Jérémy Janot is a former football player, goalkeeper, whose main career took place in the French club Saint Etienne. Since 2014, she has been engaged in coaching.
Dossier
Jeremy Janot was born on October 11, 1977 in the city of Valenciennes (France). Nickname - Spider-Man. Game position - goalkeeper. Height 176 cm, weight 71 kg. Years of performances in big football - 1996 - 2013. Since 2015 he has been working as a coach in the club Firmini (French division PHR2). The main period of his football goalkeeper career Jérémy Janot spent in the team of Saint-Etienne. During the period of performances (1996 - 2012) he played 818 matches, in which he missed 355 goals. Since the spring of 2012, he was considered the goalkeeper of the Lorient team, in which he played 3 matches. Jeremy spent his last season at the Le Mans club (29 games, 45 goals).
Stages of a football career
Jérémy Janot is a pupil of the football school of the Valenciennes club. However, he could not play at least one match as part of his favorite team. The reason was the physical condition unsuitable for the goalkeeper position. His lack of growth (176 cm) was the limiting factor for the goalkeeper's career in this club. And Jeremy began to wait for offers from other teams.
In 1996, the club Saint-Etienne became interested in the young goalkeeper, playing in the second French division and solving the problem of returning to League 1. The task was successfully completed. The reliable game of the new goalkeeper of the club, which spent its first 14 fights in the main team, contributed to this to a large extent. But the joy of returning to the elite league was short-lived. The management of the club turned out to be guilty, having failed to figure out the passport data of several team players. When the fraud was uncovered, the club suffered penalties and tournament sanctions. “Saint-Etienne” lost seven points, which were not enough to maintain a “residence permit” in League 1. While the team was fighting for another return to the elite, Jérémy, who chose position number 1 for himself, became the club’s main goalkeeper.
Jérémy Janot, still a pupil of the Valenciennes Academy, was distinguished by persistence and perseverance in achieving his goal. Now, he simply could not miss the chance presented to him. Thanks to tireless training, he developed such qualities as jumping ability, plasticity, quick reaction, accurate game on the outputs, the ability to fight in his own penalty area. In addition, he also became an excellent showman, making dizzying jumps where the game situation does not require it. By the way, the game for the public among the fans is also respectful. And often it is indistinguishable from a goalkeeper save game demonstration. Even Jeremy Janot missed goals beautifully, making inconceivable, slightly belated flights and spectacular, but not always effective pirouettes.
It is worth noting that in different years such famous goalkeepers as Schumacher, Barthez, Pfaff, Chilavert, Igitta and many others were engaged in clowning with elements of fopping on the football field.
In the 2003/2004 season, “Saint-Etienne” won the right to play among the strongest clubs in the championship of France, where he remains to this day. And a huge merit of the goalkeeper of the club Jeremy Janot. It is important to note that, being at the very peak of his career, he had a sufficient number of invitations from the most famous European teams. But the goalkeeper has always remained faithful to the club for a long 16 years. Only at the very end of his playing career did he play a year on loan for Lorient.
Jeremy was finishing his football career with the Le Mans team, where he moved in the fall of 2012. The contract, concluded for three years, was interrupted as early as next summer in connection with the bankruptcy of the club. There was an opportunity to play a little in the USA, but the footballer, who defied stereotypes at one time, decided to hang goalkeeper gloves on a nail.
French Spider-Man
Jeremy Janot was distinguished not only by spectacular saves, but also by the design of bright goalkeeper armor. Unlike most goalkeepers wearing a club sweater, he personally took part in the design of his uniform, shocking the audience with various images. Once he appeared on the football field in the costume of Spider-Man. The delight in the stands knew no bounds. This performance took place before the match between the teams of Saint-Etienne and Istres. Photos goalkeeper posted on the front pages of sports publications. A particularly beautiful photo was printed by the journal Football. France was in euphoria, and Jérémy himself received the lifelong nickname of the famous movie character.
Exposing Sensation
Sometimes, a fan, evaluating the playing career of the famous goalkeeper “Saint-Etienne”, asks the question: “But what kind of goalkeeper was Jérémy Jeanot? “How many goals have you missed during your career if, according to rumors, he had a playing time period when he kept the gates locked for a year?” In general, there are legends that a certain French team had a goalkeeper who did not concede goals at all, or, in extreme cases, very few. Of interest were issues related to the lack of a goalkeeper's calls to the national team of France.
The answer to the first question is quite simple. The number of goals conceded can be found in many informational reports. Now about the duration of the “dry” goalie series. Here it is necessary to take into account not a temporary, but a competitive process. Indeed, Janot did not miss from November 6, 2004 to September 21, 2005. This is almost 10 months, or 1534 game minutes, or 17 rounds of the championship. The result is solid, but not a record.
Regarding invitations to the national team, not every coach will look for good from good, having in their location world-class goalkeepers. And besides, the notorious 176 cm of growth also played a role.
Coaching career
The coaching career of Jeremy Janot is very short in order to draw any definite conclusions. In 2014, he began work with the U-19 Villard youth team. Since 2015, Janot has been acting as a coach at the Firmini club, which plays in one of the lower leagues of the French championship.