Alexandre Barthe
Alexandre Barthe (born 5 March 1986) is a French former footballer who played as a defender. He has won the Bulgarian league championship on six occasions in a row (2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, and 2015–16).[1]
| Barthe with Litex Lovech in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexandre Jean-Luc Barthe | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Avignon, France | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Saint-Étienne | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Saint-Étienne B | 42 | (2) |
| 2006–2008 | Rodez AF | 70 | (7) |
| 2008–2011 | Litex Lovech | 72 | (5) |
| 2011–2015 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 73 | (8) |
| 2015–2016 | Grasshoppers | 11 | (0) |
| 2017 | Universitatea Craiova | 15 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | CSKA Sofia | 16 | (1) |
| Total | 299 | (23) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 August 2019 | |||
Career edit
Barthe started his club career with Saint-Étienne, representing however only its B-team. In 2006, he joined Rodez AF and helped the team to gain promotion to Championnat National during a 2006–07 season.
Litex Lovech edit
On 11 July 2008, Barthe signed a four-year contract with Bulgarian side Litex Lovech after impressing during a short trial period.[2] He made his debut in a 3–0 away win over Slavia Sofia on 9 August, playing full 90 minutes.[3] During his three years at Lovech Stadium, he scored 5 goals in 72 matches in the league. Barthe collected a host of honours in his Litex career, as a two consecutive A Group titles, the Bulgarian Cup and the Bulgarian Supercup.
Ludogorets Razgrad edit
On 30 July 2011, Barthe joined Ludogorets Razgrad, signing a two-year contract.[4] During the 2011–12 A PFG season, he formed a partnership with Ľubomír Guldan in the centre of defence and became an established first team player. In his first full season playing for Ludogorets, Barthe made 29 appearances in the A Group and ended the season winning his third consecutive league medal in Bulgaria and first with Ludogorets.l
On 13 January 2013, Barthe signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him at Ludogorets until 2015.[5]
On 13 March 2014, Barthe suffered a severe injury in a game against Valencia of the Europa League.[6] He was out for two months and made his return to the pitch in Ludogorets's away match at Levski Sofia on 11 May. At the end of the season, Barthe became the first foreign player to win five consecutive A PFG titles, as Ludogorets clinched their third championship in a row.[7] He won a 6th title in succession in mid May 2015.
Grasshopper Club Zürich edit
On 12 June 2015, Barthe signed a three-year contract with the Swiss record champion Grasshopper Club Zürich.
CSKA Sofia edit
On 1 September 2017, Barthe signed with Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia.[8]
On 8 September 2017, Barthe made his debut for CSKA Sofia in 3 – 0 home win against Vereya (Stara Zagora), making an appearance in the 85-th minute, replacing Nikolay Bodurov. He left the club at the end of the 2017–18 season.[9]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Saint-Étienne B | 2003–04 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2005–06 | 29 | 2 | — | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| Total | 42 | 2 | — | — | 42 | 2 | |||
| Rodez AF | 2006–07 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | 37 | 8 | |
| 2007–08 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | ||
| Total | 70 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | 75 | 9 | ||
| Litex Lovech | 2008–09 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
| 2010–11 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 3 | |
| Total | 72 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 89 | 5 | |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2011–12 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 32 | 3 | |
| 2012–13 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
| 2013–14 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
| Total | 73 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 99 | 10 | |
| Grasshopper Club Zürich | 2015–16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| 2016−17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| CS Universitatea Craiova | 2016−17 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| 2017−18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| CSKA Sofia | 2017–18 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |
| Total | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| Career Total | 299 | 23 | 30 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 352 | 27 | |
Honours edit
- Litex Lovech
- Bulgarian A Group. (2): 2009–10, 2010–11
- Bulgarian Cup. (1): 2008–09
- Bulgarian Supercup. (1): 2010
- Ludogorets Razgrad
- Bulgarian A Group. (4): 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
- Bulgarian Cup. (2): 2011–12, 2013–14
- Bulgarian Supercup. (2): 2012, 2014
References edit
- ^ ALEXANDRE BARTHE : « ON ME PARLE TOUJOURS DE FRANCE/BULGARIE 93 » sofoot.com
- ^ "Барт подписа с Литекс за 4 години" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 11 July 2008.
- ^ "Славия 0–3 Литекс" (in Bulgarian). sporta.bg. 9 August 2008.
- ^ . ludogorets.com. 30 July 2011. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012.
- ^ "Александър Барт преподписа с Лудогорец" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 13 January 2013.
- ^ "Удар по Лудогорец! Барт с тежка контузия" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. 15 March 2014.
- ^ Феноменът Барт (Sportal.bg, May 9, 2014) (in Bulgarian)
- ^ "Шесткратен шампион подписа с ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 1 September 2017.
- ^ "ЦСКА се раздели с петима футболисти" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 7 June 2018.
- ^ a b Alexandre Barthe at Soccerway
- ^ a b Alexandre Barthe at FootballDatabase.eu
- ^ "Alexandre Barthe profile". anciensverts. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
External links edit
- Alexandre Barthe at Soccerway
- Alexandre Barthe at FootballDatabase.eu
- Alexandre Barthe at WorldFootball.net