Franck Berrier

Franck Berrier (2 February 1984 – 13 August 2021) was a French professional footballer who played as a midfielder, spending much of his career in Belgium.

Franck Berrier

Berrier while at Oostende in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth	(1984-02-02)2 February 1984
Place of birth	Argentan, France
Date of death	13 August 2021(2021-08-13) (aged 37)
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2000–2004	Caen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2005	Caen	2	(0)
2005–2007	Beauvais	38	(10)
2007–2008	Cannes[1]	35	(12)
2008–2010	Zulte Waregem[2]	58	(8)
2010–2012	Standard Liège	13	(2)
2012–2013	Zulte Waregem	55	(15)
2013–2014	→ Oostende (loan)	20	(0)
2014–2018	Oostende	86	(16)
2018	KV Mechelen	0	(0)
Total		307	(63)
Managerial career
2019	KV Mechelen (scout)
2020	KV Oostende (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

On 12 May 2010, Berrier left S.V. Zulte Waregem to sign a three-year deal with Standard Liège.^[3]

Post-playing career

After retiring in January 2019 due to heart problems, Berrier was hired in the scouting department of KV Mechelen.^[4] He left the position on 1 December 2019, when his contract expired.^[5]

In March 2020, he joined K.V. Oostende as an assistant coach under Adnan Čustović.^[6] The duo left again at the end of the season.

On 12 August 2021, Berrier suffered a heart attack and was then rushed to the hospital in critical condition. The next day, he suffered a second heart attack and died. He was aged 37.^[7]

Honours

Standard Liège

• Belgian Cup: 2010–11^[8]