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Football: The top French scorer in Europe started in ... Beauvais!

2020-12-20T18:58:49.159Z


Mathias Coureur, striker for Bulgarian club Varna, is the Frenchman who has scored the most goals since the start of the season. He launched his


He is currently the most prolific French scorer in Europe.

Mathias Coureur, striker for Bulgarian club Cherno More Varna, has already found the net 15 times, ahead of Parisian Kylian Mbappé (13 goals) or Madrilenian Karim Benzema (10 goals) who play this Sunday evening.

Unknown in France, the 32-year-old player only played in France for a few seasons at the start of his career.

And it was in Beauvais, in 2007-2008, that it all really started for him.

At the time, the Beauvaisian club was a resident of National, but it was rather with the status of reservist that the child of Sucy-en-Brie (Val-de-Marne) landed in the Oise, from the categories young people from Créteil.

He had previously studied at the Le Havre training center in the company of Yacoub Yassine, the current coach of Chantilly (N 3), whom he will then meet at Beauvais.

"I consider him a brother," confides the Cantilien coach, still in contact with Coureur.

He had a crazy talent.

He also had a strong character, and could suffer from blood lashes.

But he had a very good background, was endearing and everyone, the coaches in particular, had a lot of affection for him.

"

In Beauvais, Mathias Coureur quickly knocked on the door of the pennant team.

He plays 21 National matches and scores 4 times until January.

“We quickly understood that this player had something, breathes Jean-Charles Baeckelandt, the reserve coach at the time, who had spotted him during a detection in June 2007. He had great technical and technical qualities. elimination, a faculty to play forward.

In a few months, he became an indisputable holder with the first.

And even at that level, he was above it.

"

Revealed against Marseille in the Coupe de France

“He was a guy who did not take the lead at all, who took things as they came, continues Rachid Jhouri, his former teammate in reserve, now technical director at Creil (R 2).

Even before the game against Marseille, he felt no pressure.

And it is this meeting against OM, on January 5, 2008 in the 32nd final of the Coupe de France, which will change the trajectory of the Rider.

If AS Beauvais tilts without surprise (0-2), the native of Fort-de-France (Martinique) marks part of his imprint.

“He had been twirling on his side, remembers Nacime Rahoui, communications officer for ASBO, present in the spans of the Pierre-Brisson stadium that day.

There is in particular an action where the Marseille defender Laurent Bonnart had his ass on the ground

(sic)

after his passing of legs.

He quickly became the darling in Beauvais.

He did not stay long, but he made an impression.

This summer, I always did a little teasing before announcing the rookies, and many supporters demanded the return of Mathias Coureur.

"

On the strength of his performance against OM, the striker is in demand by several professional clubs.

His choice finally fell on FC Nantes, then in Ligue 2. “This meeting against Marseille was the big trigger, confirms his friend Yacoub Yassine.

He had an extraordinary match, Steve Mandanda congratulated him and told him that it could be a springboard for him.

I remember after the game, we got home together and my wipers broke

(smile)

.

We waited 45 minutes on the emergency lane overnight.

It was difficult to say that a little earlier, he had put the broth to the Olympique de Marseille… Yet that's where it changed.

"

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But, during the two and a half years spent in Nantes, Mathias Coureur failed to win.

"I may not have been able to take my chance, but the wrongs were shared," confided the person in our columns on November 4.

A tortuous and atypical journey abroad followed, which took him to Spain, Georgia, Kazakhstan, South Korea and finally Bulgaria.

In the Balkans, the French have become an idol.

"I am happy for him because he is a guy with a strong heart," concludes Yassine.

Today, he finally has the recognition he deserves, both as a player and as a man… ”

Source: leparis

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