Jérémy Gavanon
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Jérémy Gavanon is a French
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...

 footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 who last played as a goalkeeper for AS Cannes
AS Cannes
Association Sportive de Cannes Football is a French association football club based in Cannes. The club was formed 1902 as a sports club and currently play in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth division of French football. Cannes plays its home matches at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin...

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Career

He signed a professional contract with Olympique Marseille in the summer of 2003, and made his first start for the club in a UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...

 group match against FK Partizan
FK Partizan
Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...

, which resulted in a 1-1 draw and 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...

. He also appeared in the 2004 UEFA Cup Final
2004 UEFA Cup Final
The 2004 UEFA Cup Final was played on May 19, 2004 at Gothenburg, between Valencia CF of Spain and Olympique de Marseille of France. Valencia won the match 2-0 thanks to goals from Vicente and Mista...

 against Valencia as a substitute, after Barthez was sent off. He would make only 10 league appearances in two years, however, and with the signing of Fabien Barthez
Fabien Barthez
Fabien Alain Barthez is a former French footballer goalkeeper who won honours with Manchester United and the French national team, with whom he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000 and reached the final of the 2006 World Cup. He shares the record for the most World Cup finals clean sheets...

, the club decided to loan out Gavanon to Clermont to gain some first-team experience. He made 22 league appearances for Clermont during the 2005-06 season. He transferred to Sochaux after the season ended. On 29 May 2009 FC Sochaux have released the goalkeeper alongside with, defenders Olivier Thomas
Olivier Thomas
Olivier Thomas is a French soccer player who last played for AC Ajaccio.- Career :A defender, Thomas counts Le Mans UC 72, AS Nancy, Troyes AC, FC Nantes Atlantique and AC Ajaccio as his former clubs....

 and Hakim El Bounadi
Hakim El Bounadi
Hakim El Bounadi is a French-born Moroccan football midfielder. He last played for FC Sochaux.-International career:Although Hakim can play for either France or Morroco, he has decided to play for Morroco.-References:...

 and Brazilian-born Tunisian international striker Francileudo Santos
Francileudo Santos
Francileudo Silva dos Santos , simply known as Santos is a Brazilian-born Tunisian football player.-Career:He was discovered by Belgian club Standard Liège while playing in Brazil for minor club Sampaio Correa...

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International

Gavanon was also a regular player for the France national under-21 football team
France national under-21 football team
The France national under-21 football team , known in France as Les Espoirs , is the national under-21 football team of France and is controlled by the French Football Federation. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years...

, and he was a member of the 24-man squad selected for the European Under-21 Football Championship, held in the summer of 2006.

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