Franck Queudrue
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Franck Queudrue | |
| Date of birth | August 27, 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Paris, France | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Birmingham City | |
| Number | 20 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1997–1999 1999–2002 2001–2002 2002–2006 2006–2007 2007– |
Lens B Lens → Middlesbrough (loan) Middlesbrough Fulham Birmingham City |
30 (4) 41 (2) 28 (2) 122 (9) 29 (1) 22 (1) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2000 | France B | 1 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Franck Queudrue (born August 27, 1978 in Paris) is a French footballer, currently playing for Birmingham City. On 15 July 2008 the club announced that he could leave the club on a free transfer[1]. However on the October 25, 2008 the Birmingham co-owner David Sullivan said that his comments were heat of the moment and that Franck had been taken of the free transfer list and could reaffirm his place in the Birmingham squad.
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[edit] Career
Queudrue is a French B international defender, who joined Middlesbrough on loan from French club Lens in October 2001 and stayed until the summer of 2006. His preferred position is left-back, though he is comfortable at centre-back and, on certain occasions, played for Middlesbrough as a left or central midfielder. He is also renowned for his free kick and penalty converting ability.
He became popular with fans when he scored in his second game for the club - against North East rivals Sunderland. Queudrue impressed enough to earn a permanent move in May 2002. However, French Franck as he is otherwise known, is also recognised for his poor disciplinary record. His five yellow and three red cards in the 2002–03 season contributed hugely to Middlesbrough missing out on a place in the UEFA Cup through the fair play league -- although, conversely, he was a major reason they were high enough up the league to be in contention. He was part of the Middlesbrough side who beat Bolton Wanderers to win the 2004 League Cup final, and was rated one of the most valuable players in the Premier League that season.
Queudrue ended his time with Middlesbrough and left for Fulham. Queudrue was a regular for Fulham under Chris Coleman but he was made available for transfer by new manager Lawrie Sanchez as he did not agree with Sanchez's long ball game.
On August 3, 2007 Queudrue signed a three year contract with Birmingham City for a fee estimated at £2.5 million.[2]
During his comeback after David Sullivan had described him as a 'rubbish signing' some Birmingham fans victimised Quedrue for his poor attitude over the Summer period. These comments were later retracted by the co-owner. Several solid performances and injures to key players such as; David Murphy meant that Franck could get games under his belt and this led to the Birmingham fans to consider him as a squad player.
After his second performance after coming back Franck told Blues Magazine that the blond streak in his hair was to identify himself to the fans and to show his difference of attitude compared to the other players.
In 2006 Queudrue announced that he is considering switching his nationality to British, after becoming eligible for UK citizenship. He had previously hoped to claim Irish citizenship, before revealing "unfortunately I am one generation out" to be eligible. [3]
[edit] Career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| France | League | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1999-00 | Lens | Division 1 | 16 | 1 | - | - | 7 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2000-01 | 22 | 1 | - | - | - | 22 | 1 | |||||
| 2001-02 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | |||||
| England | League | FA Cup | Football League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2001-02 | Middlesbrough | Premier League | 28 | 2 | 6 | 0 | - | - | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2002-03 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2003-04 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - | 40 | 0 | |||
| 2004-05 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 43 | 5 | ||
| 2005-06 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 49 | 3 | ||
| 2006-07 | Fulham | Premier League | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2007-08 | Birmingham City | Premier League | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2008-09 | Championship | |||||||||||
| Total | France | 40 | 2 | - | - | 7 | 0 | 47 | 2 | |||
| England | 195 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 248 | 13 | ||
| Career Total | 235 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 295 | 15 | ||
[edit] Honours
- Football League Cup: 2004
- UEFA Cup: Runner-up 2006
[edit] References
- ^ "Club statement". Birmingham City F.C. (2008-07-15). Retrieved on 2008-07-15.
- ^ "Birmingham complete double swoop", BBC (2007-08-03). Retrieved on 3 August 2007.
- ^ "Queudrue's Republic hopes dashed". BBC News website (2005-04-05). Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
- ^ Franck Queudrue | Birmingham City | Squad | Player Profiles | Player Profiles
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