Bertrand Bossu

Infobox Football biography
playername = Bertrand Bossu
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1980|10|14|mf=y
cityofbirth = Calais
countryofbirth = France
height = height|ft=6|in=7
nickname = Bert
currentclub = Aberdeen
clubnumber = 20
position = Goalkeeper
years = 1997–2000
2000–2001
2000
2001
2001–2003
2003–2005
2004
2004
2005–2006
2005
2006–2008
2008–
clubs = RC Lens
Barnet
→ Hayes (loan)
→ Rushden & Diamonds (loan)
Hayes
Gillingham
→ Torquay United (loan)
→ Oldham Athletic (loan)
Darlington
→ Accrington Stanley (loan)
Walsall
Aberdeen
caps(goals) = 87 (0)
00 (0)
01 (0)
00 (0)
32 (1)
06 (0)
02 (0)
00 (0)
09 (0)
01 (0)
01 (0)
00 (0)
pcupdate = 16:12, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Bertrand Bossu (born October 14, 1980 in Calais) is a French footballer, currently playing for Scottish Premier League side Aberdeen.

Career

RC Lens

Bossu started out playing in the Ligue 1 for French club side RC Lens. Bossu managed to make himself a first team regular, until in early 1999 an injury forced him to be side-lined. Because of his injury, he lost his place as first team goalkeeper and was then loaned out to Hayes and Rushden & Diamonds.

Barnet & Hayes

Bossu played for RC Lens before joining Barnet in March 2000. He made his debut and subsequently only first team appearance for Barnet on May 17, 2000 in the second leg of the Play-off semi-final. Barnet were trailing 2-0 (4-1 on aggregate) away to Peterborough United when Bossu replaced the injured Lee Harrison in the Barnet goal. He conceded one more goal, giving David Farrell his hat-trick and confirming Peterborough's place in the final.

He joined Conference side Hayes on loan in December 2000. His one-man heroics in the 1-0 win away to Boston United on the 2^nd of December ending a run of seven consecutive defeats. However, in the process Bossu broke a finger and returned to Barnet to recuperate.

He joined Rushden & Diamonds on loan in March 2001, but failed to make a first team appearance for them and was released by Barnet at the end of the season. He rejoined Hayes in August 2001, but lost his place as Hayes were relegated from the English Conference. Although he began the following season as second-choice, he regained his place in the side and went on to win the Hayes Supporters' Player of the Year Award in 2003. In the midst of this he had also become the first Hayes goalkeeper to score a goal, with a last-minute header in the game away to St Albans City.

Gillingham

Bossu joined Gillingham in September 2003 and made his debut later that month away to Walsall. He played just five more times that season, including the victory at home to Premier League side Charlton Athletic in the FA Cup.

In August 2004 he joined Torquay United on a three-month loan deal [cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/sport/clubs/torquay_news_august04.shtml|title=Bossu seals Gulls' loan move] playing in the first two games of the season away to Bristol City and at home to Hull City the same month. However, he was sent back to Gillingham by Torquay with a knee injury, prompting a row over who should pay his wages [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/torquay_united/3579956.stm|title=Row over Bossu loan cash] . He joined Oldham Athletic in late October 2004, but failed to make their first team.

Darlington & Walsall

He was released by Gillingham at the end of the 2004-05 season joining Darlington in August 2005. The same month he joined Accrington Stanley on loan, playing one English Conference game away to Cambridge United before returning to Darlington where he played ten times before being released at the end of the season. He then joined Walsall in September 2006 [cite web|url=http://www.football.co.uk/walsall/bossu_teams_up_with_saddlers_234660.shtml|title=Bossu teams up with Saddlers] , but was released in May 2008.Fact|date=May 2008

Aberdeen

After being released by Walsall, Bossu then went on trial with Scottish Premier League side Aberdeen. After impressing goalkeeping coach Jim Leighton, he was offered a contract with the Scottish club. [cite web|url=http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/658139|title=Calderwood happy as new squad starts to take shape|publisher=Press & Journal|accessdate=May 27|acecessyear=2008]

Honours

As a player

RC Lens
*Ligue 1 Title winner: 1997–98
*French Cup winner: 1998
*French League Cup winner: 1997–98

Walsall
*Coca-Cola League Two Title winner: 2006–07

References

External links

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