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Pascal Chimbonda (born 21 February 1979) is a French
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coach and professional player who most recently was the player-manager of English non-league club
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. Chimbonda, a
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, began his professional career in 1998 with
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, where he featured over 100 times combined for the club's first team and B team before moving to
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in 2003. In 2005, he moved to
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club
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for their debut season in the top flight. He earned a place in that season's Premier League Team of the Year, but on the last day of the 2005–06 season, he handed in a transfer request. He was subsequently signed by
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that summer. After two seasons with Spurs he later moved on to fellow Premier League club
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before briefly returning to Spurs in 2009. In the summer of 2009, he signed for
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, where he remained until 2011, when he joined
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club
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. During the 2011–12 season, he was one of a number of former Premier League players who played for
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, but he went on to be released at the end of the season. Having remained without a club for the following year, Chimbonda dropped down six leagues to sign non-contract terms with Market Drayton Town, remaining with them only briefly before joining Carlisle. He retired following a short stint with
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. In 2017, he came out of retirement and spent two spells with English
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sides
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and Ashton Town. Despite initially playing his international football for
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, Chimbonda went on to be selected for the
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squad for the
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. He was an unused substitute in each of France's matches, including the final, in which they lost on a penalty shoot-out to
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. His only France cap came in a World Cup warm-up match against
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. Chimbonda agreed to manage Skelmersdale United in October 2023. In January 2024, Chimbonda was registered as a player for Skelmersdale United, following a three-match touchline ban by the FA. He was relieved of his duties on 4 May 2024, after Skelmersdale United was relegated.


Club career


Early career

Chimbonda was born in
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, Guadeloupe. He began his career at
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in France in 1999, making his debut against
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on 29 April 2000. He spent four years with the club, until Le Havre were relegated to
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, when he transferred to
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. During his stay at Bastia, Chimbonda received racist taunts from his own fans after a heavy loss against
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; this may have contributed to his leaving the club. However, his former teammates at Bastia firmly denied Chimbonda's accusations of racism. After Bastia were relegated in July 2005, he left the club, turning down an offer from
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, and moved to
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for £500,000 on a three-year contract. He cited the fact that he was "ready for a new challenge and coming to Wigan is the perfect opportunity to test myself against the best players in the world" as the reason for selecting Wigan Athletic.


Wigan Athletic

After signing for
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, Chimbonda was one of the stars of the Latics' first ever season in the Premier League. He played 44 times for the club in all competitions and featured in all but one game of the 2005–06 Premier League season. He scored two goals for the club, both in the 2005–06 season, in consecutive league games against Fulham and Portsmouth. After a hugely successful first season in English football, Chimbonda was named in the
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for the 2005–06 season, having been voted as best right back in the Premiership, ahead of
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,
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and
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. Whilst at Wigan he started in the
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. He was linked with a move to a range of clubs and was subject to an offer from
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based on a clause in his contract that allowed him to switch clubs for an offer of £1 million – which was subsequently renegotiated and removed. On the final day of the 2005–06 season, he handed in a transfer request after Wigan lost 4–2 to Arsenal in the final game played at Arsenal's old
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ground, only six months after renegotiating his contract for a further four years. This riled the Wigan management, who set a high price – higher than many prospective buyers were willing to pay – and informed Chimbonda that he could "play in the reserves until his contract is over", if he was not bought.
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replied with a £2 million transfer offer and then a £3 million offer; however, both were rejected, as Wigan had stated that any offers below £6 million would not be accepted, despite previously stating that, according to his agent
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, "they wouldn't step in the player's way if a top club came in for him". Further, according to McKay, £3 million "was a terrific offer", and Chimbonda was still hopeful of a move to Tottenham. Chimbonda has stated that "moving to Tottenham will help me take the next step forward", and has called Wigan a "stepping stone". West Ham also made a bid, reportedly £4 million, for the player, though this was also turned down because it fell short of the asking price. He made his last appearance for Wigan on 26 August 2006 in a win against
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as a substitute. He replaced
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in the 79th minute, Heskey having scored the winning goal earlier. He eventually joined Tottenham on transfer deadline day, 31 August 2006, after a summer of negotiations.


Tottenham Hotspur

On 31 August 2006,
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accepted a bid from Tottenham Hotspur of £4.5 million, with the transfer being completed just before midnight. He made his Tottenham debut against
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on 9 September 2006. Chimbonda played in a 2–1 victory over Chelsea in which it later transpired he had played on with knee ligament damage resulting from a strong challenge by
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in the opening minutes of the game. Tottenham manager
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singled out Chimbonda after the match as the best example of the players' spirit and character that day. However, on 14 January 2007 Chimbonda was involved in a controversial incident in his team's match against
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when he slapped
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in the face with his glove; an incident that provoked a skirmish between the members of the two teams. He scored the equaliser, and his first goal for Tottenham on 20 January 2007 in the 1–1 draw with
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. He started for Spurs in the 2008 Football League Cup Final victory over Chelsea. On 12 March 2008, he missed an important penalty kick in a
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, following a series of penalties at the end of the match with
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in the
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. PSV went to the next round (quarter finals) and Tottenham were knocked out.


Sunderland

On 26 July 2008, Chimbonda signed for
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, joining up with former teammates
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and Steed Malbranque.


Return to Tottenham Hotspur

On 26 January 2009, Chimbonda underwent a medical at Tottenham Hotspur ahead of a proposed return to
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and the deal was completed the following day. Sunderland manager
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declined to reveal the fee, although it is thought that Sunderland would recoup what they originally paid for Chimbonda, somewhere around the £3 million mark. His second Tottenham debut came in a 3–2 defeat against
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on 31 January, where he set up Darren Bent to pull one back for Spurs, after coming on as a substitute. He was cup-tied for Spurs' appearance in the 2009 Football League Cup Final. During this second spell with Tottenham he appeared in 5 games in all competitions including playing in three league matches, and the other two matches he featured in were in the UEFA Cup.


Blackburn Rovers

On 27 August 2009, Chimbonda joined
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on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of £2.5 million. He made his debut against
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on 29 August, in the 0–0 draw. On 18 October 2009, Chimbonda scored his first goal for the club in the
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against Burnley at Ewood Park in the 3–2 victory. At the end of this season, Chimbonda made 29 appearances, and scored one goal in all competitions. In January 2011 Blackburn Rovers agreed to terminate Chimbonda's contract with immediate effect.


Queens Park Rangers

On 21 January 2011, Chimbonda signed for
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on a six-month contract, reportedly taking a 75% pay cut to join. Chimbonda made his debut against
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coming on as a substitute on the 73rd minute. On 21 April 2011 it was confirmed that Chimbonda was to be released by Queens Park Rangers and would not play for the club again after manager
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stated that the club was not prepared to offer him a long-term deal.


Doncaster Rovers

On 28 September 2011, Chimbonda signed a short-term deal with Championship club Doncaster Rovers. Upon signing for Rovers, Chimbonda joined his sixth English club, and became manager Dean Saunders' first signing at the club. He made his debut on 18 October, against
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, but five games later suffered an injury which kept him out for the rest of 2011. On 29 December, Chimbonda signed a new six-month contract at
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, meaning he would stay until the end of the season.


Later career

After leaving Doncaster Rovers at the end of the 2011–12 season, Chimbonda played no part in the following season. A move to Chicago Fire fell through, and he remained a free agent throughout the entire 2012–13 season. In July 2013 Chimbonda began training with
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side Market Drayton Town and played in the club's pre-season friendly with
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. He also played on trial for League One side
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. After failing to earn a deal with Tranmere, Chimbonda returned to Market Drayton on a non-contract basis, also announcing that he would play for free. On 18 October 2013, Chimbonda signed a three-month contract with League One side
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. On 1 October 2014, Chimbonda signed with French
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side
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. He was released in February 2015 having played four games in Ligue 2, scoring no goals and receiving three yellow cards. Chimbonda initially retired from playing following his release by Arles-Avignon. On 5 October 2017, Chimbonda came out of retirement and signed with non-league side
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. In January 2019, Chimbonda signed a one-month contract with Ashton Town of the North West Counties League Division One North. He made his Ashton Town debut in a 6–2 home victory over Bacup Borough. He left the club in March having made four appearances.


International career


Guadeloupe

In 2003, he played three matches for
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in the Caribbean qualifiers for the
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. In 2012, he represented Guadeloupe during qualifications to the
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(Second Round, Group 7), playing in games against Martinique, Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic.


France

Despite early concerns that he would not make
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's
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squad, he was selected on the quality of his performances for Wigan in the
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. During a World Cup warm-up
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, a 2–0 win against
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on 31 May 2006, he appeared amongst the substitutes, appearing briefly on the pitch in the final minutes of the game in the 87th minute for his debut. Chimbonda did not make an appearance during the 2006 World Cup, the cap against Denmark was his only appearance for the national side.


Managerial career

In October 2023, Chimbonda was appointed manager of non-league team
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. He said he wanted to be an inspiration to black managers. On 30 January 2024 having registered himself as a player earlier in the month Chimbonda made his debut for Skelmersdale United in a 2-2 home draw versus Charnock Richard FC in the North West Counties League Premier Division


Career statistics


Club


International


Honours

Wigan Athletic *
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runner-up: 2005–06 Tottenham Hotspur *Football League Cup: 2007–08 France *
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runner-up:
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Individual *
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: 2005–06 Premier League


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