Grégory Vignal

Grégory Vignal (born 19 July 1981 in Montpellier ) is a French football player. The left-back is currently without a club.

Career

Vignal began his career in 1998 in the Hérault Sport Club his home city of Montpellier. In 2000 he took part in the U18 European Championship and won with the French team the title. On the young players of Liverpool FC was attentive, who signed him in September 2000. In the professional team he made his debut on 6 January 2001 at the cup match against Rotherham United. In the 2001 / 02 season, John Arne Riise came to Liverpool, who took the play position Vignals with more experience. In addition, Vignal broke his foot, so that he came only to a few league and cup inserts for the Reds in this and in the following season.

In mid-January 2003, he was loaned out for the second half of the SC Bastia in Ligue 1. Stade Rennes ( first round 2003/ 04) and Espanyol ( second round 2003/ 04) were the clubs, at the Liverpool Vignal borrowed in the following season. Then he played the entire 2004/05 season for the Rangers, with whom he won the Scottish Cup and the League Cup; This season, he completed 42 Official matches.

It was not until 2005, the Reds released him from his contract actually still valid for another year. Vignal was, however, not in agreement with the Rangers on renewal, and he signed instead with FC Portsmouth in the Premier League. There, however, he could not prevail, and after a season in 2006 he went back to France for RC Lens. In January 2007 the German second division side 1 FC Kaiserslautern him loaned out for the second half of the season 2006/ 07. Then he went back to RC Lens, but was the same again awarded in the English second division for Southampton FC. For the 2008/09 season Vignal returned again back to Lens; In 2009 he was again loaned to England to Birmingham City. In August 2010, he finally moved to Atromitos Athens.

Vignal is 1.82 meters tall and weighs 77 kg.

Achievements

  • English Cup Winners: 2001
  • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 2001
  • UEFA Supercup winner: 2001
  • Scottish League Cup Winners: 2005
  • Scottish Champion: 2005
Defender (association football) Montpellier HSC Portsmouth F.C. 1. FC Kaiserslautern Southampton F.C. Birmingham City F.C. Dundee United F.C.
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