Franck Signorino
FullnameFranck Eddy Signorino
Birth date19 September 1981 (age 44)
Birth placeNogent-sur-Marne, France
Height1.75 m
PositionLeft-back
Youthyears 11995–1996
Youthclubs 1INF Clairefontaine
Youthyears 21997–2001
Youthclubs 2Metz
Years 12001–2005
Clubs 1Metz
Caps 1144
Goals 12
Years 22005–2007
Clubs 2Nantes
Caps 260
Goals 21
Years 32007–2010
Clubs 3Getafe
Caps 35
Goals 30
Years 42010
Clubs 4Cartagena (loan)
Caps 413
Goals 40
Years 52010–2011
Clubs 5Charleroi
Caps 515
Goals 50
Years 62011–2012
Clubs 6Laval
Caps 630
Goals 60
Years 72012–2016
Clubs 7Reims
Caps 7102
Goals 71
Years 82016–2017
Clubs 8Metz
Caps 817
Goals 80
Totalcaps386
Totalgoals4

Franck Eddy Signorino (born 19 September 1981) is a French former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

Career

Born in Nogent-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, Signorino made his professional debut with FC Metz, helping it return to Ligue 1 in his second year. After a final season where he paired up with Franck Ribéry, he signed for FC Nantes.

In 2007, following Nantes' relegation from the first division, a host of clubs, including Deportivo de La Coruña, Getafe CF, UD Almería, Birmingham City, and Newcastle United expressed an interest in the player. Eventually, Signorino moved to Getafe on 30 July 2007,[1] making his competitive debut against Tottenham Hotspur in the group stage of the UEFA Cup following a period of injury (2–1 away win, 90 minutes played).[2] His La Liga debut came on 16 December, featuring 67 minutes as a substitute in a 3–1 home defeat to Villarreal CF.[3]

Signorino spent the entire 2008–09 campaign in the sidelines, nursing a serious tibia injury.[4][5][6] In January 2010, after being demoted to third-string left-back, he signed with second division side FC Cartagena on loan; in the last minutes of the following summer transfer window he was cut by Getafe[7] and, subsequently, joined S. du Pays de Charleroi on a one-year contract, appearing regularly for the Belgian team but suffering relegation from the Pro League.

On 5 September 2011, Signorino agreed to a one-year deal with Stade Lavallois, returning to his country after four years.[8] He continued to compete in his country's top division in the following years, with Stade de Reims and Metz.[9]

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ Signorino signs Getafe deal; UEFA, 1 August 2007
  2. ^ Tottenham 1–2 Getafe; BBC Sport, 25 October 2007
  3. ^ Getafe 1–3 Villarreal; ESPN Soccernet, 16 December 2007
  4. ^ Signorino se quedará sin ficha por su lesión de tibia (Signorino will not be registered due to his tibia injury); Diario AS, 5 August 2008 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Signorino vuelve a entrenarse tras seis meses lesionado (Signorino returns to training after six-month injury); Diario AS, 22 January 2009 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Info FM, Franck Signorino: «Je pense avoir le niveau pour jouer en L1» (Info FM, Franck Signorino: «I think i have what it takes to play in L1»); Foot Mercato, 14 July 2011 (in French)
  7. ^ Signorino se desvincula del Getafe (Signorino cuts ties with Getafe); Marca, 31 August 2010 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Franck Signorino signe à Laval pour un an (Franck Signorino signs with Laval for one year) Archived 6 September 2012 at archive.today; OPL, 5 September 2011 (in French)
  9. ^ En fin de contrat, Franck Signorino ne continue pas avec Metz (As contract expires, Franck Signorino does not continue with Metz)L'Équipe, 8 June 2017 (in French)
  10. ^ "Incontournables!" [Can't beat that!] (in French). Trophées UNFP du Football. Retrieved 7 June 2017.