Bertrand Bossu
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bertrand Bossu[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 14 October 1980||
Place of birth | Calais, France | ||
Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Gravelines | ||
Youth career | |||
1989–1997 | Calais RUFC | ||
1997–1999 | RC Lens | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2000 | RC Lens | 0 | (0) |
2000–2001 | Barnet | 1 | (0) |
2000 | → Hayes (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2001 | → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2001–2003 | Hayes | 60 | (1) |
2003–2005 | Gillingham | 4 | (0) |
2004 | → Torquay United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2004 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Darlington | 9 | (0) |
2005 | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2006–2008 | Walsall | 1 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Aberdeen | 1 | (0) |
2009 | Crewe Alexandra | 0 | (0) |
2011–2013 | Harlow Town | 22 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Calais RUFC | 0 | (0) |
2015– | Gravelines | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:37, 13 July 2010 (UTC) |
Bertrand Bossu (born 14 October 1980) is a French footballer who plays as a goalkeeper who plays for Isthmian League Division One North club Harlow Town.
Career
France
Born in Calais, Pas-de-Calais,[1] Bossu started out as a boy at small French amateur club US Blériot-Plage, before joining Calais RUFC. When he was 16 he moved to RC Lens but never managed to play for the professional team there as he was confined to the third and fourth teams.
Barnet and Hayes
Bossu joined
He joined
He joined Rushden & Diamonds on loan in March 2001, but failed to make a first team appearance for them and was released by Barnet at the end of the season. He rejoined Hayes in August 2001, but lost his place as Hayes were relegated from the Conference. Although he began the following season as second-choice, he regained his place in the side and went on to win the Hayes Supporters' Player of the Year Award in 2003. In the midst of this he had also become the first Hayes goalkeeper to score a goal, with a last-minute header in the game away to St Albans City.
Gillingham
Bossu joined
In August 2004 he joined Torquay United on a three-month loan deal[2] playing in the first two games of the season away to Bristol City and at home to Hull City the same month. However, he was sent back to Gillingham by Torquay with a knee injury, prompting a row over who should pay his wages.[3] He joined Oldham Athletic in late October 2004, but failed to make their first team.
Darlington and Walsall
He was released by
Aberdeen
After being released by
He signed for Crewe Alexandra on a two-month contract on 28 October following a successful trial.[7] However, he left six days later after asking for his contract to be cancelled.[8]
Honours
As a player
- League Two winner: 2006–07
References
- ^ ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
- ^ "Bossu seals Gulls' loan move".
- ^ "Row over Bossu loan cash". BBC News. 19 August 2004. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ^ "Bossu teams up with Saddlers".
- ^ "Calderwood happy as new squad starts to take shape". Press & Journal. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
- ^ "bert Bossu Leaves Aberdeen". Aberdeen F.C. 31 October 2009. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009.
- ^ "Keeper Bossu signs on with Crewe". BBC Sport. 28 October 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2009.
- ^ "Keeper Bossu asks to leave Crewe". BBC Sport. 2 November 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2009.
External links
- Bertrand Bossu at Soccerbase