Pascal Zaremba

Pascal Zaremba (born 2 September 1959) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre-back and defensive midfielder.

Pascal Zaremba

Zaremba with Paris Saint-Germain
Personal information
Date of birth	(1959-09-02) 2 September 1959 (age 65)[1]
Place of birth	Fresnes-sur-Escaut, France
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Youth career
1971–1977	Fresnes-sur-Escaut
1977–1978	Valenciennes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1982	Valenciennes	73	(17)
1982–1984	Paris Saint-Germain	59	(10)
1984–1986	Lens	72	(7)
1986–1987	Le Havre	31	(2)
1987–1989	Nancy	66	(2)
1989–1990	Vieux-Condé Foot
1990–1993	Beauvais	94	(4)
1993–1994	Valenciennes	15	(0)
Total		410+	(42+)
International career
	France U21
	France B
Managerial career
1997	Valenciennes U17
1998	Valenciennes B (assistant)
1998–2001	Valenciennes (assistant)
2001–2003	Valenciennes B (assistant)
	Valenciennes B (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

A youth graduate of Valenciennes, Zaremba was a versatile centre-back and defensive midfielder in his playing days.^[2] He notably scored from a free-kick in the 1983 Coupe de France final for Paris Saint-Germain in a 3–2 win over Nantes.^[3]

International career

Zaremba was a U21 international for France. He also played for the France B team.^[4]

Managerial career

Zaremba retired from football in 1994. He initially went to coach children in the Valenciennes youth academy before becoming the U17 team's coach in 1997. He stayed in this role from only July to December 1997, and became the assistant manager for the Valenciennes B team in January 1998.^[4]

In June 1998, Zaremba left his role as B team assistant to become assistant for the senior A team of the club. In 2001, he returned to the B team as assistant coach.^[4]

Personal life

Pascal's older brother Bruno was also a footballer.^{[citation needed]}

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

• Coupe de France: 1982–83^[4]