Jean-Michel Cau

Jean-Michel Cau (born 27 October 1980) is a French former footballer who played as a forward. He played in the lower divisions of French football and played in the Football League for Darlington.

Jean-Michel Cau

Personal information
Full name	Jean-Michel Cau[1]
Date of birth	27 October 1980[1]
Place of birth	Ajaccio,[1] France
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
–	Gazélec Ajaccio
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
199?–1999	Istres
1999–2001	Gazélec Ajaccio	9	(0)
2001	Darlington	1	(0)
2001–2003	Porto Vecchio
2003–2007	Gazélec Ajaccio
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Cau was born in Ajaccio, Corsica, and began his career as a youngster with his hometown club, Gazélec Ajaccio. He moved to mainland France with Istres before returning to Gazélec in 1999, for whom he made nine appearances in the Championnat National over two seasons.[3][4] In March 2001, he signed for English Football League club Darlington. He made just one appearance, as a substitute.[1][5] He was introduced during the second half of a 1–1 draw with Leyton Orient in the Third Division on 30 March 2001, and according to the News of the World's match report, "his only contribution was to get booked for a 62nd-minute foul".[6] He returned to Corsica with Porto Vecchio before rejoining Gazélec Ajaccio in 2003.[2]

References

1. "Jean-Michel Cau". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
2. "GFCOA Saison 2005/2006". CorseFootball.fr. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
3. "Saison 1999/2000". CorseFootball.fr. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
4. "Saison 2000–2001". CorseFootball.fr. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
5. "Games played by Jean-Michel Cau in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
6. "Smith misses out on Leyt chance". News of the World. London. 1 April 2001 – via Infotrac Newsstand.