Jérôme Bonnissel

Jérôme Bonnissel
Personal information
Date of birth	16 April 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth	Montpellier, France
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1992–1996	Montpellier
1996–1999	Deportivo La Coruña
1999–2003	Bordeaux
2003	Rangers
2003–2005	Fulham
2006	Marseille
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jérôme Bonnissel (born 16 April 1973) is a French former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

Career[edit]

Born in Montpellier, Bonnissel started his career with hometown club Montpellier, and proceeded to spend three seasons with La Liga club Deportivo de La Coruña.

He returned to his homeland to join Bordeaux in 1999 and stayed until he joined Rangers during the 2003 January transfer window, on a contract until the end of the season. The highlight of his time at Rangers was a start in the 2003 Scottish League Cup Final win over Celtic at Hampden Park.^[1]

In the summer of 2003 he joined Fulham on a free transfer,^[2] going on to play in their memorable 3–1 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford.^[3] On Boxing Day 2003 he was injured in a league game against Southampton^[4] and never played for Fulham again before leaving the club in 2005.^[5]

After a short six-month spell at Marseille, Bonnissel retired in 2006.

Career statistics[edit]

^[6]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
France			League		Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Europe		Total
1992–93	Montpellier	Division 1	18	0
1993–94			32	1
1994–95			37	0
1995–96			32	0
Spain			League		Copa del Rey		Supercopa de España		Europe		Total
1996–97	Deportivo La Coruña	La Liga	20	0
1997–98			27	0
1998–99			16	0
France			League		Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Europe		Total
1999–00	Girondins Bordeaux	Division 1	26	0
2000–01			31	0
2001–02			13	0
2002–03		Ligue 1	12	0
Scotland			League		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
2002–03	Rangers	Premier League	3	0			1	0			4	0
England			League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
2003–04	Fulham	Premier League	16	0
2004–05	Fulham	Premier League	0	0
France			League		Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Europe		Total
2005–06	Olympique Marseille	Ligue 1	5	0
Total	France		206	1
	Spain		63	0
	Scotland		2	0			1	0			3	0
	England		16	0
Career total			288	1

Honours[edit]

Rangers F.C.:
- Scottish League Cup: 2003

References[edit]

^ "Rangers retain CIS Cup". BBC. 16 March 2003. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
^ "Fulham sign Bonnissel". BBC. 1 August 2003. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
^ "Fulham stun Man Utd". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 25 October 2003. Archived from the original on 27 December 2008.
^ "Fulham 2-0 Southampton". BBC. 26 December 2003. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
^ "Premiership club-by-club guide". BBC. 8 August 2005. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
^ WorldSoccer.org stats

External links[edit]

Jerome Bonnissel at Soccerbase
Jerome Bonnissel at ESPN FC
Jérôme Bonnissel – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)

[1] "Rangers retain CIS Cup". BBC. 16 March 2003. Retrieved 21 March 2010.

[2] "Fulham sign Bonnissel". BBC. 1 August 2003. Retrieved 23 April 2020.

[3] "Fulham stun Man Utd". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 25 October 2003. Archived from the original on 27 December 2008.

[4] "Fulham 2-0 Southampton". BBC. 26 December 2003. Retrieved 23 April 2020.

[5] "Premiership club-by-club guide". BBC. 8 August 2005. Retrieved 23 April 2020.

[6] WorldSoccer.org stats

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