| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 October 1983[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Vénissieux, France | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1997 | US Saint-Gaudens[2] | ||
| 1997–2001 | Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | Lyon B | ||
| 2003–2004 | Valence | 18 | (0) |
| 2004–2012 | Balma | 164+[a] | (2+) |
| 2012–2014 | Saint-Alban Aucamville | 37 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gwenaël Renaud (born 4 October 1983) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played at the professional level in Ligue 2 for Valence.[3][4]
Career
Born in Vénissieux, Renaud grew up in Payssous in the department of Haute-Garonne.[2] In 1997, he left local club US Saint-Gaudens to join Lyon's youth academy. Renaud went on to sign a professional contract with Valence in 2003, playing in Ligue 2, before joining fourth-tier Balma in 2004.[2] He joined Saint-Alban Aucamville in 2012, where he would finish his career in 2014.[3][5]
Personal life
Gwenaël's father Jacques was at a time the president of US Saint-Gaudens, where Gwenaël played in his youth.[2] In 2020, at the age of 70, Jacques was elected mayor of Payssous until 2026.[6]
Notes
- ^ Statistics from the 2004–05 to the 2007–08 season are incomplete.
References
- ^ "Gwenaël Renaud". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Saint-Gaudens. Gwénaël Renaud, le Commingeois de Balma". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). 18 September 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ a b Gwenaël Renaud at FootballDatabase.eu
- ^ Gwenaël Renaud at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Aibar, Jorge (13 December 2013). "Gwenaël Renaud (Saint-Alban) : «Il faut se lâcher»". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "Maire de Payssous (31)". Mon-maire.fr (in French). Retrieved 30 July 2023.
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