Jérémy Gavanon

Jérémy Gavanon

Gavanon in 2007
Personal information
Date of birth	(1983-09-20) 20 September 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Marseille, France
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1992–1993	SO de Septèmes
1993–2002	Marseille
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2006	Marseille	10	(0)
2005–2006	→ Clermont (loan)	22	(0)
2006–2009	Sochaux	6	(0)
2009–2014	Cannes	142	(0)
Total		180	(0)
International career
2004–2006	France U21	19	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jérémy Gavanon (born 20 September 1983) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. An Olympique de Marseille youth product, he made his professional debut with the club in 2002. Following a loan at Clermont Foot and a three-year stint with FC Sochaux in which he rarely featured, Gavanon went on to make 142 league appearances for AS Cannes in five years.

Club career

Born in Marseille, Gavanon signed a professional contract with Olympique de Marseille in the summer of 2003, and made his first start for the club in a UEFA Champions League group match against FK Partizan, which resulted in a 1–1 draw and a place in the UEFA Cup. He also appeared in the 2004 UEFA Cup Final against Valencia as a substitute, after Barthez was sent off. He made only ten league appearances in two years, however, and with the signing of Fabien Barthez, the club decided to loan out Gavanon to Clermont to gain some first-team experience. He made 22 league appearances for Clermont during the 2005–06 season.

Gavanon transferred to Sochaux after the season ended. He was on the bench as Sochaux won the 2007 Coupe de France Final. On 29 May 2009, FC Sochaux released the goalkeeper along with defenders Olivier Thomas and Hakim El Bounadi and Brazilian-born Tunisian international striker Francileudo Santos.

International career

Gavanon was also a regular player for the France U21 national team, and he was a member of the 24-man squad selected for the European Under-21 Football Championship, held in the summer of 2006.

Honours

Individual

• Toulon Tournament Best Goalkeeper: 2004^[1]

References

1. Charnay, Kevin (16 October 2016). "Gavanon : « Si j'avais arrêté ce penalty, je serais encore ..." [Gavanon: "If I had saved this penalty, I would still be...]. So Foot (in French). Retrieved 12 October 2022.

External links

• Jérémy Gavanon at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Jérémy Gavanon at Soccerway
• Jérémy Gavanon at L'Équipe Football (in French)