Alex Jeannin

Alex Jeannin
Personal information
Full name	Alexandre Jeannin
Date of birth	30 December 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth	Troyes, France
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	Weymouth
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–1999	Troyes
1999–2000	Racing Club Paris
2000–2001	Troyes
2001	Darlington
2002–2003	RCS La Chapelle
2003–2005	Exeter City
2005	Bristol Rovers
2005–2007	Hereford United
2007–2008	Oxford United
2008	→ Kidderminster Harriers (loan)
2008–2009	Mansfield Town
2009–2011	Truro City
2011–	Weymouth
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 September 2012

Alexandre 'Alex' Jeannin (born 30 December 1977 in Troyes, France) is a French footballer, who plays for Weymouth.

Football career[edit]

Jeannin began his career at local club Troyes, where he mainly played for the reserves in the fifth tier of French football. He made two first team appearances in Ligue 2 during the 1997-98 season. He then moved to Racing Club Paris where he played in the Championnat National

He started playing in England in the 2000-01 season when Darlington signed him from Troyes AC. However midway through the following season his contract was terminated. His next spell in English football was with Exeter City where he spent two seasons and was part of the team who played against Manchester United in the FA Cup before being released at the tail end of the 2004-05 season.^[1] After a very brief spell with Bristol Rovers where he played just one game, he joined Hereford United.

In Jeannin's first season at Hereford he started 52 matches, missing only 5, and scored 3 goals in all competitions, one notably on his 28th birthday when he scored a free-kick against one of his former clubs Exeter City, a moment that was televised live. He became quickly a fans' favorite. However his second season with the Bulls was less successful. After being named Player of the Month for November, and scoring against Torquay United, he was suddenly dropped after the away match at Shrewsbury Town. Thereafter he was overlooked from the starting XI for all first team matches for the rest of the season, he did come on as a sub for the injured Mkandawire away at Wycombe Wanderers; although he was the only recognised defender on the bench. On 30 April 2007 it was announced that he had left Hereford by mutual consent.

Jeannin also managed to hit the crossbar when Hereford participated in Soccer AM's Crossbar Challenge.

In January 2008, he joined Kidderminster Harriers on loan for three months.^[2]

He joined Mansfield Town in August 2008 where he managed to play 31 games. He was released at the end of season after a new manager showed him the door.

He suffered a broken leg on trial at Truro City but he was back in action at the start of the 2010/2011 season.

In December 2011, Jeannin signed for Southern League side Weymouth.

Honours[edit]

As a player[edit]

Exeter City

FA Devon St. Lukes Challenge Bowl (Incomplete) winner: 2003–04, 2004–05

Hereford United

Conference National Play-Off Final winner: 2005–06

References[edit]

^ "Man Utd 0-0 Exeter". BBC. 8 January 2005. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
^ Patterson signs trio of new faces, BBC Sport

External links[edit]

Alex Jeannin at Soccerbase

[1] "Man Utd 0-0 Exeter". BBC. 8 January 2005. Retrieved 4 January 2018.

[2] Patterson signs trio of new faces, BBC Sport

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