Jérôme Rothen
Rothen in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jérôme René Marcel Rothen | ||
| Date of birth | 31 March 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Châtenay-Malabry, France | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1988 | AS Meudon | ||
| 1988–1991 | Versailles | ||
| 1991–1994 | INF Clairefontaine | ||
| 1994–1997 | Caen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2000 | Caen | 98 | (11) |
| 2000–2002 | Troyes | 46 | (4) |
| 2002–2004 | Monaco | 82 | (5) |
| 2004–2010 | Paris Saint-Germain | 139 | (10) |
| 2009 | → Rangers (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Ankaragücü (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Bastia | 60 | (7) |
| 2013 | Caen | 8 | (1) |
| Total | 449 | (38) | |
| National team | |||
| 2003–2007 | France | 13 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:52, 11 August 2013 (UTC). |
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Jérôme René Marcel Rothen (French pronunciation: [ʒeʁom ʁoˈtɛn]; born 31 March 1978) is a former French footballer who played as a winger. His grandfather originated from the Alsace region.
Rothen won 13 caps for the French national team. He represented his country at the 2004 European Football Championship and won the FIFA Confederations Cup with France in 2003. In club competition, Rothen won the Coupe de France once and the Coupe de la Ligue twice with Paris Saint-Germain. He also won the Coupe de la Ligue with Monaco. Rothen was a skilled winger who specialised in free kicks, crossing and passing.
Rothen underwent training at the famous Clairefontaine National Football Academy in France.
He started his career with SM Caen.
He then played for Troyes AC under Alain Perrin.
He was brought to AS Monaco on 1 January 2002 for €5 million. Rothen was one of the players of the Monaco side that reached the 2004 final of the Champions League, in May 2004.
A native of the Paris metropolitan area, he fulfilled a childhood dream when he signed for the capital side Paris Saint-Germain in 2004 for €11 million. He rejected lucrative offers from more powerful European clubs such as Manchester United, Chelsea F.C. and Valencia C.F. in order to join PSG, the club he supported during his youth.
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