Antoine Sibierski
Antoine Sibierski (* August 5, 1974 in Lille, France ) is a former French footballer. Although he usually on the central midfield position filled the playmaker role, Sibierski was used also as a striker - both in the front row as well as " trailing striker ".
Sports career
OSC Lille
Sibierski began footballing career in his home at Lille and evolved into the four-year professional time between 1992 and 1996 to a central player of the team. At the age of 18 he made his debut on 17 October 1992 in the Sporting Toulon and with a total of 97 missions in Division 1 and 17 goals, he was a player with the number 10 as an attacking midfielder is an important creative element of the team. In summer 1996 he crowned his achievements at the end of his career with the station in Lille at the Olympics in Atlanta. Previously, he had signed a four year contract with the reigning French champions AJ Auxerre on 9 June 1996 and thus support his ambitions. Although long the FC Metz and RC Lens had bid on the services Sibierskis, especially the prospect of a place in the Champions League played an important role in the club choice.
AJ Auxerre
In supervised by Guy Roux team Sibierski should succeed the to Deportivo La Coruña migrated Corentin Martins and could in the season 1996/97 prove themselves in the new team. He moved with the AJ Auxerre to the quarter- finals of the Champions League before and retired from there against Borussia Dortmund. In his second year he had but strengthened to fight for his place and at the end of the season, the club's management sold him to FC Nantes.
FC Nantes
In Nantes Sibierski found mainly in the second year of their former strength, won in 2000 the French Cup - he scored in the final against Calais RUFC both goals in his Canaris - and also scored in the UEFA Cup in the 1999/2000 season four goals in six games; in the third round failed at his club Arsenal. In addition, he excelled in this season with 13 league matches his best season to date performance significantly.
RC Lens
Sibierski then moved on to RC Lens, who had won two years earlier the French championship and had recently failed in the UEFA Cup semi-finals just wide of the Arsenal. His three -year career at Lens station began disappointing as in the first season of descent could only narrowly avoided. The development came just a year later by the Positive and Sibierski won with his team the French vice-championship. During his time in Lens Sibierski became the team captain.
Manchester City
For a fee of one million euros Kevin Keegan committed in August 2003 Sibierski as a potential successor to the churners Eyal Berkovic - eventually but still remained until 2004 at the club. Already against Charlton Athletic on his debut, he scored his first goal for City, but in the following period, the obligations of Steve McManaman and Claudio Reyna additional pressure on Sibierski should exercise. He came therefore, primarily as a substitute for the course and stood in only 18 of 33 games in the starting line - thereby pass him five hits. In the 2005/06 season he struggled long to the renewal of his contract. He had played back in the season before in the root formation, but now again acts in 12 of 24 games as a substitute. Nevertheless, Sibierski agreed with the club at the end of a one-year contract extension until the summer of 2007.
Newcastle United
Nevertheless, negotiating the club's management of Manchester City ahead of the 2006/07 season with the RC Lens is an obligation of the highly traded midfielder Olivier Thomert within a swap with Sibierski before then Newcastle United on the last day of the transfer window on 31 August 2006 - only two hours and twenty minutes before the deadline - Sibierski committed. The supporters of the " Magpies " this Personnel was initially viewed with skepticism, as the purchases of Michael Owen, Scott Parker and Emre from the previous season and could now expect hochkarätigere obligations.
In his first game for Newcastle United, he scored in a UEFA Cup Erstrundenbegegnung against Levadia Tallinn an immediate goal. In the English Championship he came on 17 September 2006 against West Ham United on his debut and made his first league goal in a 1-0 win against FC Portsmouth follow. Above all, his total of four goals in seven games on the European stage made the initial doubters silenced and Sibierski became an important part of the team more and more. Since the " Magpies " had to contend with major injury problems, he convinced the role of primarily for his versatility, which he demonstrated by the fact that he charged depending on the tactical alignment on the side of Obafemi Martins or the 4 -5- 1 system attacking midfielder held.
Despite this positive development, the players and the club but the club management but could not agree on a contract extension, as Sibierski insisted on a two-year contract, only an extension for one more season offered.
Wigan Athletic
Sibierski finally changed on 4 June 2007 free transfer to Wigan Athletic, where he received the required two-year contract. There he led in the first three league games, each with a goal well into the new team a. His last league game, he completed 28 February 2009 against Chelsea.
Achievements
- French Cup Winners: 2000
- French Supercup winner: 1999
- UI Cup winner: 2006