Olivier Bellisi

Olivier Bellisi

Personal information
Full name	Olivier Bellisi
Date of birth	25 November 1975 (1975-11-25) (age 35)
Place of birth	Saint-Priest, Rhône, France
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1995–1998	Olympique Lyonnais	7	(0)
1998–1999	→ Caen (loan)	18	(1)
1999–2002	Caen	23	(0)
2000–2001	→ Louhans-Cuiseaux (loan)	26	(0)
2002–2004	Lyon Duchère	?	(?)
2004–2005	Mâcon	?	(?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Olivier Bellisi (born 25 November 1975) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. He began his career with Olympique Lyonnais, where he made seven league appearances in three seasons. After a season on loan with Caen, he joined the club permanently in 1999. Bellisi was again sent out on loan during the 2000–01 season, to Louhans-Cuiseaux. Following his release by Caen in 2002, he moved into semi-professional football.

Football career

Olympique Lyonnais

Bellisi started his career at Ligue 1 side Olympique Lyonnais, and was promoted from the youth team to the senior squad in 1995. He made his first-team debut in the 1–2 defeat away at Montpellier on 1 December 1995. Bellisi was named in the squad for the following match against Le Havre, in which he came on as a substitute for Florent Laville in the 63rd minute.^[1] In the 1996–97 season, he again made only sporadic appearances, playing three league matches for Lyon including the 1–0 win away at Metz on 26 March 1997.^[2] Bellisi was restricted to one substitute appearance in the 1997–98 season. His final match for Lyon came on 25 September 1997 when replaced Alain Caveglia in the 1–3 home defeat to Lens.^[3]

Caen and Louhans-Cuiseaux

In the 1998–99 season, Bellisi was sent out on loan to Ligue 2 club Caen. He made his debut for the club on 15 August 1998 in the 1–1 draw with Saint-Étienne. Two weeks later, Bellisi scored the first and only league goal of his career when he netted the opening goal in Caen's 2–0 win against Nice. During his loan spell at Caen, he played a total of 18 league matches and in June 1999, he completed a permanent move from Lyon.^[4] He played three matches in the 1999–2000 season, and spent the following campaign out on loan at CS Louhans-Cuiseaux in the Championnat National. Bellisi made 26 league appearances and played one game in the Coupe de France for Louhans-Cuiseaux before returning to Caen in the summer of 2001.^[5] In the 2001–02 season he played 20 games for Caen, but was released at the end of the campaign.

Later career

Upon his release by Caen, Bellisi did not find another professional club and joined Championnat de France amateur 2 side AS Lyon Duchère. He spent two seasons with the club before transferring to UF Mâcon, where he ended his career a year later.^[6]

References

1. ^ "Le temps de jeu de Olivier Bellisi en Ligue 1–1995/1996". Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP). http://www.lfp.fr/joueur/detail_tempsJeu.asp?no_joueur=11179&saison=1995/1996&code_evt=D1. Retrieved 18 July 2010. 
2. ^ "Le temps de jeu de Olivier Bellisi en Ligue 1–1996/1997". LFP. http://www.lfp.fr/joueur/detail_tempsJeu.asp?no_joueur=11179&saison=1996/1997&code_evt=D1. Retrieved 18 July 2010. 
3. ^ "Le temps de jeu de Olivier Bellisi en Ligue 1–1997/1998". LFP. http://www.lfp.fr/joueur/detail_tempsJeu.asp?no_joueur=11179&saison=1997/1998&code_evt=D1. Retrieved 18 July 2010. 
4. ^ "June 1999 transfers". Global Soccer Transfers. http://www.globalsoccertransfers.com/player/tran9906.html. Retrieved 18 July 2010. 
5. ^ "Louhans-Cuiseaux league appearances 2000–01". Stat2foot. http://www.stat2foot.com/lclubs/louhans0001.htm. Retrieved 18 July 2010. 
6. ^ "Olivier Bellisi profile". FootballDatabase. http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.olivier.bellisi.3937.en.html. Retrieved 18 July 2010. 

External links

• Olivier Bellisi French league stats at LFP.fr (French)^{[dead link]}

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Name	Bellisi, Olivier
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Date of birth	25 November 1975
Place of birth	Saint-Priest, Rhône, France
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