José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan
Pierre-Fanfan in 2023
Personal information
Full name José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan
Date of birth (1975-07-26) 26 July 1975
Place of birth Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, France
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1997 Dunkerque 45 (1)
1997–2001 Lens 72 (4)
2001–2003 Monaco 29 (1)
2003–2004 Paris Saint-Germain (loan) 34 (1)
2004–2005 Paris Saint-Germain 33 (1)
2005–2006 Rangers 7 (1)
2007–2009 Al-Siliya
International career
Martinique
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan (born 26 July 1975) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Career

A central defender, Pierre-Fanfan was born in Saint-Pol-sur-Mer and began his career at USL Dunkerque, where he played for four seasons before earning a move to RC Lens. In his first season at Lens he helped them to the French title[1] and played a key role in the clubs run to the UEFA Cup semi-final in 2000.

He joined AS Monaco in 2001, then moved to Paris Saint-Germain in 2004, where he played in the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League campaign.

On 6 July 2005, Fanfan signed for Scottish Premier League club Rangers on a free transfer.[2] After scoring in Rangers' 3–0 defeat of Livingston on his debut,[3] he fell out of favour with Alex McLeish and hardly played a game after September; his final appearance in a Rangers shirt came in November 2005 against Celtic.[4] Incoming Ibrox manager Paul Le Guen deemed him surplus to requirements in July 2006 and he was released on 31 August, hours before the closure of the transfer window.[5]

After being more than a year without a club, he joined Al-Sailiya from Qatar for a spell. In June 2009 Fanfan announced his retirement from football.

Because of his Martiniquais background, Fanfan qualifies to play for their national team.

Honours

RC Lens

Paris Saint-Germain

References

  1. ↑ "L'équipe du R.C. Lens - saison 1997 / 1998". sitercl.com. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Rangers seal Pierre-Fanfan deal" BBC Sport (6 July 2005)
  3. ↑ "Rangers 3-0 Livingston". BBC. 31 July 2005. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  4. ↑ "Games played by Jose Pierre-Fanfan in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Rangers release defensive quartet". BBC. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Résultat et résumé Paris-SG - Châteauroux, Coupe de France, Finale, Samedi 29 Mai 2004". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
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