| Cedric Roussel | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cedric Roussel | |
| Date of birth | January 6, 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Bergen, Belgium | |
| Height | 1. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Mons ( Dutch: Bergen, Picard: Mont) is a Walloon City and municipality located in the Belgian The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those 90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1994-1998 1998-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004 2004-2006 2006 2007 2007- |
La Louvière AA Gent Coventry City Wolverhampton Wanderers R.A.E.C. Mons K.R.C. Genk Rubin Kazan Standard Liège S.V. Zulte Waregem Brescia Calcio R.A.E.C. Mons |
107 (49) 32 (8) 39 (8) 25 (2) 33 (22) 31 (14) 6 (1) 15 (6) 14 (4) 3 (0) 13 (1) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2004-present | Belgium | 2 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Cédric Roussel (born January 6, 1978) is a Belgian football striker currently on the books of R.A.E.C. Mons. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing RAEC Mons is a Belgian Football club based in Mons. It has been in the Jupiler League since 2006-07. Roussel is a tall, strong striker with good aerial ability. He has thus far failed to settle at any club in his career. Either he had to leave because he fell out of favour, or he wanted to leave because he was offered an opportunity abroad.
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Biography
Career
In 1997 Roussel took part in the FIFA World Youth Championship. The FIFA U-20 World Cup, until 2005 known as the FIFA World Youth Championship, is the world championship of Association football for male players under the age of In the season that followed the tournament he was promoted to the Gent senior side
Roussel signed for Premiership side Coventry City in January 2000 for a fee of £1. KAA Gent is a Belgian football, athletics and hockey club based in the Belgian city of Ghent. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip is an association football club based in Coventry, 2 million,[1] having impressed during an initial loan deal from Gent. KAA Gent is a Belgian football, athletics and hockey club based in the Belgian city of Ghent. He finished his first season in the Premiership with six goals and proved a successful strike partner to Robbie Keane. Robert David "Robbie" Keane ( Irish name: Roibéard Daithí Ó Catháin) (born 8 July 1980 in Tallaght, Dublin) is an Irish However the following season he began to struggle on the goalscoring front. After refusing to sign for Wimbledon,[2] he slammed the Coventry board for trying to use him as a makeweight in a deal to bring John Hartson to the club. This article refers to the original club from London which existed until 2004 John Hartson (born 5 April 1975 in Swansea) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a Striker. [3]
He was eventually sold a few weeks later to the First Division club Wolves, in a £2 million deal. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between Generally disappointing at Molineux, he left after 18 months and two goals in twenty five appearances. He was loaned out for the 2002-03 season to his hometown club Mons, who had recently been promoted to the Jupiler League. RAEC Mons is a Belgian Football club based in Mons. It has been in the Jupiler League since 2006-07. The Belgian First Division, also known as Jupiler Pro League (it is sponsored by InBev, the makers of Jupiler) is the top competition in He finished the season as joint top scorer with Wesley Sonck, each had 22 goals. Wesley Sonck (born August 9 1978 in Ninove) is a Belgian football Striker playing for Club Brugge.
His goalscoring form attracted interest from bigger clubs in the league and he signed for Genk in 2003. KRC Genk, usually referred to as Racing Genk is a Belgian Football club based in the city of Genk in Belgian Limburg. His reputation in Belgian football increased and he made his first appearance for the Belgian national side in 2004. The Belgium national football team is the national football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. After just one season at Genk, in which he scored on thirteen occasions, he moved on again, this time signing for Rubin Kazan in Russia. FC Rubin Kazan (Футбольный клуб Рубин Казань is a Russian football club based in the city of Kazan ( Tatarstan He never felt at home in Russia and returned to Belgium to play for Standard Liège. Royal Standard de Liège, usually referred to as Standard de Liège, is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège. At Standard he struggled to break in to the first team and after two unsuccessful years at the club he signed for Zulte Waregem. SV Zulte Waregem is a Belgian football club based in Waregem, West Flanders. His time there was again short-lived and a year later he signed for Italian Serie B club Brescia. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Promotion and Relegation At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to Serie A and four teams are relegated to Serie C1. Brescia Calcio is a football club based in Brescia, Italy. The club was formed in 1911 and currently plays in the Italian Serie B, having Roussel soon found himself frozen out at Brescia,[4] and the club became open to offers for him.
In August 2007, he spent a week on trial with SPL club Dundee United but returned home without signing the agreed loan deal. [5] He instead chose for a return to his former club R.A.E.C. Mons, where he signed a three year contract. RAEC Mons is a Belgian Football club based in Mons. It has been in the Jupiler League since 2006-07. [6]
Outside football
Roussel has a son (born 2001) with Kirsty Wood. [7]
References
- ^ "Gordon Strachan's Transfer Record", cwn, 2001-09-10. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Retrieved on 2007-07-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold
- ^ "Wolves eye Roussel", BBC Sport, 2001-01-30. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Retrieved on 2007-07-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold
- ^ "Roussel Rages At Sky Blues Board", cwn, 2001-01-23. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Retrieved on 2007-07-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold
- ^ "Roussel set to reject Terrors", Eurosport, August 11, 2007.
- ^ "Dundee Utd poised to sign striker", BBC Sport, August 10, 2007.
- ^ "Roussel signs at Mons", La Dernière Heure, August 21, 2007.
- ^ "Lovely Kirsty got my life back on track; Striker Cedric's Tribute to Girlfriend", Sunday Mercury, January 13, 2002.
| Preceded by Wesley Sonck |
Belgian League top scorer 2002-03 |
Succeeded by Luigi Pieroni |
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