Willy Grondin

Willy Grondin
	Grondin in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth	12 October 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Saint-Clothilde, Réunion
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–2004	Nantes
2004–2005	Le Mans
2005–2009	Valenciennes
2009–2010	Paris Saint-Germain
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Willy Grondin (born 12 October 1974) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Nantes

Grondin's years with FC Nantes were his longest spent with any club. From 1998 to 2004 he helped his club stay in the French First Division while also winning two national cups in 1999 and 2000 and one championship in 2001. Internationally, he played his 2000–2002 seasons in Division 1, and also took part in the UEFA Champions League for FC Nantes.

Le Mans

Grondin was eventually loaned to the Le Mans UC72 and played for a full season with them, catching the attention of the Valenciennes FC, who purchased him the next year.

Valenciennes

Grondin played for Valenciennes FC and helped them to win the French Second Division, hence earning Valenciennes entrance to the French First Division, which they had been denied from for more than a decade. In the 2006–07 season, Grondin was moved to second choice goalkeeper, replaced by Nicolas Penneteau.

Paris Saint-Germain

After terminating his contract with Valenciennes on 9 July 2009, the goalkeeper signed a one-year deal with Paris Saint-Germain F.C.

References

External links

Willy Grondin at L'Équipe Football (in French)