Laurent Viaud
{{short description|French retired footballer (born 1969)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Laurent Viaud
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Laurent Viaud
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|10|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = Nantes, France
| height = {{height|m=1.75|precision=0}}
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1989–1993
| years2 = 1993–1997
| years3 = 1997–1998
| years4 = 1999–2000
| years5 = 2000–2002
| years6 = 2002–2005
| years7 = 2005–2006
| clubs1 = Angers
| clubs2 = Monaco
| clubs3 = Rennes
| clubs4 = Extremadura
| clubs5 = Laval
| clubs6 = Albacete
| clubs7 = Saumur
| caps1 = 128
| caps2 = 97
| caps3 = 36
| caps4 = 58
| caps5 = 68
| caps6 = 92
| caps7 =
| totalcaps = 479
| goals1 = 9
| goals2 = 5
| goals3 = 1
| goals4 = 5
| goals5 = 11
| goals6 = 2
| goals7 =
| totalgoals = 33
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Laurent Viaud (born 8 October 1969 in Nantes) is a French retired footballer who played as a midfielder.
Football career
After starting out professionally with Angers SCO in the second division, Viaud moved to AS Monaco FC, making his Ligue 1 debut on 23 July 1993 in a 0–1 away loss against FC Nantes. Gradually imposing himself in the starting XI, he contributed with 24 matches in the 1996–97 season as the club won the national title after nine years.
At almost 30, in January 1999, Viaud moved abroad, playing one 1/2 seasons with lowly Extremadura CF, one in each major division. He then returned to France with second level's Stade Lavallois, then went back to Spain, appearing for another modest side, Albacete Balompié, again in La Liga and the second level.
After one season with amateurs Olympique Saumur FC, Viaud retired from the game, eventually becoming a scout for Premier League club Liverpool.[http://www.ouest-france.fr/2008/11/27/maine-et-loire/Laurent-Viaud-scout-du-prestigieux-Liverpool--54962912.html Laurent Viaud, scout du prestigieux Liverpool (Laurent Viaud, scout for prestigious Liverpool)] {{in lang|fr}}
References
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External links
- {{LFP|id=viaud-laurent}}
- {{Lequipe|2978}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071009150014/http://www.lfp.es/historico/primera/plantillas/historial.asp?jug=6675 Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional] {{in lang|es}}
- {{BDFutbol|1733}}
- [http://tangofoot.free.fr/tango.php?id=352&commentaire=1 TangoFoot profile] {{in lang|fr}}
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Category:Footballers from Nantes
Category:French men's footballers
Category:France men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Stade Rennais FC players
Category:Stade Lavallois players
Category:Segunda División players
Category:CF Extremadura footballers
Category:Albacete Balompié players
Category:French expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Category:Liverpool F.C. non-playing staff
Category:Olympique Saumur FC players