Bertrand Marcel Laquait (born 13 April 1977) is a French retired professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

Vichy Vichy (, ; ) is a city in the central French department of Allier. Located on the Allier river, it is a major spa and resort town and during World War II was the capital of Vichy France. As of 2021, Vichy has a population of 25,789. Known f ...

, Laquait started his professional career with

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, appearing in only two matches in his first year in a final promotion to

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and adding five the next season. He was first-choice the following two campaigns, the last one spent in the second division. In summer 2002, Laquait joined

R. Charleroi S.C. Royal Charleroi Sporting Club, often simply known as Charleroi or Sporting Charleroi, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Charleroi, in the province of Hainaut. Charleroi plays in the Belgian Pro League. Their current ...

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, starting for the '' Zèbres'' from his second season onwards. On 21 December 2003 he scored from his goal against R.A.E.C. Mons, and was nominated for the campaign's ''Belgian Goalkeeper of the Year'' award, eventually losing to

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of R.A.A. Louviéroise. Laquait spent 2006–07 on loan to

Recreativo de Huelva Real Club Recreativo de Huelva, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Huelva, Andalucia, Spain. Founded on 23 December 1889, they are the oldest football club in Spain, and currently play in , holding home ...

in Spain, making his

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debut on 14 October 2006 in a 1–2 away loss against

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(45 minutes played). He played understudy to Javier López Vallejo during the season, and failed to appear in the league for Charleroi upon his return, leaving the club in June 2009. Aged 32, Laquait returned to his country and signed for Thonon Évian F.C. of

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, being first-choice as the team achieved two consecutive promotions. On 1 October 2011 he played his first match in the top flight in more than 11 years, a 1–1 draw at his first professional team Nancy where he was named

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Laquait, Bertrand 1977 births Living people Sportspeople from Vichy Footballers from Allier French men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players AS Nancy Lorraine players Thonon Evian Grand Genève FC players Valenciennes FC players Belgian Pro League players Royal Charleroi S.C. players La Liga players Recreativo de Huelva players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Spain French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in Spain