Grégory Coupet

Grégory Coupet in 2009

Grégory Coupet ( born December 31, 1972 in Le Puy-en-Velay/Haute-Loire ) is a former French footballer.

The club career

Coupet is playing on the position of the goalkeeper. He began his career in the adult area in 1990 with AS Saint- Étienne, for which he played 66 first division matches and he left after their descent. Since 1996, he stood in the ranks of Olympique Lyon, with whom he won seven times in a row the championship.

After the 2008 European Championships he wanted, which still had a contract until 2010, can end his career abroad and moved to Spain to Atlético Madrid. After a season-long Leo Franco could not repress there, he returned to the Ligue 1 and joined Paris Saint- Germain 2009, the successor to Mickaël Landreau to. After coach Antoine Kombouare but after a short time preferred him there in league games Apoula precious and Coupet began almost exclusively in cup matches, the goalkeeper said after PSG's semi-final in the League Cup mid-January 2011, this was his last game. However, he was then the beginning of February at the Cup second-round match at FC Martigues and subsequently also in point games yet again in the Paris gate.

The National Players

Coupet made ​​his debut in the French national team on 1 June 2001 during the Confederations Cup. Since then he was a total of 34 times in goal for the Équipe Tricolore.

Both in the 2002 World Cup and at Euro 2004 was Coupet in the squad of France, but did not during both tournaments to use. Also at the 2006 World Cup Coupet only the number 2 was again When the Confederations Cup in 2003, he came to win two stakes. In the European Championship finals in 2008, he was a No. 1 to the French squad. The French dropped out in the group stage and Coupet was used in three games.

Private

Coupet is married and has two children.

Achievements

  • Confederations Cup winners: 2001 ( an insert ), 2003 ( two inserts )
  • French Champion: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
  • French Cup Winners: 2008
  • Supercup champion: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • League Cup Winners: 2001
  • UI Cup winner: 1997
  • Best goalkeepers in the Ligue 1: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

Comments

  • Man
  • Soccer goalkeeper (France)
  • Born in 1972
  • Frenchman
  • Confederations Cup winners
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