- Julien Baudet
Infobox Football biography
playername = Julien Baudet
fullname =
height =
nickname = The Beast
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|01|13
cityofbirth =Grenoble
countryofbirth =France
currentclub = Crewe Alexandra
clubnumber = 6
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1999-2001
2001-2003
2003-2004
2004-2006
2006-
1999-
clubs = Toulouse
Oldham Athletic
Rotherham United
Notts County
Crewe Alexandra
Total
caps(goals) = 21 (0)
44 (3)
11 (0)
81 (11)
47 (1) 204 (15)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate =2007 -09-11
ntupdate =Julien Baudet (born
13 January 1979 inGrenoble ) is a French professionalfootball (soccer) player, currently with English League One club Crewe Alexandra, he is also the captain of the club and wears the number 6 shirt.Although excelling as a skier in his youth, Baudet chose to concentrate at football, beginning his career with
Toulouse FC in France, where he spent two years, clocking up 21 league appearances.In 2001 Baudet moved to Oldham Athletic in the third tier in England on a free transfer. Spending two years at Oldham, he made 44 league appearances, scoring his first goal on
2002-04-20 against QPR.After a free transfer in summer 2003 to Rotherham United in the second tier, Baudet played 11 times in the league before a free transfer to Notts County in
Football League Two , where he spent two seasons as a regular starter and became club captain.In July 2006, Baudet moved on yet another free transfer - to Crewe Alexandra, he has improved his game a great deal under the guidance of Steve Holland and Dario Gradi and is now the club captain after the retirement of Neil Cox. He scored his first goal for The Railway Men away at Carlisle were they eventually won the game 2-0. Since his arrival he has become a fans favourite and a vital part of the whole team including defence and attack, he is known as "the beast" by Crewe fans for his strong bustling presence. He contributes to attack with spectacular long range free-kicks.
The Frenchman was voted the Fans' Player of the Year for the 2007-08 season, Baudet commented, with typical understatement, that he was "relatively pleased" with the way he played over the year and that "like all footballers you do have good and bad days, but I think I have been fairly consistent in what has proved to be a disappointing season for the club", referring to Crewe's relegation battle to stay in League One. [cite news |title=Great Honour For Baudet |url=http://www.crewealex.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10414~1307577,00.html |publisher=Official fc|Crewe Alexandra Website |date=2008-05-07 |accessdate=2008-05-08 ]
External links
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* [http://www.crewealex.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Squad/first_team_profiles/0,,10414~21765,00.html Profile on Crewe's official website]References
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