Pascal Zaremba

Pascal Zaremba (born 2 September 1959) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre-back and defensive midfielder.

Pascal Zaremba
Zaremba with Paris Saint-Germain
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-09-02) 2 September 1959 (age 64)[1]
Place of birthFresnes-sur-Escaut, France
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Youth career
1971–1977Fresnes-sur-Escaut
1977–1978Valenciennes
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1978–1982Valenciennes73(17)
1982–1984Paris Saint-Germain59(10)
1984–1986Lens72(7)
1986–1987Le Havre31(2)
1987–1989Nancy66(2)
1989–1990Vieux-Condé Foot
1990–1993Beauvais94(4)
1993–1994Valenciennes15(0)
Total410+(42+)
International career
France U21
France B
Managerial career
1997Valenciennes U17
1998Valenciennes B (assistant)
1998–2001Valenciennes (assistant)
2001–2003Valenciennes B (assistant)
Valenciennes B (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

A youth graduate of Valenciennes, Zaremba was a versatile centre-back and defensive midfielder in his playing days.[2] He notably scored from a free-kick in the 1983 Coupe de France final for Paris Saint-Germain in a 3–2 win over Nantes.[3]

International career

Zaremba was a U21 international for France. He also played for the France B team.[4]

Managerial career

Zaremba retired from football in 1994. He initially went to coach children in the Valenciennes youth academy before becoming the U17 team's coach in 1997. He stayed in this role from only July to December 1997, and became the assistant manager for the Valenciennes B team in January 1998.[4]

In June 1998, Zaremba left his role as B team assistant to become assistant for the senior A team of the club. In 2001, he returned to the B team as assistant coach.[4]

Personal life

Pascal's older brother Bruno was also a footballer.[5]

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

References