Moved, whether at a press conference the day before, or on the lawn of the Bollaert stadium against Monaco, Yannick Cahuzac has put an end to his career as a professional footballer. A career during which the Corsican will have made a reputation as a player involved in the French championships, but who has always played with the heart.
Three clubs, 446 matches played
Arrived in the summer of 2019 in the North of France, Yannick Cahuzac was anything but unknown to the general public. First in Bastia, where the young midfielder made his debut, a reputation was quickly made for him. Very often warned, 106 times in 323 matches with his Corsican club, Yannick Cahuzac plays rough, committed, “old-fashioned” football. A style that does not necessarily please, but that is its strength. In 2017, and after twelve seasons with his lifelong club, the Ajaccien signed up with Toulouse FC. Two seasons in Ligue 1 during which Yannick Cahuzac alternates between the bench and the lawn.
It was in July 2019, while RC Lens was still in Ligue 2, that Corsica joined Racing. Indisputable holder, Yannick Cahuzac participates in the rise to the elite of the Sang et Or during the year of Covid. Captain during this very good season in Ligue 1, during which Lens will finish in an honorable seventh place, the midfielder finds a second wind, while the end of his career is slowly but surely approaching. Much less used this season with only six starts, Yannick Cahuzac has nevertheless remained an essential element in the life of the group.
Palpable emotion for the last
It was therefore with a heavy heart that on May 21, “Cahu” walked the lawn for the last time in his career. Before the start of the match against Monaco, the team’s captain of heart spoke, plunging Bollaert into emotion: ” Thank you for these three years. I feel privileged to have been able to join this club, and to have known this incredible fervor. At 37, I never thought I would experience so many emotions. Thank you so much. You have always been very kind to me. »
And what better story than this totally incredible end to the match! Entering the game for his jubilee, in the 89th minute of the match against Monaco, Yannick Cahuzac will experience from the field the equalizer of Ignatius Ganago, after additional time. A grand end to the match, for a grand end to a career. Carried in triumph by his teammates, and long hailed by the Lensois public at the end of the meeting, Yannick Cahuzac will certainly never forget these three seasons in Pas-de-Calais.
Wishing to become a coach later, the Corsican could stay in Lens to join one of the staffs. This end of career in Lens could only be a simple goodbye, and not a farewell to Racing Club de Lens.
Arthur LASSERON
