Who are these players who moved from Stade Brestois and Olympique Lyonnais? – Brest

Winner of the Copa America with Paraguay (1979), three-time Copa Libertadores finalist with America Cali (1985, 1986 and 1987), Roberto Cabanas (28 appearances, eleven goals) played for Brest for two seasons, from 1988 to 1990, first to Lyon (one season) and then back to South America, in particular to Boca Juniors (from 1991 to 1993 then in 1995). Two seasons in which the number 10 leaves unforgettable memories for Brest fans. Arriving in the city of Ponant after an incredible transfer, President François Yvinec was blocked, under police surveillance, for almost a month and a half in Bogota before bringing back his attacker. At Brest, the Paraguayan international was one of the great architects of the club’s rise to D1 during the 1988-89 season. Dribbler, goalscorer… and defender, he turns defenders’ heads. After his football career, Cabanas was a coach at America Cali (2007-2008) before becoming a television presenter. The Brest idol Armorique died of a heart attack in early 2017, aged 55, in Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay.

Originally from Lyon, Romain Del Castillo trained at the Olympique Lyonnais training center from 2013 to 2016. Now 26, he then moved on to Bourg-en-Bresse (2016-2017), Nîmes (2017-2018) and then to Stade Rennais (three seasons). , before being transferred to Stade Brestois on 31 August 2021 at 23:57 club sportsman, Grégory Lorenzi. The attacking midfielder is looking for minutes, since then the Brestois have played: 19 games in 2021-2022 and nine games and four goals in the current season. Before the winter break due to the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, he was the fit man at the Stade Brestois.

Romain Faivre officially joins Olympique Lyonnais on Monday 31 January 2022, having passed his medical. The midfielder, then 23, signed a four-and-a-half-year contract, which will keep him at the Rhône club until 2026. If the sporting loss of his boss to play is undeniable, the Brest club achieves, with this operation, the most expensive sale in its history: the amount of the sale amounts to 15 million euros, plus 2 million euros in bonuses and a percentage of 15% on any capital gain from resale. At Brest, Faivre scored seven goals (including five penalties) and provided five assists in 19 Ligue 1 games.

Born in the city of Gones on 14 January 1987, Julien Faussurier spent six years in “Biancorosso”, from 2016 to 2022. Stade Brestois made his departure official on 6 July, with his contract expiring. It is a real page that then turns to the club with the farewell of one of the oldest players in the Finistère dressing room. Arrived in 2016 from Sochaux, Julien Faussurier, 35, leaves Brittany (to Sochaux) with 159 games played, fourteen goals scored and 27 assists. Under the orders of Jean-Marc Furlan, in Ligue 2, he was an essential piece for the rise to the elite in 2019. In Ligue 1, with Olivier Dall’Oglio then Michel Der Zakarian, he had less time to play, repositioned as a right back. Lyonnais played at OL in 2006-2007, at Troyes from 2007 to 2013, at Sochaux from 2013 to 2016. After SB29, he signed for FC Sochaux-Montbéliard for the current season.

Between 1980 and 1982, Jean-Marc Furlan wore the Olympique Lyonnais shirt. In total, the former defender played 82 games for the Rhône. With a very offensive style of play. Once his shoes have been put away (his professional career lasted from 1976 to 1993, for 420 games played), the Girondist, born on November 20, 1957, is wearing the coach’s uniform. Libourne (AS then FC), Troyes, Strasbourg, Nantes, Troyes again… The left-footed player joins the club before settling in Brest in May 2016. For a three-year contract. During his presentation to the media, he said: “What a pleasure to come here to Brittany! “. The adventure will still end with a blood sausage, despite the successful mission to bring SB29 back to Ligue 1. He had the feeling of being discredited … His record? 63 wins, 30 draws and 33 defeats.

Arriving in early August 2011 in Brest, goalkeeper Joan Hartock was put on trial by Stade Brestois. Martiniquais was until then Olympique Lyonnais’ third goalkeeper behind Rémy Vercoutre and Hugo Lloris. He landed in Lyon in 2005. At the age of 24, the 1.90m, 88kg big boy suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon in March 2010. He was then contacted to sign in Switzerland, at Neuchâtel Xamax . It was finally in the city of Ponant that he settled down for six seasons, including two full seasons (36 games) from 2015 to 2017. He finished his professional career, in 2017-2018, at Union Sport Quevilly Rouen Metropolis. He currently plays in the amateur league.

Born 1 March 1964, Paul Le Guen was an international footballer before retraining as a manager. At a very young age, he played for US Pencran, AS Brestoise and Brest Armorique. He started in the first division on August 24, 1984. He played 33 games for Brest Armorique FC. Starting out as a defensive midfielder, he scored three goals in his first season. Brest Armorique FC were relegated in 1988. Le Guen stayed at Brest in P2 and contributed to their growth in P1, before leaving the club where he eventually played for five seasons. He moved to FC Nantes (1989-1991) and then to Paris Saint-Germain (1991-1998). In pro, Paul Le Guen will have played 602 games and scored 36 times. Not to mention the 17 appearances for the national team. Soon after his retirement from playing, Pencranais became manager of Stade Rennais (1998-2001) then Olympique Lyonnais (2002-2005), before taking the reins at Glasgow Rangers (Scotland), PSG, Cameroon, Oman, Nigeria, Bursaspor (Turkey) and Le Havre, where he was sacked from his post in mid-June 2021, one week before training resumed…

Stade Brestois made it official on August 31, 2018: Lenny Pintor, born on August 5, 2000 in Sarcelles, was transferred to Lyon. The attacker, who arrived in the summer of 2017 for zero euros, is sold for a figure of five million plus four in any bonuses, plus a percentage on the resale. Pintor will have played six Ligue 2 games for Brest, still as a substitute. He stayed at Lyon for one season (2018-2019) and only played one game… He moved to Troyes from 2018 to 2021 (31 games played for seven goals), currently plays for Saint-Étienne in Ligue 2 (twelve games, one goals).

Defender Johann Charpenet, born on 3 August 1976 in Roanne, started his career at OL in 1996-1997. His first game in the elite was on March 15, 1997 against Guingamp. He played seven games under the colors of the Rhône. He then played for Nîmes (1998-2002), Sedan (2002-2005) then Stade Brestois (2005-2007, for 57 games and three goals), before joining the Spanish Ligua (Ferrol, Polideportivo Ejido and Elche).

Brazilian midfielder Jean Lucas, who currently plays for Monaco, has only known three clubs in France, having previously played for Flamengo and Santos in the country. At 24, the midfielder joined OL in 2019 and remained there until January 2021, before joining the Le Saint brothers’ club for a few months. He will play sixteen games before joining the Rock.

Number 10 of Brest Armorique in the 80s, Algerian Karim Maroc, born on 5 March 1958 in Er Rahel, trained in Lyon and played there for a few years. On the banks of the Rhône, he has scored nine goals in P1. He then moved to Angers then to Tours, he spent three seasons in Brest, from 1982 to 1985, before moving to Montpellier, Logroñes (Spain) and concluding his career in Oran (Tunisia).

Stade Brestois (1993-1994), Olympique Lyonnais (1995-1997) and Stade Toulousain (1997-1998) are all teams in which Frédéric Patouillard, born on 13 January 1974 in Vénissieux, built a solid reputation as a defensive midfielder. However, the player will only stay a few months in Brest.

Tunisian midfielder M’Saddek Senoussi, born on 24 September 1977 in Kebili, played for Lyon from 1997 to 2001. After a spell with US Créteil and then CF Sfaxien (Tunisia), he moved to Stade Brestois for the 2003-2004 season. He continued his career at Saint-Priest, FC Rouen 1899 and ended it at Niki Volou, Greece in 2007.

Born on 13 February 1982 in Lyon, center forward Julien Viale logically began his career at Lyon (2002-2005), before being loaned to Reims and then to Istres. In the 2008-2009 season he wore the colors of Brest for a transfer estimated at €500,000. Other clubs whose colors he will wear: Ajaccio, Laval, Auxerre and Six-Fours Brusc.

Central defender Henri Zambelli, born in Marseille on February 9, 1957, early in his career scouted southern clubs: Nice, Marseille and Lyon. Before crossing France, he directed Brest for the 1986-1987 season. He will end his career in 1991 with the colors of Orleans, after having also played at the Stade Rennais.