Florian Marange

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Florian Marange

| image = Marange.JPG

| caption = Marange with Bordeaux in 2010

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|3|3|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bruges, France

| height = 1.76 m

| position = Left-back

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 2002–2004

| youthclubs1 = Bordeaux

| years1 = 2004–2013

| clubs1 = Bordeaux

| caps1 = 83

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2009

| clubs2 = → Le Havre (loan)

| caps2 = 13

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2009–2010

| clubs3 = → Nancy (loan)

| caps3 = 16

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2011–2013

| clubs4 = Bordeaux B

| caps4 = 8

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2013

| clubs5 = Crystal Palace

| caps5 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2014

| clubs6 = Sochaux

| caps6 = 15

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2014–2017

| clubs7 = Bastia

| caps7 = 61

| goals7 = 0

| totalcaps = 196

| totalgoals = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2006–2009

| nationalteam1 = France U21

| nationalcaps1 = 6

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's Football}}

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}}

Florian Marange (born 3 March 1986) is a French former professional footballer, who played as a left-back. His former clubs include Girondins de Bordeaux and Crystal Palace.

Career

Marange began his career in 2002 with Bordeaux and was promoted to the first team in 2004. He made his first appearance against Paris Saint-Germain on 20 November 2005.

He was loaned out to Le Havre from Bordeaux on 8 January 2009{{cite web|url=http://fr.sports.yahoo.com/08012009/26/football-le-defenseur-bordelais-florian-marange-prete-au-havre.html|title=Yahoo Sport : toute l'actualité du sport 24h/24, 7 jours sur 7|publisher=|accessdate=12 March 2017}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and returned on 1 July 2009.

On 16 August 2013, Marange signed a one-year deal with English side Crystal Palace, on a Bosman transfer.{{cite news|url=https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/2013/august/palace-seal-marange-deal/|title=Palace Seal Marange Deal|date=16 August 2013|accessdate=16 August 2013|publisher=Crystal Palace}} He made his debut on 27 August, in a 2–1 defeat against Bristol City in the second round of the League Cup.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23764016 "Bristol City 2-1 Crystal Palace"] BBC Sport. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013. However, he was left out of Palace's 25-man Premier League squad and was described as 'slow' by manager Ian Holloway.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}} He made only a few further appearances in friendly and reserve games for Palace before his contract was paid up in October.

In January 2014, Marange signed for Ligue 1 side Sochaux.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcsochaux.fr/fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6035:signature-de-florian-marange&catid=33:communique|language=French|title=Signature de Florian Marange|publisher=FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|date=31 January 2014|accessdate=31 January 2014}}

Six months later, he signed a two-year contract with Bastia.{{cite news |title=Florian Marange en bleu pour 2 ans|url=http://www.sc-bastia.net/v4/?p=61432|language=French |publisher= sc-bastia.net|date=9 September 2014|accessdate=12 September 2014}}

Honours

Bordeaux

Coupe de la Ligue: 2006–07{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/match-direct/coupe-de-la-ligue/2006-2007/lyon-bordeaux-live/85017 |title=Résultat et résumé Lyon - Bordeaux, Coupe de la Ligue, Finale, Samedi 31 Mars 2007 |publisher=lequipe.fr |accessdate=12 February 2020}}
Coupe de France: 2012–13