Franck Berrier

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Franck Berrier

| image = Franck_Berrier.png

| fullname =

| height = 1.77 m

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1984|2|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Argentan, France

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|8|13|1984|2|2|df=y}}

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = 2000–2004

| youthclubs1 = Caen

| years1 = 2004–2005

| clubs1 = Caen

| caps1 = 2

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2005–2007

| clubs2 = Beauvais

| caps2 = 38

| goals2 = 10

| years3 = 2007–2008

| clubs3 = Cannes{{in lang|fr}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20040811083644/http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur20684.html Profile at lequipe.fr]

| caps3 = 35

| goals3 = 12

| years4 = 2008–2010

| clubs4 = Zulte Waregem[http://www.footgoal.net/fichejoueur.php?id_comp=44&id_joueur=3060&id_club=38 Footgoal Profile]

| caps4 = 58

| goals4 = 8

| years5 = 2010–2012

| clubs5 = Standard Liège

| caps5 = 13

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2012–2013

| clubs6 = Zulte Waregem

| caps6 = 55

| goals6 = 15

| years7 = 2013–2014

| clubs7 = → Oostende (loan)

| caps7 = 20

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2014–2018

| clubs8 = Oostende

| caps8 = 86

| goals8 = 16

| years9 = 2018

| clubs9 = KV Mechelen

| caps9 = 0

| goals9 = 0

| totalcaps = 307

| totalgoals = 63

| manageryears1 = 2019

| managerclubs1 = KV Mechelen (scout)

| manageryears2 = 2020

| managerclubs2 = KV Oostende (assistant)

| caption = Berrier while at Oostende in 2016

}}

Franck Berrier (2 February 1984 – 13 August 2021) was a French professional footballer who played as a midfielder, spending much of his career in Belgium.

Career

On 12 May 2010, Berrier left S.V. Zulte Waregem to sign a three-year deal with Standard Liège.{{Cite web |url=http://www.footgoal.net/suite.php?selection=54184 |title=" Je me sens prêt pour ce défi " |access-date=13 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100516013601/http://www.footgoal.net/suite.php?selection=54184 |archive-date=16 May 2010 |url-status=dead }}

Post-playing career

After retiring in January 2019 due to heart problems, Berrier was hired in the scouting department of KV Mechelen.[https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20190110_04092630 Franck Berrier stopt met profvoetbal door hartproblemen maar blijft bij KV Mechelen], nieuwsblad.be, 10 January 2019 He left the position on 1 December 2019, when his contract expired.[https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20191126_04738942 Franck Berrier zoekt werk nadat contract als scout bij KV Mechelen niet wordt verlengd: “Waarom geen sportief directeur worden van KV Oostende?”], nieuwsblad.be, 27 November 2019

In March 2020, he joined K.V. Oostende as an assistant coach under Adnan Čustović.[https://kw.be/sport/voetbal/kv-oostende/nieuwe-trainer-custovic-brengt-franck-berrier-mee-naar-kv-oostende/article-normal-423655.html?cookie_check=1604947870 Nieuwe trainer Custovic brengt Franck Berrier mee naar KV Oostende], kw.be, 3 March 2020 The duo left again at the end of the season.

On 12 August 2021, Berrier suffered a heart attack and was then rushed to the hospital in critical condition. The next day, he suffered a second heart attack and died. He was aged 37.{{cite web|title=Franck Berrier (37) is overleden na hartstilstand tijdens padel|url=https://sporza.be/nl/2021/08/13/franck-berrier-37-is-overleden-na-hartstilstand-tijdens-padel~1628846596800/|date=13 August 2021|accessdate=13 August 2021|language=Dutch}}