Franck Signorino

Franck Eddy Signorino (born 19 September 1981) is a French former professional footballer who played as a left back.

Franck Signorino
Signorino (center) in action for Reims in 2016
Personal information
Full name Franck Eddy Signorino
Date of birth (1981-09-19) 19 September 1981
Place of birth Nogent-sur-Marne, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
1994–1997 Clairefontaine
1997–2001 Metz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Metz 144 (2)
2005–2007 Nantes 60 (1)
2007–2010 Getafe 5 (0)
2010 → Cartagena (loan) 13 (0)
2010–2011 Charleroi 15 (0)
2011–2012 Laval 30 (0)
2012–2016 Reims 102 (1)
2016–2017 Metz 17 (0)
Total 386 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Nogent-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, Signorino made his professional debut with FC Metz, helping it return to Ligue 1 in his second year. After a final season where he paired up with Franck Ribéry, he signed for FC Nantes.

In 2007, following Nantes' relegation from the first division, a host of clubs, including Deportivo de La Coruña, Getafe CF, UD Almería, Birmingham City and Newcastle United expressed an interest in the player. Eventually, Signorino moved to Getafe on 30 July 2007,[1] making his competitive debut against Tottenham Hotspur in the group stage of the UEFA Cup following a period of injury (2–1 away win, 90 minutes played).[2] His La Liga debut came on 16 December, featuring 67 minutes as a substitute in a 3–1 home defeat to Villarreal CF.[3]

Signorino spent the entire the 2008–09 campaign in the sidelines, nursing a serious tibia injury.[4][5][6] In January 2010, after being demoted to third-string left-back, he signed with second division side FC Cartagena on loan; in the last minutes of the following summer transfer window he was cut by Getafe[7] and, subsequently, joined S. du Pays de Charleroi on a one-year contract, appearing regularly for the Belgian team but suffering relegation from the Pro League.

On 5 September 2011, Signorino agreed to a one-year deal with Stade Lavallois, returning to his country after four years.[8] He continued to compete in his country's top division in the following years, with Stade de Reims and Metz.[9]

Honours

Individual

References
  1. Signorino signs Getafe deal; UEFA, 1 August 2007
  2. Tottenham 1–2 Getafe; BBC Sport, 25 October 2007
  3. Getafe 1–3 Villarreal; ESPN Soccernet, 16 December 2007
  4. Signorino se quedará sin ficha por su lesión de tibia (Signorino will not be registered due to his tibia injury); Diario AS, 5 August 2008 (in Spanish)
  5. Signorino vuelve a entrenarse tras seis meses lesionado (Signorino returns to training after six-month injury); Diario AS, 22 January 2009 (in Spanish)
  6. Info FM, Franck Signorino: «Je pense avoir le niveau pour jouer en L1» (Info FM, Franck Signorino: «I think i have what it takes to play in L1»); Foot Mercato, 14 July 2011 (in French)
  7. Signorino se desvincula del Getafe (Signorino cuts ties with Getafe); Marca, 31 August 2010 (in Spanish)
  8. Franck Signorino signe à Laval pour un an (Franck Signorino signs with Laval for one year) Archived 6 September 2012 at Archive.today; OPL, 5 September 2011 (in French)
  9. En fin de contrat, Franck Signorino ne continue pas avec Metz (As contract expires, Franck Signorino does not continue with Metz)‚ L'Équipe, 8 June 2017 (in French)
  10. "Incontournables!" [Can't beat that!] (in French). Trophées UNFP du Football. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
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