Kévin Anin
{{Short description|French footballer (born 1986)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name= Kévin Anin
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|7|5|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Le Havre, France
| height = 1.89 m
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 = 1999–2006
| youthclubs1 = Le Havre
| years1 = 2006–2010 | clubs1 = Le Havre | caps1 = 63 | goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2010–2012 | clubs2 = Sochaux | caps2 = 38 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2012–2013 | clubs3 = Nice | caps3 = 26 | goals3 = 1
| totalcaps = 127 | totalgoals = 3
}}
Kévin Anin (born 5 July 1986) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
A product of the Le Havre youth system which has helped develop the likes of Lassana Diarra and Charles N'Zogbia in recent years, Anin began his career in 1999 at Le Havre AC. Following his club's relegation to Ligue 2, a number of French sides, including Bordeaux, Auxerre, Sochaux and Rennes, made offers for the midfield player who had a trial at Tottenham Hotspur.{{cite news|title=Spurs look at Frenchman|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11675/5503320/spurs-look-at-frenchman|accessdate=3 July 2016|work=Sky Sports|date=20 August 2009}}
After spending a 1.5-year spell at Sochaux Anin moved to OGC Nice on a four-year contract for a reported €2.5m on 18 January 2012.{{cite web |url=https://madeinfoot.ouest-france.fr/infos/article-ogcn-anin-signe-3-ans-et-demi--off---21983.html |title=OGCN - Anin signe 3 ans et demi (Off.) |publisher=OGC Nice |language=fr |date=14 September 2020 }}
Road accident
On 4 June 2013, Anin was involved in a road accident on the A28 motorway situated around 60 kilometres north-east of Rouen. He was reportedly asleep in the back of the car when the driver lost control of the vehicle. Anin suffered arm and spinal injuries and was initially placed in an induced coma.{{cite news |title='The accident was serious' – Nice president pessimistic over Anin's future |url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/3274/ligue-1/2013/06/05/4027601/the-accident-was-serious-nice-president-pessimistic-over |first=Robin |last=Bairner |publisher=Goal.com |date=5 June 2013 |accessdate=23 May 2014}}{{cite news |title=Ligue 1: Kevin Anin's mother reports stricken Nice midfielder is 'doing better' |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11822/8781962/Ligue-1-Kevin-Anin-s-mother-reports-stricken-Nice-midfielder-is-doing-better- |publisher=Sky Sports |date=18 June 2013 |accessdate=23 May 2014}} He spent a month receiving treatment in hospital before being released to begin rehabilitation.{{cite news |title=Anin to leave hospital after coma |url=http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1491285/nice-midfielder-kevin-anin-leave-hospital-following-coma?cc=5739# |first=Ian |last=Holyman |publisher=ESPN FC |date=4 July 2013 |accessdate=23 May 2014}} As a result of the car crash, he remained paralysed from the waist down forcing him to quit his football career.{{Cite web|url=http://www.footmercato.net/ligue1/la-bouleversante-confession-de-kevin-anin_163402|title = La bouleversante confession de Kevin Anin}}{{Cite web|url=http://sports.nouvelobs.com/football/ligue-1/articles/anin-est-devenu-paraplegique-1351588/?features3home|title=Sport}} His number 17 shirt with OGC Nice was retired to pay tribute to him.{{cite web |url=https://www.ogcnice.com/fr/article/37292/kevin-anin-toujours-uno-di-noi-.html |title=Kévin Anin, toujours " uno di noi " |publisher=OGC Nice |language=fr |date=14 September 2020 }}
References
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External links
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221085026/http://hac.infoceane.com/equipe/kevin-anin.html |date=dmy |title=Le Havre Profile }}
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219072804/http://www.francefootball.fr/FF/stats/fj/FicheJoueur24988.html |date=dmy |title=France football Profile}}
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061128152052/http://www.lfp.fr/joueur/index.asp?no_joueur=106862 |date=dmy |title=LFP Profile}}
- {{LFP Ligue 1|kevin-anin}}
- {{LFP Ligue 2|kevin-anin}}
- {{Lequipe|24988}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Anin, Kevin}}
Category:French people of Martiniquais descent
Category:French men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Le Havre
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players
Category:21st-century French sportsmen
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