Bryan Bergougnoux (; born 12 January 1983) is a French professional

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manager and former player. As a player, he was a

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Club career

Born in

Lyon Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...

, Bergougnoux began his career at his hometown club

, where he was formed at a young age. His debut for the club came in a 2–0 defeat to

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on 28 July 2001. After 36 games for Lyon, in which he scored four goals, he was sold to

Toulouse Toulouse (, ; ; ) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department and of the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania region. The city is on the banks of the Garonne, River Garonne, from ...

in 2005 for

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3.5 million, on a four-year deal. In August 2009, after his Toulouse contract had expired, he signed a three-year contract with

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of the Italian

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. On 26 January 2012, he officially became a player of the Cyprus club

AC Omonia Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia (; ''Athlitikós Sýllogos Omónoia Lefkosías''), commonly known as Omonia Nicosia, or simply Omonia (also Romanization of Greek, transliterated as Omonoia), is a Cyprus, Cypriot professional multi-sport club, esta ...

, with that club having the right to transfer him to Nicosia in June. In September 2012, Bergougnoux joined

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on a one-year contract with an option for two further seasons. In July 2017, he agreed a contract extension until summer 2019 with the club. In August 2018, Bergougnoux took up a dual role as player and coach at lower league side Thonon Evian.

International career

Bergougnoux was a member of the France U21, for which he played 21 games and scored 10 goals.

Honours

Lyon *

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: 2003–04, 2004–05 *

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

Omonia *

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: 2011–12 Thonon Evian *

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: 2021–22

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