Stéphane Lièvre

Stéphane Lievre ( born October 3, 1972 in Paris ) is a French former football player.

Career

The left-back was taken in 1992 by the first division SM Caen under contract and came up with 19 years to his pro debut when he was on the court on August 8, 1992 a 0:2 against Montpellier HSC. First was followed by sporadic appearances in the league, while he was not involved in the international competition, was eliminated in the Caen in the season 1992/93 after the first round. After two years as a reserve player to Lievre could win a regular place under new coach Pierre Mankowski, even if he relegation in the second highest division suffered 1995. A year later he gained by winning the second division championship not only the direct re-emergence, but also the first title of his career; In 1997, the club went on the other hand again.

Given the renewed descent returned Lievre Caen the back and instead signed for FC Nantes. With Nantes he played as a regular player in European competition, but at the same time had to take the relegation battle and was able to keep the club in the Premier League, before he incurred a serious injury in the summer of 1998. She had a year off to train; than the professional returned during the 1999/2000 season, he moved with the team to a national cup final 2000. In that very his comrades won with a 2-1 victory against fourth division Calais RUFC the title, while Lievre itself was not on the court.

In the same year he moved to league rivals FC Toulouse, with whom he sporty descent 2001; due to various problems the club had not taken up the aisle in the second, but in the third league. Lievre Toulouse remained still faithful and was involved as a regular player on two climbs in a row, and winning the second division championship in 2003. However, in view of his advancing age took its role within the team in the following years steadily. Lievre was the last time the jersey of the club, when he came off the bench on 4 March 2006 in a 1-1 draw against AS Nancy; at the end of the season 2005/ 06 he announced at age 33 after 195 Erstligapartien with a goal as well as other operations in the second and third division, the end of his career. Nevertheless, he remained at Toulouse, where he was given a job as a talent scout.