Lilian Laslandes

Lilian Laslandes (French pronunciation: ​[liljɑ̃ lɑsˈlɑ̃d]; born 4 September 1971) is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward. Between 1997 and 1999 he was capped seven times and scored three goals for the France national team. He ended his professional footballing career at OGC Nice in 2008.

Lilian Laslandes
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-09-04) 4 September 1971[1]
Place of birth Pauillac, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward[3]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992 Saint-Seurin 33 (10)
1992–1997 Auxerre 125 (47)
1997–2001 Bordeaux 119 (47)
2001–2003 Sunderland 12 (0)
2002 → 1. FC Köln (loan) 5 (0)
2002–2003 → Bastia (loan) 30 (8)
2003–2004 Nice 33 (10)
2004–2007 Bordeaux 53 (9)
2007–2008 Nice 23 (4)
Total 433 (135)
National team
1993 France U21 1 (0)
1997–1999 France 7 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Early career

Laslandes was born in Pauillac, Gironde.[4] He started his professional career at the rather late age of 20, starting at the club Saint-Seurin in which he scored 10 goals in his 33 appearances for the club. AJ Auxerre took notice of his talent and acquired him following the season. He went on to make 125 appearances (20 of them played at European level) for the club and scored 47 goals – of which two were scored in European cups.

Laslandes then moved to Girondins de Bordeaux on a free transfer on 1 August 1997. He was signed for his excellent scoring record and he lived to his name, scoring 47 goals in 119 appearances for the club. Foreign clubs were starting to take notice of the Frenchman and his consistent goalscoring ability, including some from England, Germany and Spain.

Sunderland

Arriving in June 2001, Peter Reid found a replacement for the ageing Niall Quinn. Much media hype surrounded the powerful Frenchman as the club paid £3.6m for his signature,[5] but he struggled to adapt to both the pace of the English Premiership and Sunderland's style of direct football. Laslandes' relationship with manager Peter Reid had also irretrievably broken down.[6] After 12 appearances with no league goals and one in the League Cup against Sheffield Wednesday,[7] Peter Reid decided to cut his losses. Laslandes was quickly shipped off in January 2002 to German club 1. FC Köln on loan, where he played five matches without scoring, which earned him the derogatory nickname "LasLandesliga". This was followed by a more successful loan to French first division club Bastia for the 2002–03 season, where he scored eight goals in 30 appearances.

Laslandes returned briefly to Sunderland in the summer of 2003 for pre-season training with new manager Mick McCarthy. However, all parties agreed he had no future at Sunderland. Despite chairman Bob Murray's efforts to secure a transfer fee for the former French international, Sunderland's crippling debts, combined with Laslandes' Premiership wages, put Murray in a weak bargaining position, with the result that Laslandes was released from his contract and joined French first division club OGC Nice at the start of the 2003–04 season.

Back at Bordeaux

Bordeaux brought the striker back to the club at the beginning of the 2004–05 season, at place where he had found glory earlier, but as he got older, he never found his old form, only scoring nine goals in 41 starts for the French club.

Back at Nice

On 5 January 2007, Laslandes signed for his former club Nice for an undisclosed fee. He was released in the summer of 2008. He then decided to become a handball player for Girondins de Bordeaux, and retire from professional football.

Career statistics

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[8]
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 199710
199821
199942
Total73
France score listed first, score column indicates score after each Laslandes goal.[8]
List of international goals scored by Lilian Laslandes
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
119 August 1998Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria2 Austria1–02–2Friendly[9]
218 August 1999Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland4 Northern Ireland1–01–0Friendly[10]
38 September 1999Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia6 Armenia3–13–2UEFA Euro 2000 qualification[11]

Honours

Auxerre

Bordeaux

References
  1. "Lilian Laslandes: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. "Lilian Laslandes: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  3. "Lilian Laslandes". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  4. "Lilian Laslandes". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  5. "Sunderland grab Laslandes". BBC Sport. 28 June 2001. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  6. http://msnsport.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=105494&plid=3894&clid=&cpid=24
  7. "Owls stun Black Cats". BBC Sport. 12 September 2001. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
  8. "Laslandes, Lilian". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  9. "Austria v France, 19 August 1998". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  10. "Northern Ireland v France, 18 August 1999". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  11. "Armenia v France, 08 September 1999". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
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