Therry Racon

{{short description|French association football player (born 1984)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Therry Racon

| image =

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| full_name = Therry Norbert Racon{{cite web |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/4e/bd/0,,10794~179534,00.pdf |title=List of players given a free transfer: Millwall |publisher=The Football League |page=79 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802074454/http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/4e/bd/0%2C%2C10794~179534%2C00.pdf |archive-date=2 August 2014}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|5|1|df=y}}

| birth_place = Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Football Club de Saint-Leu

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Marseille

| years1 = 2002–2005

| years2 = 2004–2005

| years3 = 2005–2007

| years4 = 2007–2011

| years5 = 2008

| years6 = 2011–2013

| years7 = 2013

| years8 = 2013–2014

| years9 = 2014–2016

| years10 = 2016–2018

| years11 = 2018–2019

| years12 = 2019–

| clubs1 = Marseille

| clubs2 = → Lorient (loan)

| clubs3 = Guingamp

| clubs4 = Charlton Athletic

| clubs5 = → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)

| clubs6 = Millwall

| clubs7 = → Portsmouth (loan)

| clubs8 = Portsmouth

| clubs9 = Sedan

| clubs10 = Drouais

| clubs11 = Racing Colombes

| clubs12 = FC Saint-Leu 95

| caps1 = 1

| goals1 = 0

| caps2 = 28

| goals2 = 3

| caps3 = 29

| goals3 = 0

| caps4 = 100

| goals4 = 7

| caps5 = 8

| goals5 = 0

| caps6 = 1

| goals6 = 0

| caps7 = 16

| goals7 = 0

| caps8 = 16

| goals8 = 0

| caps9 = 1

| goals9 = 0

| caps10 = 49

| goals10 = 5

| caps11 = 22

| goals11 = 3

| totalcaps = 271 | totalgoals = 18

| nationalyears1 = 2011

| nationalteam1 = Guadeloupe

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

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Therry Norbert Racon (born 1 May 1984) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

=Early career=

Born in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Val-de-Marne, Racon made his professional debut with Olympique de Marseille, on 1 May 2004, against RC Lens. In 2004 summer he joined FC Lorient, in a one-year loan deal. He made his debut on 3 September, against Angers SCO; and scored his first professional goal on 22 October, against US Créteil Lusitanos. In the following season, he opted to sign a deal with En Avant Guingamp. He made his debut on 1 August 2005, against CS Sedan Ardennes.

=Charlton Athletic=

In August 2007, Racon joined Charlton Athletic.{{cite news|title=New duo paraded on pitch |url=http://www.charlton-athletic.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=31109 |publisher=Charlton Athletic F.C. |date=12 August 2007 |accessdate=13 August 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927064938/http://www.charlton-athletic.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=31109 |archivedate=27 September 2007 }} before making his debut for the club later in month against Stockport County.{{cite news

| title = First chance for Racon in Hatters cup clash

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| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927175904/http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=31190&newstype=x

| url-status = dead

| archive-date = 27 September 2007

| publisher = Charlton Athletic F.C.

| date = 28 August 2007

| accessdate = 30 August 2007}}

On 20 March 2008, it was revealed that Racon had agreed to join League One club Brighton & Hove Albion on loan for the remainder of the season.[http://www.seagulls.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Latest/0,,10433~1269677,00.html French midfielder signs]; Seagulls World, 20 March 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2008 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080324234816/http://www.seagulls.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Latest/0,,10433~1269677,00.html |date=24 March 2008 }} He made his debut for Seagulls on 8 April, against Southend United.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/7332236.stm Southend 2–0 Brighton]; BBC Sport, 8 April 2008 He then returned to Charlton after his loan spell.

Following his return to the club, he had limited chances in 2007–08 season. He scored his first goal the Addicks on 25 November 2008, against QPR.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/7741599.stm QPR 2–1 Charlton]; BBC Sport, 25 November 2008 Racon also retained a place in the starting XI for the rest of 2008–09 season, as his club was relegated. In the following two seasons, he was an undisputed started with his team in League One.

=Millwall=

On 21 June 2011, Racon agreed a contract with Millwall, signing a two-year deal on a free transfer.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/millwall/9518644.stm Millwall sign Charlton midfielder Therry Racon]; BBC Sport, 21 June 2011 He made his debut on 9 August 2011, against Plymouth.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/14368505 Plymouth 0–1 Millwall]; BBC Sport, 9 August 2011 He missed the whole 2011–12 season due to an ankle injury.[http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11735/7093572/Lions-suffer-Racon-blow Lions suffer Racon blow]; Sky Sports, 11 August 2011[http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11735/7598448/Injury-woe-for-Racon Injury woe for Racon]; Sky Sports, 15 March 2012 He only returned to action on 25 August 2012, against Sheffield Wednesday.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19304353 Sheff Wed 3–2 Millwall]; BBC Sport, 25 August 2012

At the end of 2012–13 season, Racon was released.

=Portsmouth=

On 24 January 2013, Racon joined Portsmouth on a one-month emergency loan deal. He made his debut for the club on 9 February, against AFC Bournemouth.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21311502 Bournemouth 2–0 Portsmouth]; BBC Sport, 9 February 2013 At the end of the season, he returned to Millwall.

On 3 October, the free agent signed a one-month contract with Pompey.[http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/article/racon-returns-to-pompey-1093616.aspx Racon Returns To Pompey]; Portsmouth FC, 3 October 2013

International career

In March 2009, Racon participated in Guadeloupe's training camp in preparation for the Gold Cup, playing the full match in a friendly against Caen.

He made his official debut for Guadeloupe in 2011 Gold Cup, on 7 June 2011, against Panama.[http://concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com/page.php?sport=soccer&language_id=us&page=tournament&view=match&match_id=1091683 "Panama 3–2 Guadeloupe"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815032338/http://concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com/page.php?sport=soccer&language_id=us&page=tournament&view=match&match_id=1091683 |date=15 August 2012 }}. Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 April 2016.