- Jimmy Briand
Jimmy Briand (born August 2 1985 in Vitry-sur-Seine, France) is a French football player who plays as a forward. He currently plays for Stade Rennais, and has also played for the French national under-21 team in recent times. He won the Coupe Gambardella in 2003. He received his first call-up to the senior France National Team in May, 2007 for the June Euro qualifiers against Ukraine and Georgia. Briand is being tipped to be one of France's top strikers in the future, …
- Kim Källström
Kim Källström [kɪm 'ɕɛlˌstrœm] (born August 24, 1982 in Sandviken, Sweden) is a left-footed Swedish midfielder playing for the Swedish national team and Olympique Lyonnais. He has a powerful shot, which once knocked out his team-mate Andreas Isaksson during training prior to the 2006 World Cup. His nickname is "Kongo-Kim". He is also known for sporting a rather unique quiff.
- John Mensah
John 'Rock Of Gibraltar' Mensah (born November 29, 1982 in Obuasi, Ghana) is a Ghanaian International football player who plays for Rennes of French Ligue 1.
- Bruno Cheyrou
Bruno Cheyrou (born May 5, 1978 in Suresnes, France) is a professional football player for Rennes of the Ligue 1.
- Sébastien Puygrenier
Sébastien Puygrenier is a French football (soccer) player. A defender, he currently plays for AS Nancy. Starting his career at Stade Rennais, Puygrenier made his Ligue 1 debut in the 4-1 defeat at Lyon in 2003. He started the next two matches, but these proved to be his last games for the club before joining Nancy on loan for the 2003-04 season. After playing 27 games in Ligue 2 that season, Puygrenier spent a further season on loan at Nancy, …
- Erik Edman
Erik Edman (born November 11, 1978, in Huskvarna, Sweden) is a professional Swedish footballer, currently playing for Rennes in the French Ligue 1. Before coming to France, Edman played for Helsingborgs IF and AIK in Sweden, Karlsruher SC in Germany, SC Heerenveen in the Netherlands and Tottenham Hotspur in England. He joined Rennes on August 31, 2005, for an undisclosed amount. Edman came to the club with a huge amount of international experience, …
- Paul Le Guen
Paul Le Guen (born March 1, 1964 in Pencran, Brittany) is a former French international footballer and a football manager. He is currently the manager of Paris Saint-Germain. Le Guen had a successful managerial career in France, most notably leading Olympique Lyonnais to three consecutive Ligue 1 titles. He has also managed Rennes and had a brief spell at Rangers. During his playing career he enjoyed successful stays at FC Nantes and Paris St.
- Frédéric Piquionne
Frédéric Piquionne is a French football player who plays in the forward position, currently for AS Monaco in French Ligue 1. This "International Espoir" previously played for Golden Star (division of honor in Martinique), Nîmes Olympique (second division, 2000-2001) and Rennes (first division, 2001-2004). He is 1,88m tall, weighs 77kg and wears the number 9 shirt. His qualities are his speed and technique, but positioning, heading and tactical sense are his weak points.
- Mario Melchiot
Mario Melchiot (born November 4, 1976 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football defender who currently plays for Wigan Athletic in the English Premier League. Having been part of the youth system at Ajax Amsterdam, Melchiot played three seasons for the club, winning the Eredivisie in 1998 and the KNVB Cup in 1998 and 1999. He moved to Chelsea under the Bosman ruling in the summer of 1999, where he won the FA Cup in 2000.
- John Utaka
John Utaka (born January 8, 1982) is a Nigerian football player. He has played for several clubs across three continents, first for Arab Contractors and subsequently Ismaily of Egypt, then spending a season playing for Al Sadd of Qatar, before joining Racing Lens in France. He now plays for Portsmouth in England. He is able to play in all attacking positions, but prefers to lurk behind the forward as a shadow striker.
- Youssouf Hadji
Youssouf Hadji (born 25 February 1980 in Ifrane, Morocco) is a Moroccan footballer who plays as an attacker. He currently plays for AS Nancy-Lorraine in Ligue 1, the top football division in France. Hadji started his career at Nancy in Ligue 1 under the guidance of Laszlo Bölöni. Nancy were relegated to Ligue 2 in 2000, but Hadji remained loyal and played on for another three seasons.
- Julian Esteban
Julian Esteban (born September 16 , 1986 in Geneva ) is a Swiss - Spanish footballer , currently playing for Stade Rennais FC in France. He is also a Swiss under-21 international . He plays as a striker . Esteban was an academy product of his hometown club Servette FC . He made his first team breakthrough in the 2006-2007 season and scored a remarkable 14 goals in 17 games for the Challenge League side in only the first half of the season.
- Cyril Jeunechamp
Cyril Jeunechamp is a French footballer. He began his career at hometown club Nîmes Olympique, later playing for AJ Auxerre and Bastia when they made their way to the finals of the French Cup. He plays as central defender, right wing back or defensive midfielder Currently he is captain of Stade Rennais FC. He has signed to play with Breton starting in June 2006.
- Petr Čech
Petr Čech is a Czech international footballer who is currently a goalkeeper for Chelsea F.C. Petr Čech has previously played for Viktoria Plzeň, Chmel Blšany, Sparta Prague, and Rennes, and is considered to be one of the best goalkeepers in the world. He was voted into the all-star team at Euro 2004 after helping his country reach the semi-finals, best Goalkeeper in the 2004-05 UEFA Champions League, …
- Shabani Nonda
Shabani Nonda is a DR Congolese international football player, currently playing for Blackburn Rovers on loan from A.S. Roma. Nonda was a finalist in the 2004 UEFA Champions League Final, playing for AS Monaco FC. Signing for Monaco in 2000, he scored a total of 57 goals. He joined Blackburn on a season-long loan deal on August 31 2006. Nonda has also played for FC Zürich and Stade Rennais FC. Despite being born in Burundi, …
- Julien Escudé
Julien Escudé is a French footballer, currently playing for La Liga side Sevilla FC. His position is centre back. Escudé began his career at AS Cannes, where he appeared twenty-one times in his only season for the club, scoring one goal. His performances attracted other clubs and in 1999 he was signed for Stade Rennais FC by manager Paul Le Guen. He spent the next four seasons at Rennes, making one hundred and forty-two appearances without scoring.
- Fabrice Catherine
Fabrice Catherine (born 12 May, 1973) is a French football goalkeeper, who currently plays for Stade Rennais FC in Ligue 1.
- El Hadji Diouf
El-Hadji Ousseynou Diouf is a Senegalese footballer. He plays for Bolton Wanderers and Senegal.
- Serge Le Dizet
Serge Le Dizet, (born 27 June, 1964, in Douarnenez, France) is a football coach who had a playing career, currently without a club. He played his whole career in Britanny, with Stade Quimperois, Stade Rennais FC and FC Nantes Atlantique.
- Arnold Mvuemba
Arnold Mvuemba Makengo (born January 28, 1985 in Alencon, France) is a French footballer, currently playing for Portsmouth. Mvuemba was signed by Portsmouth on loan from Rennes in January 2007 until May 2007, with an option to complete a permanent deal. On 25 February, 2007 he played his first Premiership match for Portsmouth against Blackburn Rovers F.C. He scored his first Premiership goal for Portsmouth on 9 April, 2007 in a 4-2 defeat to Watford F.C. On 3 July 2007, …
- Jirès Kembo Ekoko
Jirès Kembo Ekoko is a footballer from Democratic Republic of the Congo, currently playing for Stade Rennais.
- Alain Rochat
Alain Rochat is a Swiss footballer. He plays in defence for FC Zürich. He was part of the 2006-07 Swiss Championship winning team. Before he played for BSC Young Boys, Yverdon Sport FC and Stade Rennais FC. He signed a new four years contract with club. On 4 June, 2005 he made his only appearance so far for the Swiss national team, against Faroe Islands at 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification.
- Étienne Didot
Étienne Didot is a French footballer. Currently playing in midfield for Rennes (aka Stade Rennais), Didot made his debut for the club on January 82002 at home to Le Havre AC. He won several caps for the French under-21 team. Since Olivier Monterrubio's move to RC Lens in January 2007, Didot has been given the honour of the Rennes captaincy.
- Amadou Coulibaly
Amadou Tinder Coulibaly is a Burkinabé football player who currently plays for Rennes in France. He plays as a right back. Coulibaly's previous club was RC Bobo Dioulasso, whom he joined in 2004. He represented the Burkinabé U-20 team at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, coming top in Group A, but lost to Canada in the round of 16. He was a member of the Burkinabé 2004 African Nations Cup team, …
- Stéphane N'Guéma
Stéphane N'Guéma is a Gabonese football player. An attacker, he has mostly played for Rennes and debuted in the 2002/2003 season. He has played international matches for Gabon.
- David Sommeil
David Sommeil is a French footballer who plays as a defender for English Football League Championship club Sheffield United.
- Laszlo Sepsi
Laszlo Sepsi is a Romanian football player who plays as a left back. He played for Stade Rennais FC in Ligue 1, the top division in France. He was brought in to the club by the-then Rennes coach, Laszlo Bölöni. Sepsi didn't feature in any Ligue 1 matches in the 2005-06 season, but he was fielded in a couple of Coupe de France matches. Following the departure of coach and compatriot Laszlo Bölöni in the summer of 2006, Sepsi returned to Romania.
- Ivica Mornar
Ivica Mornar is a Croatian football player, without a club after being released by Portsmouth. Mornar began his career with Hajduk Split before going on to play for Eintracht Frankfurt, Sevilla FC, CD Ourense and Standard Liège, then moved to Anderlecht in the summer of 2001. Mornar had enjoyed UEFA Champions League football in the months prior to his move to Fratton Park, scoring in a 1-1 draw at home to Bayern Munich.
- Ousmane Dabo
Ousmane Dabo (born 8 February 1977 in Laval, Mayenne) is a French football midfielder who currently plays for Manchester City. He has previously played for Rennes, Internazionale, Vicenza, Parma, Monaco, Atalanta and Lazio. He has represented France three times at full international level. His younger brother, Moussa, plays for Oldham Athletic and is also a midfielder.
- Niko Kranjčar
Niko Kranjčar is a Croatian football midfielder. He currently plays for English club Portsmouth F.C., and is also a part of the Croatia national team. He is the son of the famous father Zlatko "Cico" Kranjčar Kranjčar has been part of the Croatian national Under-16, -17, -19 and -21 teams before advancing to the senior national team of which he is currently part.
- Grégory Vignal
Grégory Vignal is a French football player. He plays on the left of defence or midfield and is currently on loan to German second division team 1. FC Kaiserslautern from French Ligue 1 team RC Lens. Vignal began his career at his home town club, Montpellier Hérault SC. He soon established a reputation as a promising young player, and was signed by Liverpool in September 2000 for £500,000.
- Alaeddine Yahia
Alaeddine Yahia is a Tunisian football player who, as of 2006, is playing for french club Sedan. He has previously played for Stade Tunisien, Guingamp and Southampton. He was part of the Tunisian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, finishing third in group C, behind group and gold medal winners Argentina and group runners-up Australia. On February 24, 2007 he played his first Ligue 1 match for Sedan against Rennes
- Stéphane Guivarc'H
Stéphane Guivarc'h is a former football (soccer) player. He played for the French national side that won the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Guivarc'h has played for Auxerre, Stade Rennais, Newcastle United, Rangers and En Avant Guingamp.
- Christophe Le Roux
Christophe Le Roux, (born 7 March, 1969, in Lorient, France) is a French retired footballer. He played his whole career in Britanny, with FC Lorient, En Avant Guingamp, FC Nantes Atlantique, Stade Rennais FC and Vannes OC.
- Christian Bassila
Christian Bassila (born 5 October 1977 in Paris) is a former France under-21 international footballer. He prefers to play in the defensive midfield position and started his career with the present French Ligue 1 Champions Lyon in the 96-97 season. Bassila joined West Ham in August 2000 on a season-long loan deal, moving from French outfit Rennes. After an indifferent 2000-01 season on loan with West Ham United where he rarely featured, …
- Yves Colleu
Yves Colleu is a former French footballer who served as assistant manager to Paul Le Guen at Rennes, Lyon and most recently, Scottish Premier League club Rangers. He and Le Guen were replaced by Walter Smith and Ally McCoist at Rangers. He is currently assistant manager to Le Guen at PSG.
- Vahid Halilhodžić
Vahid Halilhodžić is a former Bosnian football player and now manager. Halilhodžić was capped 32 times, scoring eight goals for the Yugoslav national team. He was twice the leading scorer of the French league with FC Nantes Atlantique. After retiring, he coached a number of teams, including Lille and Rennes, and Paris Saint-Germain, where he was between 2003 and 2005. He was the head coach of Trabzonspor in the season 2005-2006.
- Lucien Laurent
Lucien Laurent (born December 10, 1907 in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Val-de-Marne, Ile-de-France near Paris; died April 11, 2005 in Besançon) was a French footballer, famous for scoring the first ever World Cup goal. Between 1921 and 1930, Laurent played for the semi-professional team Cercle Athlétique de Paris, before being taken on by Sochaux, then a works team for the car manufacturer Peugeot, where he worked.
- Kjetil Rekdal
Kjetil André Rekdal is a Norwegian football coach and a former player. He is 1.87 meters tall and weighs about 85 kg. He was head coach for Vålerenga I.F. Fotball from 2001 and resigned August 21 2006. As a player he had spells in France, Germany and Belgium as well as his homeland. Rekdal has 83 games for the Norwegian national team, after his debut against Italy in 1987, and played in two FIFA World Cups (1994 and 1998). He has scored 17 goals for the national team, …
- Cédric Bardon
Cédric Bardon is a French footballer who, as of 2006, is playing for Bulgarian side PFC Levski Sofia as a midfielder. Bardon was born on 15 October 1976 in Lyon. He began his career at the local Olympique Lyonnais in 1992-93. He stayed in the team after 1997-98, having proven himself as an established player. Bardon played for Stade Rennais FC between 1998-99 and 2000-01, then moved to En Avant Guingamp to remain there until January 2004, …