Pascal Zaremba

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Pascal Zaremba

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|9|2|df=y}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.playmakerstats.com/player.php?id=195478 |title=Pascal Zaremba |access-date=5 February 2021 |website=Playmakerstats.com}}

| birth_place = Fresnes-sur-Escaut, France

| height = 1.87 m

| position = Centre-back, defensive midfielder

| youthyears1 = 1971–1977

| youthclubs1 = Fresnes-sur-Escaut

| youthyears2 = 1977–1978

| youthclubs2 = Valenciennes

| years1 = 1978–1982

| clubs1 = Valenciennes

| caps1 = 73

| goals1 = 17

| years2 = 1982–1984

| clubs2 = Paris Saint-Germain

| caps2 = 59

| goals2 = 10

| years3 = 1984–1986

| clubs3 = Lens

| caps3 = 72

| goals3 = 7

| years4 = 1986–1987

| clubs4 = Le Havre

| caps4 = 31

| goals4 = 2

| years5 = 1987–1989

| clubs5 = Nancy

| caps5 = 66

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 1989–1990

| clubs6 = Vieux-Condé Foot

| caps6 =

| goals6 =

| years7 = 1990–1993

| clubs7 = Beauvais

| caps7 = 94

| goals7 = 4

| years8 = 1993–1994

| clubs8 = Valenciennes

| caps8 = 15

| goals8 = 0

| totalcaps = 410+

| totalgoals = 42+

| manageryears1 = 1997

| managerclubs1 = Valenciennes U17

| manageryears2 = 1998

| managerclubs2 = Valenciennes B (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 1998–2001

| managerclubs3 = Valenciennes (assistant)

| manageryears4 = 2001–2003

| managerclubs4 = Valenciennes B (assistant)

| manageryears5 =

| managerclubs5 = Valenciennes B (assistant)

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 = France U21

| nationalyears2 =

| nationalteam2 = France B

| image = Pascal Zaremba PSG (cropped).jpg

| caption = Zaremba with Paris Saint-Germain

}}

Pascal Zaremba (born 2 September 1959) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre-back and defensive midfielder.

Club career

A youth graduate of Valenciennes, Zaremba was a versatile centre-back and defensive midfielder in his playing days.{{Cite web|title=PASCAL ZAREMBA|url=https://kurbos.skyrock.com/3238674001-PASCAL-ZAREMBA.html|access-date=3 June 2021|website=Kurbos.Skyrock.com|date=7 December 2014 |language=fr |author1=Kurbos }} He notably scored from a free-kick in the 1983 Coupe de France final for Paris Saint-Germain in a 3–2 win over Nantes.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=26 May 2017|title=Pascal ZAREMBA|url=https://histoiredupsg.fr/pascal-zaremba|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=5 February 2021|website=Histoire du PSG|language=fr}}

International career

Zaremba was a U21 international for France. He also played for the France B team.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Pascal ZAREMBA|url=http://psg70.free.fr/ZAREMBA.htm|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=5 February 2021|website=PSG70|language=fr}}

Managerial career

Zaremba retired from football in 1994. He initially went to coach children in the Valenciennes youth academy before becoming the U17 team's coach in 1997. He stayed in this role from only July to December 1997, and became the assistant manager for the Valenciennes B team in January 1998.

In June 1998, Zaremba left his role as B team assistant to become assistant for the senior A team of the club. In 2001, he returned to the B team as assistant coach.