Ludovic Casset (born 7 October 1978) is a French former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 July 1978[1] | ||
| Place of birth | France | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988– | FC Sens | ||
| Auxerre | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2002 | Auxerre II | ||
| 2003–2006 | SHB Đà Nẵng | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editCasset was a youth member of FC Sens (France) and played at U15, winning the National Cup in 1994, and at U17 at the national level. At age 20, Casset injured his anterior cruciate ligament. In 2002, he signed for AJ Auxerre and played mostly with the reserve teams.[2]
In 2004, he was invited by the Vietnam Football Federation and became the first overseas Vietnamese to train with the Vietnam national football team, ahead of the 2004 Tiger Cup. However, he could not obtain his nationality in time and was not selected for the final squad.[3]
Shortly after training with the Vietnam national team, he received an offer from V.League 1 club SHB Đà Nẵng, where he participated in the AFC Champions League and remained until 2006. After returning to France for trials, he injured his other knee and concluded his career as a player.[2][4]
Casset is now based in Singapore and, since 2012, has been the director of Étoile FC.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Ludovic Casset - cầu thủ Pháp lai Việt:"Tôi rất vui và sẵn sàng lên đường"". Tuổi Trẻ (in Vietnamese). 19 October 2004. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ a b c Jayakumar, Vikram (18 December 2020). "The Ludovic Casset Story Part 1: Making History in Vietnam". SoccerKakis. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Tương lai đầy thách thức của Mã Trí ở Đà Nẵng". Vnexpress (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Cái tình thật & Cái tình…ba que". Dân Trí (in Vietnamese). 14 September 2006. Retrieved 20 January 2024.