Xavier Gravelaine
Xavier Gravelaine (born 5 October 1968) is a French football manager and former football player, who played for many clubs in France and Europe and for France national team.
 Gravelaine in 2014. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Xavier Gravelaine | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Tours, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Attacking midfielder, forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1986 | Nantes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1988 | Nantes | 0 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | Pau FC | ||
| 1989–1990 | AS Saint-Seurin | 30 | (10) |
| 1990–1991 | Laval | 32 | (12) |
| 1991–1993 | Caen | 69 | (26) |
| 1993–1994 | Paris SG | 21 | (2) |
| 1994–1995 | Strasbourg | 33 | (9) |
| 1995 | Paris SG | 5 | (1) |
| 1995–1996 | Guingamp | 17 | (7) |
| 1996–1998 | Marseille | 62 | (25) |
| 1998 | Paris SG | 7 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Montpellier | 18 | (3) |
| 1999 | Paris SG | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Watford | 7 | (2) |
| 2000 | Le Havre | 11 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Monaco | 8 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Caen | 32 | (15) |
| 2002 | Ajaccio | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Istres | 44 | (9) |
| 2004 | Sion | 9 | (3) |
| Total | 405 | (125) | |
| National team | |||
| 1992–1993 | France | 4 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2005 | Istres | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He was sometimes seen as a mercenary because of the impressive number of teams he played for but often appreciated by supporters. In his spell in England, for Watford, he is remembered by the fans for scoring a brace in a 3–2 win over Southampton in December 1999.[1]
After his retirement, he became a coach at FC Istres, but did not manage to save the team from relegation. He was a consultant on France Télévisions from 2004 to 2012, on Eurosport in 2013–2014. In 2014, he was appointed Deputy Director of Stade Malherbe Caen.
References
- "Watford 3 Southampton 2". Sporting Life. 28 December 1999. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
External links
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