August 2010, Théréau signed for
Chievo Verona in the Italian
Serie A. In October 2010, he scored his first goal against
Cesena.
By the end of his spell with Chievo, having spent four seasons there, he had made 129 appearances in all competitions for the club and with 26 league goals he was the Chievo's most prolific foreign goalscorer of all time.
Udinese
During the 2014 summer transfer window, Théréau signed for
Udinese Calcio on an annual salary of €700,000. In his first season, he scored 10 goals.
On 23 August 2015, he scored the decisive goal as Udinese beat
Juventus
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1–0. It was the first time in history Juventus lost on their home debut. He completed the 2015–16 season scoring 11 goals and contributing three assists in 36 league matches for his club.
Fiorentina
On 31 August 2017, Théréau signed a new contract with another
Serie A club
Fiorentina, after three years with
Udinese.
Cagliari loan
On 31 January 2019, Théréau joined
Cagliari
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on loan until 30 June 2019.
Style of play
Théréau is a skillful striker, who can score from practically every position. He reached fame in Belgium when he scored a goal after dribbling from the middle of the pitch to the penalty box. Although he is very tall, he has good ball shooting skills and is a technical player.
Career statistics
References
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1983 births
Living people
People from Privas
Sportspeople from Ardèche
French footballers
Footballers from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Association football forwards
Ligue 2 players
Belgian Pro League players
Liga I players
Serie A players
Angers SCO players
FC Steaua București players
R.S.C. Anderlecht players
A.C. ChievoVerona players
Udinese Calcio players
ACF Fiorentina players
Cagliari Calcio players
French expatriate footballers
French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Expatriate footballers in Belgium
French expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Expatriate footballers in Romania
French expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate footballers in Italy