Nicolas Seube

Nicolas Seube ( born August 11, 1979 in Toulouse ) is a French football player.

Career

Seube began playing football at age six and played from then for some small clubs from around Toulouse. He was inducted into the youth department of FC Toulouse and sent with 16 years in the training center in 1992. From there, 1997, the jump in the reserve team, for which he ran aground in the fourth division succeeded. The right-footed first played mainly as a defensive midfielder, then as full-back. After three years in the B selection Seube signed in 2000 in Toulouse his first professional contract. This meant that he stood in the first-team squad, for the time being, however, from club side was not allowed to compete for the reserve. Because in Erstligateam he could not prevail, and had until February 2001 or not played a single first division, he was transferred back to this point in the reserve team.

Accordingly, he decided in the summer of 2001, Toulouse to leave and instead wrote at SM Caen, where sporting director Guy David sat on the young players. For the second division he made his debut on the opening day of the same 2001/02 season, where he came across the full length of the lot for use in 3:4 against Grenoble Foot. During his first year in Caen became Seube team regular and this position was maintained in subsequent seasons. This he remained, after he had ascended in 2004 with Caen in the first division and a year later had to accept direct relegated again. Also in 2005 was Seube with his team in the final of the Coupe de la Ligue, which was, however, lost 1-2 against Racing Strasbourg.

At the beginning of the season 2006/ 07, the player who had at that time five years at Caen behind was determined by coach Franck Dumas to the team captain. At the end of his first year as captain Seube succeeded with his team promotion to the first division, followed by 2009 and 2010 re descent to rise again. The second division championship associated introduced at the same time the first title of his career dar. After Caen 2012 was increased in the second division, was set with Patrice Garande a new coach who Seube took the captaincy and it rendered his longtime teammate Jérémy Sorbon. In the same year, the nearly 33 -year-old Seube extended his contract for another three years. With 373 league inserts in the top two divisions he overtook the encounter against FC Gazelec Ajaccio on May 24, 2013 Anthony Deroin (372 games) and set a new club record.

Political commitment

In advance of the 2008 local elections supported Seube Philippe Duron, the candidate of the Socialist Party for the office of mayor of the city of Caen, who won the election victory ultimately. In addition, the football player designated as the clear on the political left. With regard to the salaries of footballers Seube said that while the merits are too high, but also pointed to the tremendous work that seizures before and during a career.