Stéphane Pignol

Stéphane Jean François Pignol (born 3 January 1977) is a French retired professional footballer who played as a right back.

Stéphane Pignol
Personal information
Full name Stéphane Jean François Pignol
Date of birth (1977-01-03) 3 January 1977
Place of birth Aubagne, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Aubagne
1997–2003 Compostela 101 (1)
1998–1999 → Pontevedra (loan) 29 (2)
2003–2004 Almería 29 (1)
2004–2005 Numancia 33 (0)
2005–2008 Murcia 88 (0)
2008–2009 Zaragoza 26 (0)
2009–2013 Las Palmas 125 (2)
Total 431 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He appeared in 311 games in Segunda División over 11 seasons, scoring one goal. In La Liga, he represented Compostela, Numancia and Murcia.

Club career

Born in Aubagne, Bouches-du-Rhône, Pignol spent his entire professional career in Spain, representing SD Compostela (where he made his La Liga debut, consisting of three games in the 1997–98 season), Pontevedra CF, UD Almería, CD Numancia – was the Soria club's starter throughout the vast majority of the 2004–05 campaign,[1] which again ended in top-flight relegation for the player – Real Murcia, Real Zaragoza[2] and UD Las Palmas.[3]

Pignol never appeared in less than 25 league matches during his spell in the Canary Islands, spent in Segunda División. At the end of 2012–13, after having helped Las Palmas to the sixth position, the 36-year-old retired from football.[4]

Personal life

Born in France, Pignol is of Spanish descent.[5] Pignol's older brother, Christophe (born 1969), was also a professional footballer and a defender. During his 14-year career he represented AS Saint-Étienne, FC Istres, FC Nantes, AS Monaco FC and Lille OSC, winning Ligue 1 titles with the third and fourth clubs.[6]

References
  1. Breve enciclopedia numantina (Brief numantina encyclopedia); Desde Soria, 29 May 2013 (in Spanish)
  2. Pignol se incorpora al Zaragoza en un fichaje "rápido" (Pignol joins Zaragoza in "quick" deal); El Periódico de Aragón, 23 August 2008 (in Spanish)
  3. Pignol: "Me siento muy querido en este club" (Pignol: "I feel most wanted in this club") Archived 13 February 2013 at Archive.today; UD Las Palmas, 3 October 2012 (in Spanish)
  4. Pignol cuelga las botas (Pignol hangs up boots); La Provincia, 26 June 2013 (in Spanish)
  5. "Talento francés para el Negreira". La Voz de Galicia. November 7, 2016.
  6. Christophe Pignol, ex du FC Nantes: «1995, un titre inoubliable» (Christophe Pignol, formerly of FC Nantes: «1995, unforgettable title»); Maville, 5 January 2011 (in French)
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