| Franck Vandecasteele | |
| Birth Date: | 7 November 1967[1] |
| Birth Place: | Rueil-Malmaison, France |
| Height: | 1.76 m |
| Position: | Forward[2] |
| Youthyears1: | 1983–1985 |
| Youthclubs1: | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Years1: | 1985–1991 |
| Clubs1: | Paris Saint-Germain B |
| Years2: | 1985–1991 |
| Clubs2: | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1988–1989 |
| Clubs3: | → Alès (loan) |
| Caps3: | 19 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 1989–1990 |
| Clubs4: | → Abbeville (loan) |
| Caps4: | 31 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 1991–1994 |
| Clubs5: | Laval |
| Caps5: | 104 |
| Goals5: | 30 |
| Years6: | 1994–1997 |
| Clubs6: | Bastia |
| Caps6: | 64 |
| Goals6: | 8 |
| Years7: | 1997–1998 |
| Clubs7: | Nice |
| Caps7: | 35 |
| Goals7: | 8 |
| Years8: | 1998–2001 |
| Clubs8: | Sochaux |
| Caps8: | 20 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Totalcaps: | 274+ |
| Totalgoals: | 52+ |
| Clubs9: | Sochaux B |
| Years10: | 2001–2003 |
| Clubs10: | Stade Bordelais |
| Years9: | 2000–2001 |
| Caption: | Vandecasteele with Bastia in the 1994–95 season |
Franck Vandecasteele (born 7 November 1967) is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Vandecasteele is a product of the Paris Saint-Germain Academy.[3] On 28 May 1985, he played his first and only game for the senior team, a 6–1 league loss to Nancy.[4] After loan spells with Alès and Abbeville, Vandecasteele joined Laval, where he had the period with the most appearances as a footballer.
Vandecasteele continued his career; he went on to play for Bastia, Nice, Sochaux, and Stade Bordelais before retiring in 2003.
After retiring from football, Vandecasteele was hired by Peugeot. He worked in the Gironde department of France, where the city of Bordeaux is located.[5]
| Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 1984–85 | Division 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Alès (loan) | 1988–89 | Division 2 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| Abbeville (loan) | 1989–90 | Division 2 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | ||
| Laval | 1990–91 | Division 2 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 9 | ||
| 1991–92 | Division 2 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | 38 | 9 | |||
| 1992–93 | Division 2 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 0 | — | 44 | 13 | |||
| Total | 104 | 30 | 9 | 1 | — | 113 | 31 | ||||
| Bastia | 1993–94 | Division 1 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | 34 | 6 | ||
| 1994–95 | Division 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1995–96 | Division 1 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 35 | 5 | |||
| Total | 64 | 8 | 11 | 3 | — | 75 | 11 | ||||
| Nice | 1997–98 | Division 2 | 35 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 9 | |
| Sochaux | 1998–99 | Division 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Division 2 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2000–01 | Division 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 274 | 52 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 305 | 57 | |||
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