Charles-Édouard Coridon

Charles-Édouard Coridon

Personal information
Date of birth	(1973-04-09) 9 April 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Le François, Martinique, France
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1993	Club Franciscain
1993–1999	Guingamp	164	(13)
1999–2004	Lens	129	(13)
2004–2005	Paris Saint-Germain	19	(2)
2005–2006	Ankaragücü	17	(2)
2007–2008	Union Squiffiec-Trégonneau
2008–2010	Esnafspor
International career
	France U21
1993–2007	Martinique	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charles-Édouard Coridon (born 9 April 1973) is a Martiniquais former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Whilst at Guingamp, Coridon won the 1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup.^[1] At Paris Saint-Germain, he is best remembered for scoring a scorpion kick in the UEFA Champions League against Porto in 2004.^[2][3] The goal was fourth-placed in a countdown of the top Champions League goals of all time by ITV Sport.^{[citation needed]}

International career

Coridon represented the France U21 national team at the 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship,^[4] but he was reported to have turned down France on the senior level. He said that France had 'enough top-quality' players and he would not be needed.^{[citation needed]} Coridon would go on to play for the Martinique national team at the 1993 and 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup.^[5]

Honours

Guingamp

• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1996^[1]

References

1. "Saison 1996-1997 D1". eaguingamp.com. 3 December 1996. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
2. Quick goals power PSG
3. but de coridon psg-porto. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11.
4. Charles-Edouard Coridon - Internationals
5. McBride scores two as U.S. tops Martinique to advance in Gold Cup