Gérald Cid
Personal information
Full name Gérald Cid
Date of birth (1983-02-17) 17 February 1983
Place of birth Talence, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back[2]
Youth career
1999–2001 Bordeaux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2007 Bordeaux 19 (2)
2005–2006 → Istres (loan) 24 (0)
2007–2008 Bolton Wanderers 7 (0)
2008–2010 Nice 42 (0)
Total 92 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gérald Cid (born 17 February 1983) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He played Ligue 1 football for Bordeaux and Nice, spent a season on loan at Ligue 2 club Istres, and played briefly for English Premier League club Bolton Wanderers. He represented both Bordeaux and Bolton in European competition.

Early life and career

Gérald Cid[3] was born on 17 February 1983 in Talence, Gironde.[4] He joined Premier League club Bolton Wanderers from Bordeaux in July 2007, having spent eight years with the French club.[5] He left the club in mid-January 2008 by mutual consent and returned to France, joining Ligue 1 side Nice, on a three-and-a-half-year deal.[6][7]

On 16 July 2010, Cid announced his retirement.[8]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[9]
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bordeaux 2003–04 Ligue 1 1010000020
2004–05 Ligue 1 810000—81
2006–07 Ligue 1 10120304[lower-alpha 3]0191
Total 192303040292
Istres (loan) 2005–06 Ligue 2 2401010—260
Bolton Wanderers 2007–08[10] Premier League 7010105[lower-alpha 4]0140
Nice 2007–08 Ligue 1 901000—100
2008–09 Ligue 1 2001021—231
2009–10 Ligue 1 1301000—140
Total 4203021—471
Career total 9228071901163
  1. ↑ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, Football League Cup
  3. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two in UEFA Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Gérald Cid: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Gerald Cid". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Booking List: UEFA Cup 2007/08" (PDF). UEFA. 18 February 2008. p. 3. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Gérald Cid". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Cid excited about move". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 14 May 2007. Archived from the original on 16 May 2007.
  6. ↑ "Cid leaves". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 14 January 2008. Archived from the original on 15 January 2008.
  7. ↑ Iles, Marc (13 January 2008). "Cid leaves Reebok". Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "Gérald Cid: «Je raccroche les crampons»" [Gérald Cid: "I'm hanging up my boots"] (in French). OGC Nice. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  9. ↑ "Gérald Cid: Carrière" [Gérald Cid: Career]. L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Gerald Cid in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
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