Willy Grondin
Encyclopedia
Willy Grondin is a footballer. A goalkeeper, he is currently a free agent
.
. Internationally, he played his 2000–2002 seasons in the Division 1, and also took part in the UEFA Champions League
for Nantes FC.
and played for a full season with them, catching the attention of the Valenciennes FC
, who purchased him the next year.
in France
, and has helped them to win the French Second Division
, hence earning Valenciennes FC
entrance to the French First Division
, which they have been denied from for more than a decade. In the 2006/2007, Grondin was moved to second choice goalkeeper, replaced by Nicolas Penneteau
.
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
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Nantes
Grondin's years with Nantes were his longest spent with any club. He played the position of Goalkeeper. Through 1998–2004 he helped his club stay in the French First DivisionLigue 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....
. Internationally, he played his 2000–2002 seasons in the Division 1, and also took part in the 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...
for Nantes FC.
Le Mans
Grondin was eventually loaned to the Le Mans UC72Le Mans UC72
Le Mans Football Club is a French association football club based in Le Mans. The club was founded in 1985 as a result of a merger under the name Le Mans Union Club 72. In 2010, Le Mans changed its name to Le Mans FC to coincide with the re-modeling of the club, which includes moving into a new...
and played for a full season with them, catching the attention of the Valenciennes FC
Valenciennes FC
Valenciennes Football Club is a French association football club based in Valenciennes. The club was founded in 1913 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Valenciennes plays its home matches at the recently-built Stade du Hainaut located within the city...
, who purchased him the next year.
Valenciennes
Grondin currently plays for the Valenciennes Football ClubValenciennes FC
Valenciennes Football Club is a French association football club based in Valenciennes. The club was founded in 1913 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Valenciennes plays its home matches at the recently-built Stade du Hainaut located within the city...
in 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...
, and has helped them to win the French Second Division
Ligue 2
Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...
, hence earning Valenciennes FC
Valenciennes FC
Valenciennes Football Club is a French association football club based in Valenciennes. The club was founded in 1913 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Valenciennes plays its home matches at the recently-built Stade du Hainaut located within the city...
entrance to the French First Division
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....
, which they have been denied from for more than a decade. In the 2006/2007, Grondin was moved to second choice goalkeeper, replaced by Nicolas Penneteau
Nicolas Penneteau
Nicolas Penneteau is a French football goalkeeper currently playing for Valenciennes FC in the French Ligue 1.He joined the Corsican football team to play with them in the Corsica Cup 2010.-External links:*...
.