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Grégory Vignal (born 19 July 1981) is a French football coach and former professional player.

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Grégory Vignal

Vignal playing for Southampton in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Grégory Vignal
Date of birth	(1981-07-19) 19 July 1981 (age 41)[1]
Place of birth	Montpellier, France
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Left back[3]
Club information
Current team	Dundee (U18s coach)
Youth career
	Castelnau Le Crès FC[4]
1989–1999	Montpellier
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2000	Montpellier	0	(0)
2000–2005	Liverpool	11	(0)
2003	→ Bastia (loan)	15	(0)
2003	→ Rennes (loan)	5	(0)
2004	→ Espanyol (loan)	8	(1)
2004–2005	→ Rangers (loan)	30	(3)
2005–2006	Portsmouth	14	(0)
2006–2009	Lens	22	(0)
2007	→ 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan)	9	(1)
2007–2008	→ Southampton (loan)	20	(3)
2009–2010	Birmingham City	8	(0)
2010	Atromitos	4	(0)
2012	Dundee United	0	(0)
2013	AS Béziers	13	(1)
National team
2001	France U20	9	(0)
2002–2003	France U21	4	(0)
Teams managed
2019–2020	Rangers Women
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

A left back, Vignal played in the top division in five countries – England, France, Spain, Scotland and Greece – and in the second tier in a sixth, Germany, although he never played in more than 30 league games for any club.[5][6][7] At international level, he represented France at under-20 level in the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship[8] and has also been capped at under-21 level.[9]

He was head coach of Scottish Women's Premier League club Rangers until 2020, and worked in Marseille's academy before returning to Scotland as an under-18s coach at Dundee.^{[citation needed]}

Early life

Grégory Vignal[10] was born on 19 July 1981 in Montpellier, Hérault.[11]

Playing career

Liverpool and loans

Born in Montpellier, Vignal began his career at his home-town club, Montpellier. He soon established a reputation as a promising young player, and was signed by Liverpool in September 2000 for £500,000. He immediately impressed in his first reserve team outings and made his first team debut against Rotherham United in the FA Cup. He went on to make a further six appearances during the 2000–01 season.^{[citation needed]}

Vignal returned for the following season having featured in the World Youth Championship with the France Under-18 squad, and staked his claim for the left-back spot with some impressive performances at the start of the 2001–02 season. However, he found it hard to displace the reliable and experienced John Arne Riise. He went on to make nine appearances that season.^{[citation needed]}

He made just four appearances during the first half of the 2002–03 season and was loaned to Bastia for the remainder of the campaign in mid-January 2003.^{[citation needed]}

During the 2003–04 campaign Vignal was again loaned out to Rennes for the first half of the season, and to Espanyol for the latter half.^{[citation needed]}

Vignal had a season in Scotland at Rangers as the club regained the Scottish Premier League title, playing 42 games and picking up a Scottish League Cup winner's medal as well as the league title.^{[citation needed]}

Portsmouth

At the end of the 2004–05 season Vignal's Liverpool contract expired, and with him available on a free transfer Rangers wanted him to sign a permanent contract with them; however, he failed to agree terms, instead opting to move to Portsmouth. He was then released from Portsmouth after failing to impress Harry Redknapp on his return in the 2005–06 season.^{[citation needed]}

RC Lens and loans

Vignal then moved to Lens on a free transfer and was loaned out to 1. FC Kaiserslautern for the second half of the season in January 2007.^{[citation needed]}

After a trial with the club,[12] Vignal joined Southampton on a season-long loan on 27 July 2007.[13] He scored his first goal for Southampton with a free kick in a 2–0 win over Leicester City in the FA Cup,[14] and his first league goal came from a penalty against Scunthorpe United[15] while playing with a broken arm.^{[citation needed]} He scored another penalty in the 2–2 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers before being sent off for an off-the-ball incident.[16] However, he later won an appeal against the card.^{[citation needed]} He scored four goals from 23 appearances in the 2007–08 season.^{[citation needed]}

During the summer of 2009, Vignal had a trial with Queens Park Rangers which did not bring the offer of a contract.[17]

Birmingham City and later career

Vignal then played in a friendly match against Sporting Gijón as part of a trial with Birmingham City, newly promoted to the Premier League. After producing what manager Alex McLeish described as a "strong performance",[18] Vignal signed a one-year contract with the club, with an option for a further year, subject to medical examination.[19] Injury disrupted his season, which combined with the form of Liam Ridgewell at left-back restricted the player to just nine first-team appearances. The club chose not to take up the option of a second year.[20]

In July 2010, Vignal had trials with Sheffield United[21] and Cardiff City.[22] In September 2010, he joined Atromitos. He then left the Athens club in December 2010.^{[citation needed]}

On 12 September 2012, Vignal signed a contract with Scottish Premier League club Dundee United until January 2013,[23] but left in November without having made a first-team appearance.[24] He returned to France, where he signed for CFA (fourth-tier) club AS Béziers ahead of the 2013–14 season.[25]

Coaching career

After a period working with Rangers as a coach for their youth academy teams, in July 2019 Vignal was appointed head coach of the club's senior women's team with the incumbent Amy McDonald moving to a role as the overall women's section manager.[26][27] He left Rangers in August 2020 for a seven-month spell with Olympique de Marseille's academy,[28][29] and then returned to Scotland where, in November 2021, he was working as an assistant under-18s coach with Dundee.[30]

Honours

Liverpool

• FA Cup: 2000–01[31]
• UEFA Cup: 2000–01[32]
• UEFA Super Cup: 2001[33]

Rangers

• Scottish League Cup: 2004–05^{[citation needed]}
• Scottish Premier League: 2004–05^{[citation needed]}

Lens

• Ligue 2: 2008–09[5]

France U18

• UEFA European Under-18 Championship: 2000[34]

References

External links

• Grégory Vignal at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Grégory Vignal – FIFA competition record (archived)

На других языках

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[de] Grégory Vignal

Grégory Vignal (* 19. Juli 1981 in Montpellier) ist ein ehemaliger französischer Fußballspieler.

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- [en] Grégory Vignal

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[es] Grégory Vignal

Grégory Vignal (Montpellier, Francia, 19 de julio de 1981), futbolista francés. Juega de defensa y su actual equipo es el Birmingham City de la Premier League de Inglaterra.

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[fr] Grégory Vignal

Grégory Vignal est un footballeur français, né le 19 juillet 1981 à Montpellier. Évoluant au poste de défenseur, il est formé au Montpellier HSC puis rejoint le Liverpool FC. Il joue ensuite notamment au SC Bastia, au Rangers FC, au RC Lens et à Southampton FC. Il termine sa carrière en 2014, à l'AS Béziers en CFA. Il est l’entraîneur des Rangers WFC l'équipe féminine des Rangers FC en 2019-2020.

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[it] Grégory Vignal

Grégory Vignal (Montpellier, 19 luglio 1981) è un ex calciatore francese, di ruolo difensore.

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[ru] Виньяль, Грегори

Грегори́ Винья́ль (фр. Grégory Vignal; 19 июля 1981, Монпелье) — французский футболист, защитник.

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