Nelly Guilbert Explained

Nelly Guilbert
Fullname:Nelly Guilbert
Birth Date:12 September 1979
Birth Place:Carpentras, France
Height:1.68 m
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:1992–1997
Youthclubs1:FCF Monteux
Years1:1997–1998
Clubs1:Monteux
Caps1:4
Goals1:0
Years2:1998–2016
Clubs2:Juvisy
Caps2:262
Goals2:34
Nationalyears1:1997–1998
Nationalteam1:France U18
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2001
Nationalteam2:France U21
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:1998–2005
Nationalteam3:France
Nationalcaps3:9
Nationalgoals3:0
Club-Update:21 September 2016 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:21 September 2016 (UTC)

Nelly Guilbert (born 12 September 1979, in Carpentras) is a retired French footballer who spent the majority of her career at Juvisy of the Division 1 Féminine. She played as a defender winning three titles (league twice and cup once) and was also a French international having attained nine caps from 1998 to 2005.

Club career

Early careerBorn in Carpentras (a commune in the Vaucluse department), she began playing for nearby Football Club Féminin Monteux Vaucluse in the juniors and lower divisions from 1992 until making to the first team in 1997 and leaving the club in the following year.[1] [2]
JuvisyGuilbert moved to FCF Juvisy ahead of the National 1A 1998–99 season.[3] After the creation of the UEFA Women's Cup for clubs in 2001–02, France re-branded the National 1A to Division 1 Féminine (D1). Guilbert helped Juvisy win D1 inaugural season in 2002–03. In the next season she played three matches of the 2003–04 UEFA Women's Cup, scoring against Polish side AZS Wrocław.[4]

Juvisy finished as D1 runners up in 2004–05 and won the French Cup, beating Olympique Lyonnais in the final. After a 1–1 draw, the match was decided on penalty shoot-out, with Guilbert converting Juvisy's sixth shot, on their 5–4 win.[5]

She won the D1 for a second time in 2005–06 and played two matches in the 2006–07 UEFA Women's Cup. She reached the quarter-finals of the 2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League and the semi-finals of the 2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League.

After eighteen seasons playing for Juvisy, including over 300 matches played in all competitions, Guilbert and Amélie Coquet retired from football at the end of the 2015–16 season.[6] [7]

She is one of the longest-serving players at the club alongside Sandrine Soubeyrand.[1]

International career

YouthOn 4 October 1997, while still a FCF Monteux Vaucluse player, she was called up to international level for the first time by coach Bruno Bini to play with the under-18 team against Switzerland and became part of the 1998 UEFA Women's Under-18 Championship French runners up team. She played four matches in this tournament and six matches overall.[8]

Despite having already played at senior level, on 10 April 2001, under coach Gérard Prêcheur she played one match for the under-21 team against Sweden.[9]

SeniorGuilbert made her senior international debut on 15 February 1998 in a friendly match against England. She earned a total of nine caps from 1998 to 2005, all in friendly matches.[2] [10]

Career statistics

Club

Statistics accurate as of 21 September 2016.[3] [11]

ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Monteux1997–984040
Total4040
Juvisy1998–996060
1999–000000
2000–012020
2001–023232
2002–035050
2003–0423031261
2004–0522010230
2005–06203203
2006–0712020140
2007–0815241193
2008–0920243245
2009–1022542267
2010–112224080342
2011–1222831259
2012–132043170305
2013–1421320233
2014–1516340203
2015–1611021131
Total2623431920131344
Career total2663431920131744

International

(Correct as of 21 September 2016)[2] [10]

National teamSeasonAppsGoals
France1997–9810
1998–9940
2000–0110
2002–0320
2004–0510
Total90

Honours

Club

Juvisy

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Nelly Guilbert: "Une envie décuplée" . FootoFeminin . 21 September 2010 . 6 December 2010 . French.
  2. Web site: Nelly Guilbert. 25 September 2016 . . French.
  3. Web site: La Carriere de Nelly Guilbert . 21 September 2016 . StatsFootoFeminin. French.
  4. Web site: UEFA Club Championship (Women) 2003/04 . . 21 September 2016 .
  5. Web site: Challenge de France 2004-2005 - Finale - Lyon (D1)-Juvisy (D1) . 21 September 2016 . StatsFootoFeminin. French.
  6. Web site: "Merci Amé, Merci Nelly!" . 11 May 2016 . 21 September 2016 . . French . https://web.archive.org/web/20160923065516/http://fcfjuvisy.fr/mod-news/y:2016/m:05/id:363/merci-ame-merci-nelly.htm . 23 September 2016 . dead .
  7. News: Juvisy fait aussi le pari de la jeunesse . . 10 September 2016 . 21 September 2016 . French.
  8. Web site: Equipe de France des moins de 18 ans - Nelly Guilbert . 21 September 2016 . StatsFootoFeminin . French.
  9. Web site: Equipe de France des moins de 21 ans - France-Suède 0-0 . 21 September 2016 . StatsFootoFeminin . French.
  10. Web site: Equipe de France A - Nelly Guilbert . 21 September 2016 . StatsFootoFeminin. French.
  11. Web site: Nelly Guilbert. 21 September 2016 . . French.