Franck Queudrue
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Franck Queudrue
Franck Queudrue (born 27 August 1978 in Paris
, France
) is a French footballer who plays as a left back for Lens
. He began his career with Lens, for whom he played in Ligue 1
, and went on to play in the Premier League for Middlesbrough
, Fulham
and Birmingham City
, and in the Football League
for Colchester United
.
. He made 41 appearances for the club's reserve team in the Championnat de France amateur (CFA) from the 1997–98 season onwards, scoring seven goals, and stepped up to the first team during the 1999–2000 season. His debut in Ligue 1
came as a second-half substitute against Montpellier
on 16 October 1999, and during that first season he played 16 league games as well as 6 in the UEFA Cup
. His first league goal came in his third appearance, a 90th-minute winner away to Marseille
. He appeared frequently the following season, but made only two substitute appearances in 2001–02 before joining English Premier League club Middlesbrough
on loan in October 2001.
on loan from French club Lens
in October 2001 and stayed until the summer of 2006. His preferred position is left-back, though he is comfortable at centre-back and, on certain occasions, played for Middlesbrough as a left or central midfielder. He is also renowned for his free kick and penalty converting ability.
He became popular with fans when he scored in his second game for the club – against North East
rivals Sunderland
. Queudrue impressed enough to earn a permanent move in May 2002 for a fee of £2.5 million. However, French Franck, as he is otherwise known, is also recognised for his poor disciplinary record. His five yellow and three red cards in the 2002–03 season contributed hugely to Middlesbrough missing out on a place in the UEFA Cup
through the fair play league – although, conversely, he was a major reason they were high enough up the league to be in contention. He was part of the Middlesbrough side who beat Bolton Wanderers
to win the 2004 League Cup
final, and was rated one of the most valuable players in the Premier League that season. He also started for Middlesbrough in the 2006 UEFA Cup Final
.
In 2006 Queudrue announced that he was considering switching his nationality to British, after becoming eligible for UK citizenship. He had previously hoped to claim Irish citizenship, before revealing "unfortunately I am one generation out" to be eligible.
but he was made available for transfer by new manager Lawrie Sanchez
as he did not agree with Sanchez's long-ball game. He scored once in the league for Fulham, an injury time equaliser against Charlton Athletic.
for a fee estimated at £2.5 million.
On 15 July 2008 the club announced that he could leave the club on a free transfer. However on 25 October 2008 the Birmingham co-owner David Sullivan said that his comments were heat of the moment and that Franck had been taken off the free transfer list and could reaffirm his place in the Birmingham squad.
During his comeback, David Sullivan had described him as a 'rubbish signing' and some Birmingham fans victimised Queudrue for his poor attitude over the summer period. These comments were later retracted by the co-owner after several solid performances and injuries to key players such as David Murphy
meant that Franck could get games under his belt and this led the Birmingham fans to consider him a key player.
Queudrue had a blond streak put in his hair to identify himself to the fans and to show his difference of attitude compared to the other players.
In 2009 he was voted the fans' player and Birmingham Mail's player of the season 2008–09 with a message from the owner David Sullivan congratulating him on his success.
In March 2010, Queudrue joined Colchester United
of League One
on loan for the remainder of the 2009–10 season. Injury restricted him to just three appearances for Colchester. On his return to Birmingham, the club announced that he would be released when his contract expired at the end of June 2010.
, he rejoined them on 27 September until the end of the season.
.
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|1999-00
||rowspan="3"|Lens
||rowspan="3"|Division 1
||16||1||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||7||0||23||1
|-
|2000–01
||22||1||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||22||1
|-
|2001–02
||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||2||0
|-
|2001–02
||rowspan="5"|Middlesbrough
||rowspan="5"|Premier League||28||2||6||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||34||2
|-
|2002–03
||31||1||1||0||1||1||colspan="2"|-||33||2
|-
|2003–04
||31||0||2||0||7||0||colspan="2"|-||40||0
|-
|2004–05
||31||5||2||0||1||0||9||0||43||5
|-
|2005–06
||29||3||3||0||3||0||14||0||49||3
|-
|2006–07
||Fulham
||Premier League||29||1||3||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||32||1
|-
|2007–08||rowspan="2"|Birmingham City
||Premier League||16||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||17||0
|-
|2008–09
||Championship
|||25|||3||1||0|||1||0||colspan="2"|-|||27||3
|-
40||2||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||7||0||47||2
220||15||19||0||13||1||23||0||275||16
260||17||19||0||13||1||30||0||322||18
Franck Queudrue (born 27 August 1978 in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) is a French footballer who plays as a left back for Lens
RC Lens
Racing Club de Lens is a French association football club based in the northern city of Lens in the Pas-de-Calais department. Its nickname, sang et or , comes from its traditional colours of red and gold. Their primary rivals are their northern neighbors Lille OSC, whom they contest the Derby du...
. He began his career with Lens, for whom he played in Ligue 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
, and went on to play in the Premier League for Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
, Fulham
Fulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
and Birmingham City
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
, and in the Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
for Colchester United
Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....
.
Lens
Queudrue began his career in the youth system of RC LensRC Lens
Racing Club de Lens is a French association football club based in the northern city of Lens in the Pas-de-Calais department. Its nickname, sang et or , comes from its traditional colours of red and gold. Their primary rivals are their northern neighbors Lille OSC, whom they contest the Derby du...
. He made 41 appearances for the club's reserve team in the Championnat de France amateur (CFA) from the 1997–98 season onwards, scoring seven goals, and stepped up to the first team during the 1999–2000 season. His debut in Ligue 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
came as a second-half substitute against Montpellier
Montpellier HSC
Montpellier Hérault Sport Club is a French association football club based in the city of Montpellier. The club was founded in 1919 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Montpellier plays its home matches at the Stade de la Mosson, located within the city...
on 16 October 1999, and during that first season he played 16 league games as well as 6 in the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
. His first league goal came in his third appearance, a 90th-minute winner away to Marseille
Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...
. He appeared frequently the following season, but made only two substitute appearances in 2001–02 before joining English Premier League club Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
on loan in October 2001.
Middlesbrough
Queudrue joined MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
on loan from French club Lens
RC Lens
Racing Club de Lens is a French association football club based in the northern city of Lens in the Pas-de-Calais department. Its nickname, sang et or , comes from its traditional colours of red and gold. Their primary rivals are their northern neighbors Lille OSC, whom they contest the Derby du...
in October 2001 and stayed until the summer of 2006. His preferred position is left-back, though he is comfortable at centre-back and, on certain occasions, played for Middlesbrough as a left or central midfielder. He is also renowned for his free kick and penalty converting ability.
He became popular with fans when he scored in his second game for the club – against North East
North East England
North East England is one of the nine official regions of England. It covers Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear, and Teesside . The only cities in the region are Durham, Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland...
rivals Sunderland
Sunderland A.F.C.
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
. Queudrue impressed enough to earn a permanent move in May 2002 for a fee of £2.5 million. However, French Franck, as he is otherwise known, is also recognised for his poor disciplinary record. His five yellow and three red cards in the 2002–03 season contributed hugely to Middlesbrough missing out on a place in the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
through the fair play league – although, conversely, he was a major reason they were high enough up the league to be in contention. He was part of the Middlesbrough side who beat Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
to win the 2004 League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
final, and was rated one of the most valuable players in the Premier League that season. He also started for Middlesbrough in the 2006 UEFA Cup Final
2006 UEFA Cup Final
The 2006 UEFA Cup Final was a football match that took place at Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, on 10 May 2006. The match was contested by Middlesbrough of England and Sevilla of Spain. Sevilla won the UEFA Cup with a 4–0 win.-Match details:...
.
In 2006 Queudrue announced that he was considering switching his nationality to British, after becoming eligible for UK citizenship. He had previously hoped to claim Irish citizenship, before revealing "unfortunately I am one generation out" to be eligible.
Fulham
Queudrue ended his time with Middlesbrough and left for Fulham. Queudrue was a regular for Fulham under Chris ColemanChris Coleman (footballer)
Christopher "Chris" Coleman is a Welsh football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of Greek Side Larissa....
but he was made available for transfer by new manager Lawrie Sanchez
Lawrie Sanchez
Lawrence Philip "Lawrie" Sanchez is a former Northern Irish football manager, and a former player. He is currently the manager of League Two side Barnet...
as he did not agree with Sanchez's long-ball game. He scored once in the league for Fulham, an injury time equaliser against Charlton Athletic.
Birmingham City
On 3 August 2007 Queudrue signed a three-year contract with Birmingham CityBirmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
for a fee estimated at £2.5 million.
On 15 July 2008 the club announced that he could leave the club on a free transfer. However on 25 October 2008 the Birmingham co-owner David Sullivan said that his comments were heat of the moment and that Franck had been taken off the free transfer list and could reaffirm his place in the Birmingham squad.
During his comeback, David Sullivan had described him as a 'rubbish signing' and some Birmingham fans victimised Queudrue for his poor attitude over the summer period. These comments were later retracted by the co-owner after several solid performances and injuries to key players such as David Murphy
David Murphy (footballer)
David Paul Murphy is an English professional footballer who plays for Birmingham City. Murphy, born in Hartlepool, County Durham, is a defender who plays at left back.-Club career:...
meant that Franck could get games under his belt and this led the Birmingham fans to consider him a key player.
Queudrue had a blond streak put in his hair to identify himself to the fans and to show his difference of attitude compared to the other players.
In 2009 he was voted the fans' player and Birmingham Mail's player of the season 2008–09 with a message from the owner David Sullivan congratulating him on his success.
In March 2010, Queudrue joined Colchester United
Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....
of League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
on loan for the remainder of the 2009–10 season. Injury restricted him to just three appearances for Colchester. On his return to Birmingham, the club announced that he would be released when his contract expired at the end of June 2010.
Return to Lens
Queudrue had a trial at Peterborough United, but was reported to have joined Greece Super League club Panionios instead. However, he chose not to proceed with that move for family reasons, and after several weeks training with his first club, RC LensRC Lens
Racing Club de Lens is a French association football club based in the northern city of Lens in the Pas-de-Calais department. Its nickname, sang et or , comes from its traditional colours of red and gold. Their primary rivals are their northern neighbors Lille OSC, whom they contest the Derby du...
, he rejoined them on 27 September until the end of the season.
International
While a Lens player in 2000, Queudrue earned one cap for the France B national football teamFrance B national football team
The France B national football team is the senior national team of France that plays non-A matches against other nations in friendlies. In France, the team is usually called "France A dash".-Popularity and use:...
.
Career statistics
Listed as follows:-|-
|1999-00
Division 1 season 1999-2000
AS Monaco won Division 1 season 1999/2000 of the French Association Football League with 65 points.-Participating teams:-Final table:Promoted from Ligue 2 , who will play in Division 1 season 2000/2001** Lille OSC: champion of Ligue 2...
||rowspan="3"|Lens
RC Lens
Racing Club de Lens is a French association football club based in the northern city of Lens in the Pas-de-Calais department. Its nickname, sang et or , comes from its traditional colours of red and gold. Their primary rivals are their northern neighbors Lille OSC, whom they contest the Derby du...
||rowspan="3"|Division 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
||16||1||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||7||0||23||1
|-
|2000–01
Division 1 season 2000-01
FC Nantes won Division 1 season 2000/2001 of the French Association Football League with 68 points.-Participating teams:-Final table:Promoted from Ligue 2 , who will play in Division 1 season 2001/2002** FC Sochaux-Montbéliard : champion of Ligue 2...
||22||1||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||22||1
|-
|2001–02
Division 1 season 2001-02
Olympique Lyonnais won Division 1 season 2001/2002 of the French Association Football League with 66 points. The title was decided in the very final game of the season when Lyon received erstwhile championship leaders Lens at Stade Gerland...
||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||2||0
|-
|2001–02
FA Premier League 2001-02
The 2001–02 FA Premier League season was the tenth season of the competition. It began with a new sponsor, Barclaycard, and was titled the FA Barclaycard Premiership, replacing the previous sponsor, Carling...
||rowspan="5"|Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
||rowspan="5"|Premier League||28||2||6||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||34||2
|-
|2002–03
FA Premier League 2002-03
The 2002–03 FA Premier League was the eleventh season of the Premier League, the top division in English football. The first matches were played on 17 August 2002 and the last were played on 11 May 2003...
||31||1||1||0||1||1||colspan="2"|-||33||2
|-
|2003–04
FA Premier League 2003-04
The 2003–04 FA Premier League season was the twelfth season of the Premier League. In the end, Arsenal went through the season without a single defeat – only the second ever team to do so and were crowned champions once more, at the expense of Chelsea, who had spent heavily throughout the...
||31||0||2||0||7||0||colspan="2"|-||40||0
|-
|2004–05
FA Premier League 2004-05
The 2004–05 season of the FA Premier League began on 14 August 2004 and ended on 15 May 2005. Arsenal were the defending champions after going unbeaten the previous season....
||31||5||2||0||1||0||9||0||43||5
|-
|2005–06
FA Premier League 2005-06
The 2005–06 season of the FA Premier League began on 13 August 2005, and concluded on 7 May 2006. The season saw Chelsea F.C retain their title after defeating Manchester United 3–0 at Stamford Bridge towards the end of April...
||29||3||3||0||3||0||14||0||49||3
|-
|2006–07
FA Premier League 2006-07
The 2006–07 FA Premier League was the fifteenth season of the FA Premier League since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 19 August 2006 and concluded on 13 May 2007....
||Fulham
Fulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
||Premier League||29||1||3||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||32||1
|-
|2007–08||rowspan="2"|Birmingham City
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
||Premier League||16||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||17||0
|-
|2008–09
The Football League 2008-09
The Football League 2008–09, titled the Coca-Cola Football League, was the 109th completed season of the Football League. It began in August 2008 and concluded in May 2009, with the promotion play-off finals....
||Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
|||25|||3||1||0|||1||0||colspan="2"|-|||27||3
|-
40||2||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||7||0||47||2
220||15||19||0||13||1||23||0||275||16
260||17||19||0||13||1||30||0||322||18