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Aymeric Jeanneau (born 10 October 1978) is a French professional
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. He is a 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) tall
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.


Biography

He started his career at
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before joining the centre of excellence at
Cholet Basket Cholet Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Cholet, France. The club plays in the LNB Pro A. Their home arena is La Meilleraie. Established in 1975, Cholet won its first French championship in the 2009–10 season. In 1998 and ...
. He stayed at Cholet for a long time, under the management of
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, whom he followed to
STB Le Havre Saint Thomas Basket Le Havre or simply STB Le Havre is a basketball club based in city of Le Havre, France that plays in the Pro B division of the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB). Their home arena is Dock Océane.Allen Mack Jr. JPMorgan * R ...
and SIG. Jeanneau won the French Championship title with SIG in 2004/2005. Aymeric then had the chance to play in the
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with the Strasbourg team in the 2005/2006 season. At the end of this season, he decided to leave SIG to move to
ASVEL ASVEL Basket, currently known as LDLC ASVEL for sponsorship reasons, is a French professional basketball team located in the commune of Villeurbanne, a suburb of Lyon, France. The club, which is the basketball section of the ASVEL multi-sports ...
where he rejoined
Laurent Foirest Laurent Foirest (born 18 September 1973) is a French professional basketball coach and former player who played at the small forward position. He is at a height of tall. He is current head coach for Metropolitans 92 of the LNB Pro A. He was indu ...
, his teammate at the
2006 FIBA World Championship The 2006 FIBA World Championship was the 15th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was hosted by Japan and held from 19 August to 3 September 2006. It was co-organised b ...
in Japan with the French team. The new Villeurbanne player was then announced as the reserve for
Tony Parker William Anthony Parker Jr. (born 17 May 1982) is a French-American former professional basketball player and majority owner of ASVEL Basket, LDLC ASVEL of the LNB Élite and the EuroLeague. The son of a basketball pro, Parker started his career ...
for
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in Spain. However, a meniscus injury after only a few days into the tournament meant that he missed the rest of the competition.


Honors

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French Championships The French Open (), also known as Roland-Garros (), is a tennis tournament organized by the French Tennis Federation annually at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. It is chronologically the second of the four Grand Slam tennis events eve ...
: 2005, 2009 *
Coupe de France The Coupe de France (), also known in English language, English as the French Cup or less commonly as the France Cup, is the premier Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in French football organised by the French Football Fed ...
: 1998, 1999, 2008 *
Match des champions : The Match des Champions, is an ice hockey competition in France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South A ...
: 2009 *
Semaine des As The Leaders Cup, sometimes referred to as the French Basketball League Cup and previously known as the Tourney des As Cup and Semaine des As Cup, is the annual national league cup competition for teams from the top-tier level of French profession ...
: 2010 * 39 caps for France (as of 11/06/2008). * 12th best passer in the history of proA (1172).


External links


Eurocup Profile
1978 births Living people Sportspeople from La Roche-sur-Yon French men's basketball players ASVEL Basket players Cholet Basket players STB Le Havre players SIG Strasbourg players 2006 FIBA World Championship players Point guards {{France-basketball-bio-stub