Sébastien Sansoni
Personal information
Full name Sébastien Roger Sansoni
Date of birth (1978-01-30) 30 January 1978
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Montpellier
Dijoux
Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Neuchâtel Xamax 21 (0)
2000–2001 Marseille Endoume 2 (0)
2001–2002 Martigues 16 (3)
2002–2004 Châteauroux 15 (0)
2004–2006 Ethnikos Asteras 21 (1)
2006–2009 Vitesse 82 (4)
2009–2010 Khimki 8 (0)
2010–2012 Maccabi Petah Tikva 45 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sébastien Roger Sansoni (born 30 January 1978) is a French former professional footballer.[1]

Career

Sansoni is a defender who was born in Marseille and made his debut in professional football, being part of the Neuchâtel Xamax squad in the 1999–2000 season. He also played for FC Martigues, LB Châteauroux and Ethnikos Asteras before joining Vitesse Arnhem. In the 2006–07 season Sansoni held the Dutch headlines for biting in Roy Beerens' nose during an Eredivisie match between Vitesse and N.E.C., a Gelderland derby.

He signed for Russian Premier League side FC Khimki on 20 August 2009 until the end of the season.[2] When the 2009 season ended he moved to Israel and signed for Maccabi Petah Tikva on 5 January 2010.[3]

On 22 July 2012, after two years with Maccabi Petah Tikva he joined French CFA 2 club Étoile Sportive Pennoise, and continued his career on amateur level.[4]

International career

Alongside Eric Cantona he became World Champion at the 2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

References

  1. ↑ Waarom Sebastien “Le Cannibale” Sansoni met een lach en een traan terugdenkt aan Vitesse vice.com
  2. ↑ "French defender signed" (in Russian). FC Khimki Official Website. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
  3. ↑ סבסטיאן סנסוני חתם במכבי פתח תקוה
  4. ↑ Rumeurs de vestiaires - GADI à l'USBCO Boulogne...
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