Yoann Gourcuff
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yoann Miguel Gourcuff[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 11 July 1986||
Place of birth | Ploemeur, France | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) |
Attacking midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1992–2001 | Lorient | ||
2001–2003 | Rennes | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2006 | Rennes | 66 | (6) |
2006–2009 |
AC Milan | 36 | (2) |
2008–2009 | → Bordeaux (loan) | 37 | (12) |
2009–2010 | Bordeaux | 32 | (6) |
2010–2015 | Lyon | 90 | (14) |
2015–2018 | Rennes | 49 | (7) |
2018–2019 | Dijon | 8 | (0) |
Total | 318 | (47) | |
International career | |||
2004–2005 | France U19 | 17 | (7) |
2006–2008 | France U21 | 18 | (4) |
2008–2013 | France | 31 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Yoann Miguel Gourcuff (born 11 July 1986) is a French former professional
Yoann Gourcuff is the son of
In August 2010, he joined Olympique Lyonnais on a five-year contract. His five years at Lyon were characterized by persistent injury problems. He returned to his former club Rennes in 2015, where would he play for three seasons before signing for Dijon, the final club of his career. Having terminated his contract in January 2019, Gourcuff's retirement was confirmed by his father in October 2020.
Gourcuff is a French international. Prior to playing at senior level, he played on the under-19 team that won the 2005 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. Gourcuff made his senior national team debut in August 2008.[10] He scored his first international goal two months later against Romania.[11] Gourcuff made his first major tournament appearance for France at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. After joining the national team, he was inserted into the playmaker role, a position that was vacated and never filled following the retirement of Zidane in 2006.[12]
Early and personal life
Gourcuff was born in Ploemeur, Brittany to parents Dr. Marine Thalouarn and
Club career
Early career and Rennes
Gourcuff began his career with
Ahead of the
For the
AC Milan
Following the season, Gourcuff was linked to a host of big name European clubs such as
Due to Milan winning the UEFA Champions League, Gourcuff was included in the squads that competed in the
"Gourcuff in Milan was 100% wrong. His problem here was his behavior. He was not intelligent in the manner of managing himself. When he played here, he did not want to make himself available to the group. He did not start to study Italian immediately."
Former
Following the season, on 31 May 2008, Milan
Bordeaux
"That goal was no accident." "It showed there was something magical about him. I felt ill when Zidane retired. Watching Gourcuff has cured me. When I see players like him, I feel like a small boy again."
Christophe Dugarry, on Gourcuff's goal against PSG.[50]
At Bordeaux, Gourcuff quickly asserted himself into the squad for the
The following two weeks, Gourcuff scored his fifth and sixth goals, respectively, against
Due to Gourcuff's impressive season, his parent club announced that it would be open to the player returning to Milan for the 2009–10 season. However, the club's plans were put on halt after learning of Bordeaux's intent to meet Gourcuff's buy-out clause of €15 million included in the loan deal. Despite general manager Adriano Galliani and new manager Leonardo's efforts to persuade Gourcuff to return, on 28 May, it was announced that Bordeaux had signed Gourcuff permanently from Milan with Gourcuff agreeing to a four-year deal.[64][65][66] The transfer fee was €13.6 million.[67]
Gourcuff began the
In the
Bordeaux eventually finished the group stage portion undefeated.For most of November and the early part of December, Gourcuff suffered a dip in form in league play going scoreless and also not providing any assists. Manager Laurent Blanc later stated that Gourcuff had lacked confidence since returning from his injury following Gourcuff's second penalty miss of the season in the club's midweek 1–0 victory over Montpellier on 16 November.[75][76] However, three days later, Gourcuff returned to form scoring a goal and providing the assists on the other three goals in Bordeaux's 4–1 win over Lorient.[77] On 20 December, he was declared by magazine France Football the French Player of the Year for 2009 beating out the likes of Nicolas Anelka, Hugo Lloris, Thierry Henry, and Franck Ribéry; the latter having won the award the past two seasons prior.[78]
On 23 February 2010, Gourcuff assisted on Bordeaux's only goal, scored by
In the 2010–11 season, Gourcuff appeared in Bordeaux's first three league matches of the season. On 22 August 2010, French media reported that, on the eve of the team's match against
Lyon
On 23 August 2010, Lyon confirmed on its website that the club had reached an agreement with Bordeaux for the transfer of Gourcuff. After passing his medical on 25 August, Gourcuff signed a five-year contract with the club for a fee of €22 million, to be paid in three installments by 31 December 2012.[86][87] Gourcuff selected the number 29 shirt and made his club debut on 28 August in the team's 2–0 defeat to Lorient. Gourcuff appeared as a substitute in the match for the injured César Delgado.[88] On 17 October, he scored his first goal for the Lyon in the club's 3–1 win over Lille.[89] In the UEFA Champions League, Gourcuff scored his first goal in the team's 4–3 group stage defeat to Portuguese club Benfica on 2 November.[90] In mid-November, he assisted on game-winning goals in back-to-back weeks against Nice and Lens.[91][92]
In early February 2011, Gourcuff admitted that he was "disappointed and frustrated" with his performances with Lyon since joining the club stating "I expected a lot more of myself" and "It's clear that my attacking contribution is not enough".
On 26 July 2011, it was reported by Lyon that Gourcuff would undergo ankle surgery in order to heal a niggling ankle complaint.[100] The surgery ruled Gourcuff out for the club's entire 2011–12 pre-season campaign. In September 2011, he suffered an injury setback in training, which prevented the player from making his debut under new manager Rémi Garde against Marseille on 18 September.[101][102] Gourcuff made his season debut a month later appearing as a substitute in a 3–1 win over Nancy.[103] Two weeks later, he scored his first goal of the season in a 2–0 win over rivals Saint-Étienne.[104]
Gourcuff consistently suffered injury after joining Lyon, missing over 90 games due to injury during his tenure with the club.[citation needed]
Return to Rennes
Yoann Gourcuff accepted a one-year deal with his former club Rennes. He was officially unveiled on 16 September 2015. His first appearance for the club came against local rivals FC Lorient in January 2016. In the dying minutes of the game which would ultimately finish 2–2, Gourcuff found himself in the penalty area with a chance to strike, but was unfortunately tackled by one of his own teammates: Cheikh M'Bengue. This tackle put the playmaker out of action for another month. He returned in February and gradually started to put together a run of games, during which his manager Rolland Courbis revealed that he was only operating at "60% of his capacity" and was getting better each week. Gourcuff finally managed to score again for Rennes on 18 March 2016, netting twice in a 5–2 victory against Marseille. These two goals came exactly ten years after his last goal in a Rennes shirt. In June 2018, having played just 10 league matches the season before, Gourcuff was released by Rennes.[105]
Dijon
In July 2018, free agent Gourcuff signed a one-year contract with Ligue 1 side Dijon .[106] He made his debut for the club as an 87th minute substitute in a 2–1 league win over Montpellier on 11 August 2018.[107] On 23 January 2019, having made only eight appearances for the club, his contract at the club was terminated by agreement after he suffered a muscle injury which ruled him out for the remainder of the season.[108]
In October 2020, Yoann's father Christian confirmed that Yoann had retired from playing.[109]
International career
Youth
Gourcuff was
Gourcuff made his debut for the
Senior
Gourcuff earned his first call up to the senior team on 11 August 2008 for the team's
Gourcuff was a member of France's 23-man team that competed in the
Due to his red card suspension in the World Cup, Gourcuff missed two call-ups to the national team in August and September. In October 2010, he was called back into the team by his former manager at Bordeaux Laurent Blanc for UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches against Romania and Luxembourg. In the match against Romania, Gourcuff appeared as a substitute and scored the final goal in the team's 2–0 victory.[127] He was inserted into the starting lineup against Luxembourg and responded by assisting on the opening goal scored by Karim Benzema and scoring the second goal in another 2–0 win.[128][129]
Gourcuff was not included in France's squad for UEFA Euro 2012.[130]
On 8 November 2012, he was recalled by new coach Didier Deschamps for a friendly match with Italy.[131] In the match, he appeared as a 73rd-minute substitute for Mathieu Valbuena.[132]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Europe[c] | Other[d] | Total | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rennes | 2003–04 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
2004–05 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
2005–06 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 47 | 6 | ||
Total | 66 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 6 | ||
AC Milan
|
2006–07
|
Serie A | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | — | 34 | 2 | ||
2007–08
|
Serie A | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
Total | 36 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 3 | |||
Bordeaux (loan) | 2008–09 | Ligue 1 | 37 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 15 |
Bordeaux | 2009–10 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 9 |
2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 9 | ||
Lyon | 2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 33 | 4 | |
2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | ||
2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | |
2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | 30 | 6 | ||
2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 3 | ||
Total | 90 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 128 | 19 | ||
Rennes | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||||
2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 4 | |||
2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
Total | 49 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 7 | ||
Dijon | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 318 | 47 | 23 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 55 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 427 | 59 |
- ^ Appearances in Coupe de France, Coppa Italia
- ^ Appearances in Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in Trophée des Champions, Supercoppa Italiana, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
France | 2008 | 6 | 1 |
2009 | 10 | 0 | |
2010 | 9 | 2 | |
2011 | 3 | 1 | |
2012 | 2 | 0 | |
2013 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 31 | 4 |
- Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gourcuff goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 October 2008 | Stadionul Farul, Constanța, Romania | Romania | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 9 October 2010 | Stade de France, Paris, France | Romania | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
|
3 | 12 October 2010 | Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz, France | Luxembourg | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
|
4 | 25 March 2011 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
|
Honours
- 2006–07
- UEFA Super Cup: 2007
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2007
Bordeaux[133]
- Coupe de France: 2011–12
- Trophée des Champions: 2012
France U19[133]
Individual
- Ligue 1 Player of the Month: March 2006,[141] April 2009[142]
- 2008–09, 2009–10
- Ligue 1 Goal of the Year: 2008–09[53][144]
- French Player of the Year: 2009
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External links
- Yoann Gourcuff – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Yoann Gourcuff – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Yoann Gourcuff – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Yoann Gourcuff at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Yoann Gourcuff at ESPN FC