Stéphane Pignol Explained

Stéphane Pignol
Fullname:Stéphane Jean François Pignol
Birth Date:3 January 1977
Birth Place:Aubagne, France
Height:1.840NaN0
Position:Right back
Years1:1996–1997
Years2:1997–2003
Years3:1998–1999
Years4:2003–2004
Years5:2004–2005
Years6:2005–2008
Years7:2008–2009
Years8:2009–2013
Clubs1:Aubagne
Clubs3:Pontevedra (loan)
Clubs8:Las Palmas
Caps2:101
Caps3:29
Caps4:29
Caps5:33
Caps6:88
Caps7:26
Caps8:125
Totalcaps:431
Goals2:1
Goals3:2
Goals4:1
Goals5:0
Goals6:0
Goals7:0
Goals8:2
Totalgoals:6

Stéphane Jean François Pignol (born 3 January 1977) is a French retired professional footballer who played as a right back.

He appeared in 311 games in Segunda División over 11 seasons, scoring one goal. In La Liga, he represented Compostela, Numancia and Murcia.

Club career

Born in Aubagne, Bouches-du-Rhône, Pignol spent his entire professional career in Spain, representing SD Compostela (where he made his La Liga debut, consisting of three games in the 1997–98 season), Pontevedra CF, UD Almería, CD Numancia – was the Soria club's starter throughout the vast majority of the 2004–05 campaign,[1] which again ended in top-flight relegation for the player – Real Murcia, Real Zaragoza[2] and UD Las Palmas.[3]

Pignol never appeared in less than 25 league matches during his spell in the Canary Islands, spent in Segunda División. At the end of 2012–13, after having helped Las Palmas to the sixth position, the 36-year-old retired from football.[4]

Personal life

Born in France, Pignol is of Spanish descent.[5] Pignol's older brother, Christophe (born 1969), was also a professional footballer and a defender. During his 14-year career he represented AS Saint-Étienne, FC Istres, FC Nantes, AS Monaco FC and Lille OSC, winning Ligue 1 titles with the third and fourth clubs.[6]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.desdesoria.es/2013/05/29/breve-enciclopedia-numantina/ Breve enciclopedia numantina (Brief numantina encyclopedia)
  2. http://www.elperiodicodearagon.com/noticias/deportes/pignol-se-incorpora-zaragoza-en-un-fichaje-rapido-_435068.html Pignol se incorpora al Zaragoza en un fichaje "rápido" (Pignol joins Zaragoza in "quick" deal)
  3. http://www.udlaspalmas.es/actualidad-noticias-3991 Pignol: "Me siento muy querido en este club" (Pignol: "I feel most wanted in this club")
  4. http://www.laprovincia.es/deportes/2013/06/26/pignol-cuelga-botas/540651.html Pignol cuelga las botas (Pignol hangs up boots)
  5. Web site: Talento francés para el Negreira. November 7, 2016. La Voz de Galicia.
  6. https://nantes.maville.com/actu/actudet_-Christophe-Pignol-ex-du-FC-Nantes-1995-un-titre-inoubliable-_-1644272_actu.Htm Christophe Pignol, ex du FC Nantes: «1995, un titre inoubliable» (Christophe Pignol, formerly of FC Nantes: «1995, unforgettable title»)