Gérald Cid (born 17 February 1983) is a French former professional footballer who played primarily as a centre back. He played Ligue 1 football for Bordeaux and Nice, spent a season on loan at Ligue 2 club Istres, and played briefly for English Premier League club Bolton Wanderers. He represented both Bordeaux and Bolton in European competition.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1983-02-17) 17 February 1983 (age 39)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Talence, France | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2001 | Bordeaux | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2007 | Bordeaux | 19 | (2) |
2005–2006 | → Istres (loan) | 24 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | (0) |
2008–2010 | Nice | 42 | (0) |
Total | 92 | (2) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Cid was born in Talence, Gironde.[1] He joined Premier League club Bolton Wanderers from Bordeaux in July 2007, having spent 8 years with the French club.[2] He left the club in mid-January 2008 by mutual consent and returned to France, joining Ligue 1 side Nice, on a three-and-a-half-year deal.[3][4]
On 16 July 2010, Cid announced his retirement on the OGC Nice website.[5]
Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bordeaux | 2003–04 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2004–05 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | ||
2005–06 | Ligue 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
2006–07 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
Total | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
Istres (loan) | 2005–06 | Ligue 2 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |
Bolton Wanderers | 2007–08[6] | Premier League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Nice | 2007–08 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
2008–09 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 23 | 1 | ||
2009–10 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
Total | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 47 | 1 | |||
Career total | 92 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 116 | 3 |
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