Frédéric Darras Explained

Frédéric Darras
Birth Date:1966 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Guînes, France
Death Place:Maligny, France
Height:1.76 m
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:1976–1981
Youthclubs1:Guînes
Youthyears2:1981–1987
Youthclubs2:Auxerre
Years1:1987–1992
Clubs1:Auxerre
Caps1:129
Goals1:1
Years2:1992–1994
Clubs2:Sochaux
Caps2:54
Goals2:0
Years3:1994–1996
Clubs3:Bastia
Caps3:39
Goals3:0
Years4:1996–1998
Clubs4:Swindon Town
Caps4:50
Goals4:0
Years5:1998–1999
Clubs5:Red Star 93
Caps5:37
Goals5:0
Totalcaps:309
Totalgoals:1

Frédéric Darras (19 August 1966 – 27 October 2010) was a French football defender who played over 200 matches in Ligue 1 and had a spell playing in the English First Division.

Career

Born in Guînes, Darras began playing youth football with ES Guînes. At age 15, he was recruited by Guy Roux to the youth side of AJ Auxerre.[1] He joined the club's professional team in 1987, and would make over 100 senior appearances for the club before leaving in 1992. Darras joined Ligue 1 rivals FC Sochaux-Montbéliard and SC Bastia. He was part of the Bastia squad that reached the 1995 Coupe de la Ligue Final.

Darras signed with Swindon Town in August 1996. He made 55 senior appearances during his two seasons with the club.[2]

Darras returned to France in 1998 and finished his playing career with Ligue 2 side FC Red Star Saint-Ouen.

Personal

Darras died after suffering a heart attack on 27 October 2010.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: L'Union. Football (Nécrologie) / Frédéric Darras n'est plus. French. 29 October 2010.
  2. Web site: Vital Swindon. Frédéric Darras (1966-2010). 28 October 2010. 28 November 2011. 12 November 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101112103955/http://www.swindon.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=218918. dead.
  3. Web site: AJ Auxerre. Décès de Frédéric Darras. French. 27 October 2010.