Julien Baudet (born 13 January 1979) is a French

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and current manager.

Club career

Europe

Although excelling as a

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in his youth, Baudet chose to concentrate on football, beginning his career with

Toulouse FC Toulouse Football Club () is a French professional association football, football club based in Toulouse. The club was founded in 1970 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the first division of Football in France, French football. Toulouse plays it ...

in France, where he spent two years, clocking up 21 league appearances. In 2001 Baudet moved to

Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional association football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. As of the 2025–26 EFL League Two, 2025–26 season, the team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the Eng ...

in the third tier in England on a free transfer. Spending two years at Oldham, he made 44 league appearances, scoring his first goal on 20 April 2002 against

Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional association football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English f ...

. After a free transfer in summer 2003 to

Rotherham United Rotherham United Football Club, nicknamed The Millers, is a professional association football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The team plays in EFL League One, the third tier of English football, after suffering relegation fr ...

in the second tier, Baudet played 11 times in the league before a free transfer to

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, where he spent two seasons as a regular starter and became club captain. In July 2006, Baudet moved on yet another free transfer – to

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, England. Its first team competes in League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' ...

– where he improved his game a great deal under the guidance of Steve Holland and

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, becoming the club captain after the retirement of

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. He scored his first goal away at

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, and became quickly became a fans favourite and a vital part of the whole team including defence and attack. He was known as "the beast" by Crewe fans for his strong bustling presence and his contributions to the attack with spectacular long range free-kicks. After being voted the Fans' Player of the Year for the 2007–08 season, Baudet commented, with typical understatement, that he was "relatively pleased" with the way he played over the year and that "like all footballers you do have good and bad days, but I think I have been fairly consistent in what has proved to be a disappointing season for the club", referring to Crewe's relegation battle to stay in League One.

North America

On 17 April 2009, Baudet reported that he would transfer at the end of the 2008–09 season to the

Colorado Rapids The Colorado Rapids are an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Denver metropolitan area. The Rapids compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. Founded in ...

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. On 25 July 2009 Baudet made his competitive home debut for Colorado Rapids, breaking his arm in the first half after landing awkwardly on it. Baudet received a yellow card for the reckless challenge which resulted in the broken arm. Colorado eventually won the game 4–0 over

New York Red Bulls The New York Red Bulls are an American professional association football, soccer club based in the New York metropolitan area. The Red Bulls compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conferenc ...

. Upon his return from injury on 30 August 2009, Baudet came on as a substitute and opened his account with the Rapids, scoring the only goal in a 1–0 win over

Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo Football Club is an American professional soccer club based in Houston. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Established on December 15, 2005, the club was founded after their fo ...

. After winning the

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with Colorado, Baudet was traded to

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, along with teammate Danny Earls, on 22 November 2010.

Celtic trial

On 7 February 2011, Baudet featured in a

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XI who faced the

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team

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at the

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in Dublin. He played the full 90 minutes as Celtic ran out 2–0 winners, with goals from

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and

Graham Carey Graham Carey (born 20 May 1989) is an Irish professional footballer for side Livingston. He plays as a left sided attacking midfielder. Carey joined Celtic in 2005 from Shelbourne's youth team and made his Celtic debut in 2009 against Rapid Vi ...

GF38

Baudet played his first match with

Grenoble Foot 38 Grenoble Foot 38, commonly referred to as simply Grenoble or GF38, is a Football in France, French association football club based in Grenoble. The club plays its home matches at the Stade des Alpes, a sports complex based in the heart of the c ...

of the

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or CFA, the fourth level of French football, on 21 July 2012. Baudet expressed excitement for the opportunity to play for his hometown team.

Coaching career

After failing to earn a contract with Celtic, Baudet returned to England and began the process of obtaining a

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in coaching. On 19 June 2011, he was named manager of French amateur club AC Seyssinet. The club currently plays in the Division d'Honneur Régionale, the seventh division of French football.

Honours

Colorado Rapids

Eastern Conference Championship (1):

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MLS Cup (1):

References

External links

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Profile on Crewe's official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baudet, Julien 1979 births Footballers from Grenoble Living people Men's association football defenders French men's footballers French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in the United States Toulouse FC players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Notts County F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Colorado Rapids players Ligue 1 players English Football League players Major League Soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States French football managers