Bruno Cheyrou

Bruno Cheyrou

Personal information
Full name	Bruno Cheyrou
Date of birth	(1978-05-10) 10 May 1978
Place of birth	Suresnes, France
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2002	Lille	111	(31)
2002–2006	Liverpool	31	(2)
2004–2005	→ Marseille (loan)	23	(2)
2005–2006	→ Bordeaux (loan)	28	(1)
2006–2009	Rennes	107	(14)
2010	Anorthosis	12	(2)
2010–2012	FC Nantes	41	(1)
International career
2002–2004	France	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 February 2012

Bruno Cheyrou (born 10 May 1978 in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French professional footballer, currently without a club.

Career

After success with Lille OSC, where he scored against Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League, Cheyrou attracted interest from a number of clubs around Europe, most notably Liverpool. Gérard Houllier had the player scouted for several months by scout David Murray before deciding to sign him in the summer of 2002 for £4.5 million (€ 6.5m).

On signing him, Houllier dubbed Cheyrou the "new Zidane". Unfortunately, over time this tag proved to be a burden as he failed to live up to expectations. His first Liverpool goal came against Spartak Moscow in the Champions League, however this would be his only goal of the 2002-03 season.

A spell of four goals in five games over the Christmas period of the 2003-04 season at one time suggested his Liverpool career may make a turn for the better. Arguably, the highlight of Cheyrou's Liverpool career was the winning goal he scored in the 33rd minute at Chelsea in the 2003/04 season. He only scored once more in the league for Liverpool, in the 1–1 draw at Wolves in January 2004. Three days later Cheyrou had another memorable game for Liverpool in the FA Cup where he scored twice to help Liverpool beat Newcastle 2–1.

At the beginning of the 2004/05 season, new manager Rafael Benítez deemed Cheyrou surplus to requirements and immediately loaned him to Marseille in a season-long deal. He played 20 times for the club, scoring one goal. In the 2005/06 season, he was once again sent on a season-long loan, this time to Bordeaux, with a view to a permanent move; however, this failed to materialise. Ahead of the following season, he made a permanent move to Rennes and played there for three and a half seasons, scoring some goals. In January 2010 Anorthosis Famagusta signed the midfielder from Stade Rennes. After six months with Anorthosis, the 32-year-old midfielder returned to France and signed a two-year contract for FC Nantes.

International career

He has been capped three times by the France national team, making his debut on 21 August 2002 in a 1–1 draw against Tunisia.

Personal life

Bruno has a younger brother, Benoît Cheyrou, who plays for Toronto FC. Cheyrou and his wife Constance welcomed a son, Nino on 23 January 2007 in France.

Honours

Lille

• 1999-00 French Ligue 2

Statistics

Club Performance

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Others		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Bordeaux Loan	2005–06	26	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	29	1
Marseille Loan	2004–05	19	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	1
Liverpool	2003–04	12	2	4	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	19	4
	2002–03	19	0	2	0	2	0	5	1	1	0	29	1
Lille	2001–02	27	11	0	0	0	0	11	4	0	0	38	15
	2000–01	28	6	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	28	6
	1999-00	21	5	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	21	5
	1998–99	20	6	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	20	6
Total		164	32	7	2	5	0	19	5	1	0	196	39

External links

• LFChistory.net player profile
• Bruno Cheyrou's profile, stats & pics
• Photos and stats at sporting-heroes.net
• Bruno Cheyrou career statistics at Soccerbase

• Bruno Cheyrou: "Apporter mon experience"