Playing position Name Franck Grandel Career start 1999 1999–2001 Besancon RC Weight 80 kg | Years Team Height 1.84 m Number 16 Role Footballer | |
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Date of birth (1978-03-17) 17 March 1978 (age 37) Place of birth Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe Current teams Guadeloupe national football team (Goalkeeper), Troyes AC (#16 / Goalkeeper) | ||
Franck Grandel (born 17 March 1978) is a Guadeloupean footballer. Currently, he plays for Boulogne on loan from Troyes.
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Club career
Grandel is a goalkeeper who was born in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, and made his debut in professional football, being part of the Skoda Xanthi squad, in the 2003-04 season. He has also played for Besançon RC, FC Libourne Saint-Seurin and Troyes AC, before joining FC Utrecht, in 2005. Grandel was released from his contract with FC Utrecht in November 2007 (in Dutch).
He signed a two-year contract with French Ligue 2 side Dijon FCO just before the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
International career
During the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup, when Guadeloupe surprisingly advanced to the tournament semifinals, Grandel was given top goalkeeper award and was also named to the tournament All-star team. He had to leave the 2009 Gold Cup squad because of injury.