Franck Berrier
Berrier while at Oostende in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-02-02)2 February 1984
Place of birth Argentan, France
Date of death 13 August 2021(2021-08-13) (aged 37)
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2000–2004 Caen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Caen 2 (0)
2005–2007 Beauvais 38 (10)
2007–2008 Cannes[1] 35 (12)
2008–2010 Zulte Waregem[2] 58 (8)
2010–2012 Standard Liège 13 (2)
2012–2013 Zulte Waregem 55 (15)
2013–2014 → Oostende (loan) 20 (0)
2014–2018 Oostende 86 (16)
2018 KV Mechelen 0 (0)
Total 307 (63)
Managerial career
2019 KV Mechelen (scout)
2020 KV Oostende (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Franck Berrier (2 February 1984 – 13 August 2021) was a French professional footballer who played as a midfielder, spending much of his career in Belgium.

Career

On 12 May 2010, Berrier left S.V. Zulte Waregem to sign a three-year deal with Standard Liège.[3]

Post-playing career

After retiring in January 2019 due to heart problems, Berrier was hired in the scouting department of KV Mechelen.[4] He left the position on 1 December 2019, when his contract expired.[5]

In March 2020, he joined K.V. Oostende as an assistant coach under Adnan Čustović.[6] The duo left again at the end of the season.

On 12 August 2021, Berrier suffered a heart attack and was then rushed to the hospital in critical condition. The next day, he suffered a second heart attack and died. He was aged 37.[7]

Honours

Standard Liège

References

  1. ↑ (in French) Profile at lequipe.fr
  2. ↑ Footgoal Profile
  3. ↑ "« Je me sens prêt pour ce défi »". Archived from the original on 16 May 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  4. ↑ Franck Berrier stopt met profvoetbal door hartproblemen maar blijft bij KV Mechelen, nieuwsblad.be, 10 January 2019
  5. ↑ Franck Berrier zoekt werk nadat contract als scout bij KV Mechelen niet wordt verlengd: “Waarom geen sportief directeur worden van KV Oostende?”, nieuwsblad.be, 27 November 2019
  6. ↑ Nieuwe trainer Custovic brengt Franck Berrier mee naar KV Oostende, kw.be, 3 March 2020
  7. ↑ "Franck Berrier (37) is overleden na hartstilstand tijdens padel" (in Dutch). 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "CUP BELGIUM. FINAL". besoccer.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022.


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