Jérémie Bréchet
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Jérémie Bréchet is a professional French footballer who currently plays for Ligue 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....

 club FC Sochaux
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
Football Club Sochaux-Montbéliard is a French association football club based in the city of Montbéliard. The club was founded in 1928 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. Sochaux plays its home matches at the Stade Auguste Bonal located within the city...

. He is usually a left back but can play as a centre back. Because of his technical skills he can also play in midfield.

He has been capped three times for the French national side
France national football team
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Olympique Lyonnais

Jérémie Bréchet made his debut in the professional football during the 1998–99 season
Division 1 season 1998-99
FC Girondins de Bordeaux won Division 1 season 1998/1999 of the French Association Football League with 72 points..-Participating teams:-Results:-Final table:Promoted from Ligue 2 , who will play in Division 1 season 1999/2000...

 in the shirt of Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais is a French association football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. The club was formed as Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians, but was nationally established as a club in 1950. The...

. In that season he played 15 times. Brechet played until 2003 in Lyon, then he had a total of 116 games for "La Reine.
Brechet won Ligue 1 with the club for the 2001–02 and the 2002–03 seasons.
After a good talk with the club, Brechet could leave Lyon for Internazionale. In July 2003, Brechet was transferred to the "Nerazzurri".

Internazionale

During the Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...

 2003–04 season, Brechet played for Internazionale. The season started well for Inter, but after six average games, manager Héctor Cúper
Héctor Cúper
Héctor Raúl Cúper is an Argentinean former football defender and a current manager.-Coach:...

 was fired from Inter and Corrado Verdelli
Corrado Verdelli
Corrado Verdelli is an Italian professional football coach and a former player.-Playing career:Verdelli started his senior career with amateur club Oltrepò...

 took over. With the new manager appointment and an injury, Brechet was featured for only a few more games. In total, Brechet played nine games for Inter.
Inter informed him that he could leave the club. In 2004, Brechet signed a contract with Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 September 1909...

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Real Sociedad

Brechet played for Real Sociedad in the La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...

 for two seasons. As Brechet was injured seriously, he managed only 20 appearances for the club.

FC Sochaux

At the ambitious FC Sochaux, Brechet made an impressive start on the pitch. After three games, he was appointed as the captain of the squad. At "Les Lionceaux", he had 2 strong seasons and became a key player for the team by staying injury-free.
During his captaincy Sochaux managed to win the Coupe de France
Coupe de France
The Coupe Charles Simon, commonly known as the Coupe de France , is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation...

 twice .
In June 2008, Brechet left the club and moved to PSV Eindhoven.

PSV Eindhoven

In the season 2008/–09 Brechet will play for PSV Eindhoven. He signed a contract for three years. He wished to play with number 13 jersey, which he was assigned to.

Return to FC Sochaux

On 22 June 2009, Brechet agreed a move back to FC Sochaux
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
Football Club Sochaux-Montbéliard is a French association football club based in the city of Montbéliard. The club was founded in 1928 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. Sochaux plays its home matches at the Stade Auguste Bonal located within the city...

, insisting his decision was because of family.

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