Steve Savidan
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 June 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Angers, France | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 | Angers | 42 | (15) |
| 1999–2000 | Châteauroux | 20 | (3) |
| 2000–2001 | Ajaccio | 37 | (6) |
| 2001–2002 | Angers | 36 | (6) |
| 2002–2003 | Beauvais | 24 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Angoulême | 37 | (12) |
| 2004–2008 | Valenciennes | 145 | (61) |
| 2008–2009 | Caen | 38 | (14) |
| Total | 379 | (117) | |
| National team | |||
| 2008 | France | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Steve Savidan (born 29 June 1978) is a French retired footballer who played as a striker.
A late bloomer, he played for seven clubs, mostly in the country's second and third divisions. At the age of 30, he reached the France national team for his sole cap.
Born in Angers, Savidan's first year of professional football was spent with Angers SCO, his hometown club. He attracted attention from LB Châteauroux and was transferred after two seasons: out of 20 games he only managed to score three goals as a substitute and, at the end of the year, was sold to AC Ajaccio.
Savidan would spend also only one year at his new team, before returning to former side Angers. For 2002–03 he was bought by AS Beauvais, and failed to score a single goal over the entire course of the campaign, moving to AS Angoulême subsequently. As the latter operated in the Championnat National, thus lacking professional status, the player would also work briefly as a waste collector and bartender; finished that season with his best individual effort at the time, 12 goals.
At age 26, Savidan signed with Valenciennes FC also in the third division. Mainly due to his impressive scoring rate, the side went straight into Ligue 1 in just two seasons. During the second campaign they were crowned league winners, and he finished joint-top scorer at 16.
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