Nicknamed PAF after his initials, Frau was born on 15 April 1980 in Montbéliard, France, where he became a young find of his hometown club FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, and it was there he got his first opportunity to play in the France national league.
After completing what would have been a prospective move to Lyon from Montbéliard, he found his playing time in the 2004–05 season hampered by the presence of other established frontmen like Sylvain Wiltord, Nilmar and later, John Carew. Realising that it was a World Cup year with a slim chance to catch the attention of national coach Raymond Domenech, Frau secured a half-season loan to RC Lens, but failed to make the cut to the final France squad. Frau was called up to the senior France squad by Raymond Domenech in August 2004 but did not make it off the bench.[1] For the following season, RC Lens wanted to keep him in Lens, but Frau preferred a move to Paris Saint-Germain. The transfer fee was not disclosed, but Olympique Lyonnais priced the striker at £4 million.
On 1 January 2008, Frau signed a three-and-a-half year deal with Lille and was given the shirt number 17.
Frau is known as one of the more famous players at his hometown club FC Sochaux-Montbéliard.
^"Zidane quits French national team". cnn.com. 12 August 2004. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
^"France Coupe de la Ligue 2003/04". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
External linksEdit
Pierre-Alain Frau at L'Équipe Football (in French)
Pierre-Alain Frau at WorldFootball.net
Profile and pictures of Frau (in French)
October 17, 2023
pierre, alain, frau, born, april, 1980, french, former, professional, footballer, played, striker, winger, sochaux, spells, lyon, lens, paris, saint, germain, lille, caen, france, wakrah, frau, 2009personal, informationdate, birth, 1980, april, 1980, place, bi. Pierre Alain Frau born 15 April 1980 is a French former professional footballer He played as a striker or winger for Sochaux two spells Lyon Lens Paris Saint Germain Lille and Caen in France and for Al Wakrah Pierre Alain FrauFrau in 2009Personal informationDate of birth 1980 04 15 15 April 1980 age 43 Place of birthMontbeliard FranceHeight1 75 m 5 ft 9 in Position s Striker wingerSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1997 2004Sochaux207 75 2004 2006Lyon51 9 2005 2006 Lens loan 24 6 2006 2008Paris Saint Germain49 7 2008 2011Lille119 29 2011 2012Caen32 6 2012 2013Al Wakrah20 5 2013 2014Sochaux7 0 Total509 137 International career2001 2002France U218 3 Managerial career2023 SochauxMedal record Men s footballRepresenting FranceUEFA European Under 21 ChampionshipRunner up 2002 Switzerland Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Career 2 Honors 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditNicknamed PAF after his initials Frau was born on 15 April 1980 in Montbeliard France where he became a young find of his hometown club FC Sochaux Montbeliard and it was there he got his first opportunity to play in the France national league After completing what would have been a prospective move to Lyon from Montbeliard he found his playing time in the 2004 05 season hampered by the presence of other established frontmen like Sylvain Wiltord Nilmar and later John Carew Realising that it was a World Cup year with a slim chance to catch the attention of national coach Raymond Domenech Frau secured a half season loan to RC Lens but failed to make the cut to the final France squad Frau was called up to the senior France squad by Raymond Domenech in August 2004 but did not make it off the bench 1 For the following season RC Lens wanted to keep him in Lens but Frau preferred a move to Paris Saint Germain The transfer fee was not disclosed but Olympique Lyonnais priced the striker at 4 million On 1 January 2008 Frau signed a three and a half year deal with Lille and was given the shirt number 17 Frau is known as one of the more famous players at his hometown club FC Sochaux Montbeliard Honors EditSochaux Coupe de la Ligue 2003 04 2 Ligue 2 2000 01Lyon Ligue 1 2004 05 Trophee des Champions 2004 2005Lille Ligue 1 2010 11 Coupe de France 2010 11References Edit Zidane quits French national team cnn com 12 August 2004 Retrieved 20 October 2016 France Coupe de la Ligue 2003 04 RSSSF Retrieved 7 January 2020 External links EditPierre Alain Frau at L Equipe Football in French Pierre Alain Frau at WorldFootball net Profile and pictures of Frau in French Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pierre Alain Frau amp oldid 1164800525, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
