Gérald Cid (born 17 February 1983) is a French former professional footballer who played primarily as a centre back. He played Ligue 1 football for Bordeaux and Nice, spent a season on loan at Ligue 2 club Istres, and played briefly for English Premier League club Bolton Wanderers. He represented both Bordeaux and Bolton in European competition.

Career

Cid was born in Talence, Gironde. He joined Premier League club Bolton Wanderers from Bordeaux in July 2007, having spent 8 years with the French club. He left the club in mid-January 2008 by mutual consent and returned to France, joining Ligue 1 side Nice, on a three-and-a-half-year deal.

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On 16 July 2010, Cid announced his retirement on the OGC Nice website.

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Career statistics

References

External links

Bolton Wanderers Profile at Burnden Aces website

1983 births

Living people

People from Talence

Footballers from Gironde

French men's footballers

Men's association football defenders

FC Girondins de Bordeaux players

FC Istres players

Bolton Wanderers F.C. players

OGC Nice players

Ligue 1 players

Ligue 2 players

Premier League players

Expatriate men's footballers in England

French expatriate men's footballers

French expatriate sportspeople in England

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