Jérémy Clément

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Jérémy Clément (born 26 August 1984) is a French professional football manager and former player. Playing as a midfielder, he spent most of his career with two clubs, Paris Saint-Germain and Saint-Étienne.

Jérémy Clement

Clement in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth	(1984-08-26) 26 August 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Béziers, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1997	Rives SF
1997–2003	Lyon
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2006	Lyon	34	(1)
2006–2007	Rangers	19	(0)
2007–2011	Paris Saint-Germain	140	(5)
2011–2017	Saint-Étienne	158	(1)
2017–2019	Nancy	29	(0)
2019–2020	Bourgoin-Jallieu	18	(0)
Total		398	(7)
Managerial career
2020–2022	Bougoin-Jallieu
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Though born in Béziers, Clément was raised in Rives, Isère, and started his career at Rives SF.^[1]

Clément, who was formed by Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais, joined Rangers on 7 July 2006 on a three-year contract after a £1.1 million deal was agreed between the two clubs.^[2] In joining Rangers, Clément linked up with his former Lyon manager Paul Le Guen and former assistant manager Yves Colleu,however, the latter duo both departed the club on 4 January 2007. Le Guen was not out of work for long and in his role as manager of Paris Saint-Germain, he entered the race to sign Clément. The midfielders previous club, Lyon, were also interested. On 25 January 2007, the Rangers confirmed Clément had re-joined Le Guen at PSG, turning down Lyon in the process with the fee reported to be around £1.8 million.^[3]

In July 2011, Clément signed for AS Saint-Étienne.^[4]

In June 2019, after two seasons with AS Nancy, he agreed a move to fifth-tier side Bourgoin-Jallieu.^[5]

In April 2020, after his club's season had been ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Clement announced his retirement from playing.^[6][7]

Managerial career

Ahead of the 2020–21 season, Clément was appointed as joint-manager of Bourgoin-Jallieu alongside Laurent Rugelj.^[8] He became the club's sole head coach after the departure of Rugelj in December 2020.^[9] After two years at the club, the parties decided by mutual agreement, not to extend the contract. Clément left the position at the end of the 2021-22 season.^[10]

Personal life

Clément was tested for Swine flu H1N1 virus in October 2009 along with two PSG teammates, Ludovic Giuly and Mamadou Sakho.^[11] This led to the league postponing Marseille's match with Paris Saint-Germain.^[11]

Honours

Lyon

• Ligue 1: 2004–05, 2005–06^[12][13]
• Trophée des Champions: 2005

Paris Saint-Germain

• Coupe de France: 2009–10^[14]
• Coupe de la Ligue: 2007–08^[15]