Sylvain Legwinski

Sylvain Legwinski

Personal information
Date of birth	(1973-10-06) 6 October 1973
Place of birth	Clermont-Ferrand, France
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1999	Monaco	135	(13)
1999–2001	Bordeaux	49	(2)
2001–2006	Fulham	128	(8)
2006–2008	Ipswich Town	47	(7)
2009	St Neots Town	2	(0)
Total		361	(30)
International career
1996	France U21/Olympic	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sylvain Legwinski (born 6 October 1973 in Clermont-Ferrand) is a retired French footballer, who played as a midfielder. He is now assistant coach at AS Monaco in France

Having made a name for himself at AS Monaco, he played seven years of his professional career in England, collecting more than 200 official appearances for Fulham and Ipswich Town.

Club career

The son of a basketball player with Polish descent who settled at Vichy, Legwinski joined AS Monaco FC's youth system at 18, as Arsène Wenger was the main squad's manager, giving the player his first team debuts shortly after. He developed into a midfield force under Jean Tigana's guidance, scoring nine league goals in 1996–97, as Monaco won the national title.

After two seasons and four games into 2001–02 with FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Legwinski rejoined Tigana at Fulham. At the beginning of the 2006–07 season, new Fulham boss Chris Coleman made it clear that Legwinski did not fit into the side's future plans and, in August 2006, following a successful trial with Ipswich Town, the player signed a two-year contract.

In his first year at the club, Legwinksi won the supporter's and manager's Player of the Year Award for 2006–07, netting five league goals. During the campaign, he became the only Ipswich player to have scored against all East Anglian opposition during one season (Norwich City, Colchester United, Southend United and Luton Town).

However, Legwinski found himself out of the picture for much of the following season, still managing to find the net twice, in draws against Queen's Park Rangers and Burnley. Due to the team's extensive midfield, he was told he would not be offered a new contract and, as Town teammate Fabian Wilnis, started looking to the future, working towards his coaching badges.

In September 2008, Legwinski underwent an unsuccessful trial with Swedish team IFK Göteborg. Early in the following year, he had another tryout in the country, with Örgryte IS, which had just won promotion to the top flight.

In March 2009, Legwinski joined St Neots Town as a player/assistant manager, joining player-manager Steve Lomas. Shortly after, definitely retired, he moved to Crystal Palace as a youth coach. He is now assistant coach at AS Monaco in France.

International career

An under-21 international, Legwinski scored once in four matches for the 1996 Summer Olympics quarter-finalists.

Honours

• French League: 1996–97, 1999–2000

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
France			League		Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Europe		Total
1992-93	Monaco	French League	2	0	-		-		-		2	0
1993-94			0	0	-		-		-		0	0
1994-95			21	1	-		-		-		21	1
1995-96			29	2	-		-		1	0	30	2
1996-97			37	9	-		-		2	1	39	10
1997-98			22	0	-		-		2	0	24	0
1998-99			14	1	-		-		-		14	1
1999-00			10	0	-		-		2	1	12	1
1999-00	Bordeaux	French League	13	1	2	0	-		-		15	1
2000-01			32	1	-		-		4	0	36	1
2001-02			4	0	-		-		-		4	0
England			League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
2001-02	Fulham	Premier League	33	3	5	1	2	1	-		40	5
2002-03			35	4	3	0	-		12	2	50	6
2003-04			32	0	4	0	1	0	-		37	0
2004-05			15	1	5	0	2	0	-		22	1
2005-06			13	0	1	0	1	0	-		15	0
2006-07	Ipswich	Championship	32	5	4	0	-		-		36	5
2007-08			15	2	-		1	0	-		16	2
2008-09
Total	France		184	15	2	0	-		11	2	197	17
	England		175	15	22	1	7	1	12	2	216	19
Career total			359	30	24	1	7	1	23	4	413	36

External links

• Sylvain Legwinski – French League Stats at LFP.fr (French)
• Ipswich Town profile
• Sylvain Legwinski career statistics at Soccerbase