Rémy Vercoutre

Rémy René Paul Vercoutre (born 26 June 1980) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is the goalkeeping coach of Lyon.

Rémy Vercoutre

Vercoutre with Caen in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Rémy René Paul Vercoutre[1]
Date of birth	(1980-06-26) 26 June 1980 (age 45)[2]
Place of birth	Grande-Synthe, Nord, France
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper[2]
Team information
Current team	Lyon (goalkeeping coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2002	Montpellier	36	(0)
2002–2014	Lyon	76	(0)
2004–2005	→ Strasbourg (loan)	5	(0)
2014–2018	Caen	145	(0)
Total		262	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Vercoutre was born in Grande-Synthe, Nord.^[2] He previously played for Montpellier, before moving to Lyon in 2002. In 2004, he joined Strasbourg on loan, but only managed to play eight games for them before returning to Lyon. He did however play as they won the 2005 Coupe de la Ligue Final.^[3]

Due to Grégory Coupet's injury for the 2007 portion of the 2007–08 Ligue 1 season, Vercoutre became Lyon's first choice keeper and played in every game until Coupet's return. During that time, he made a crucial penalty save from Thomas Hitzlsperger in the UEFA Champions League against Stuttgart, which helped Lyon progress to the round of 16.^[4]

After the departure of Hugo Lloris to Tottenham Hotspur in August 2012, Vercoutre became the first choice goalkeeper for Lyon. At the end of the 2012–13 season, however, he lost the first-choice place to Anthony Lopes.

In June 2014, Vercoutre left Lyon 12 years after his arrival to sign a two-year contract with newly promoted Ligue 1 side Caen.^[5]

Career statistics

As of 6 May 2018^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Montpellier	1998–99	French Division 1	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	1999–2000		0	0	—		—		0	0	—		0	0
	2000–01	French Division 2	20	0	1	0	1	0	—		—		22	0
	2001–02	French Division 1	15	0	2	0	1	0	—		—		18	0
	Total		36	0	3	0	2	0	—		—		41	0
Lyon	2002–03	Ligue 1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2003–04		3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
	2005–06		2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
	2006–07		5	0	2	0	4	0	1	0	1	0	13	0
	2007–08		19	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	26	0
	2008–09		3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	2009–10		2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	—		4	0
	2010–11		1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2011–12		3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		4	0
	2012–13		31	0	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	39	0
	2013–14		5	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	—		10	0
	Total		76	0	7	0	12	0	18	0	1	0	114	0
Strasbourg (loan)	2004–05	Ligue 1	5	0	1	0	5	0	—		—		11	0
Caen	2014–15	Ligue 1	38	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		39	0
	2015–16		38	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		39	0
	2016–17		34	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		35	0
	2017–18		35	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		36	0
	Total		145	0	4	0	0	0	—		—		149	0
Career total			262	0	15	0	19	0	18	0	1	0	315	0

Honours

Lyon

• Ligue 1: 2006–07, 2007–08^[7][8]
• Coupe de France: 2007–08, 2011–12
• Trophée des Champions: 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012^[9][10]

Strasbourg

• Coupe de la Ligue: 2004–05^{[citation needed]}

Notes

1. Includes Coupe de France, Coppa Italia, Copa del Rey
2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue