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Trail: "A little nod to the derby" ... Four former footballers from OL and ASSE take on SaintéLyon

2022-12-03T14:20:21.806Z


Former Lyon and Saint-Etienne footballers Sidney Govou, Loïc Perrin, Jérémy Clément and François Clerc will compete together, in the


Sidney Govou and Loïc Perrin in the same jersey, that could not possibly happen in football.

Both identified as symbols of OL and ASSE, they answered the call of their ex-partner Jérémy Clément.

With François Clerc, they will cover a total of 78 kilometers in the Monts du Lyonnais: 17 for Perrin, 14 for Clerc, 24 for Clément and 23 for Govou.

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Trained at Les Gones and passed by the Greens between 2011 and 2017, Jérémy Clément is at the initiative of this project: “I participated in the Paris marathon in April.

Having played at PSG, I thought it was consistent.

For a Rhônalpin, the SaintéLyon is a very famous event.

“The former defensive midfielder, who was known to swallow without counting the kilometers, continues:” As I evolved in the two clubs, I thought it would be nice to try to do this race.

The organizers encouraged me to find other soccer players.

I wrote immediately to Sidney, Loïc and François to tell them that they had a race on December 3 and that they had no choice!

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"Sidney will finish the job, he's a goalscorer, that's his job"

Sidney Govou laughs at the anecdote, a little less at what awaits him.

The former right winger will be in charge of the last section in the early morning, 23 kilometers long between Soucieu-en-Jarrest and Lyon.

Jérémy Clément laughs: "Sidney will finish the job, he's a scorer, it's his job".

Not really a huge fan of running, the former striker is betting everything on his mind: “My former physical trainer, Guillaume Tora, gave me a great program to follow.

I just stuck it on the fridge... But I'll try to hold on.

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Departure attendant at 11:30 p.m. not far from the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium, Loïc Perrin will no doubt take the opportunity to try to clear his mind at the heart of a season in the hell of Ligue 2 for ASSE, of which he is the sports coordinator.

Suffering from the knee, he is not in the best physical condition, like François Clerc also diminished by some chronic pain: “High-level sport leaves physical traces, explains Jérémy Clément.

But the top athlete is also driven by an exceptional mind.

I don't worry and then you still have to put the merit into perspective: some do it entirely!

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Beyond the desire to live "a unique experience in a race unlike any other" in the midst of 17,000 runners, including the coach of the French road cycling team Thomas Voeckler, the four former Lyonnais footballers and Saint-Etienne residents are delighted to run in the same team: “It's a little nod to the derby, jokes Jérémy Clément.

These matches made us vibrate so much during our career.

As there is unfortunately no derby this year, we pay him a little tribute by running together, it really makes sense.

“Even more when we know that it is also for the four men to offer funds to the association Huntington Avenir, which fights against neurodegenerative diseases.

Source: leparis

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