The editorial staff of So football went in search of Jérémy Toulalan in the Nantes region and it is exciting. The former midfielder formed among the Canaries was a Taulier of OL and a French international (36 matches from 2006 to 2010), under the orders of the worst history coach, Raymond Domenech. It is now a real mystery. He has not given absolutely news since his sudden retirement in January 2018, at 34, after his contract termination at the Girondins de Bordeaux.
Toulalan was a small phenomenon of Ligue 1, both a tireless recovery and the first generous raid. Well trained at La Jonelière. Elected best hope in the championship in 2004-2005 with the FCN, he was champion of France 2007 and 2008 with the Gones. Discreet in the locker room and home, “La Toule” became a friend, between Rhône and Saône, with the big gules of the club, Rémy Vercoutre and Sidney Govou, who came to his house with Sébastien Squillaci for an aperitif or even a barbecue.
Jérémy Toulalan in his early days in the French team in 2006.
It was the immense fiasco of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa that put a blow to its journey. Toulalan is indeed at the origin of the letter written by the tricolor players, which Domenech read to the press, before their strike in Knysna. Nicolas Anelka had been excluded the day before for a few insulting words against his coach, who turned into serious insults into one of The team. Convened by the FFF with Eric Abidal, Franck Ribéry and Captain Patrice Evra, Jérémy Toulalan received a suspension match.
Far from football, Toulalan did not stop the aperitifs
Disshos, Toulalan left France a year later, to play two beautiful seasons in Malaga, as a darling of the Andalusian public, before continuing his work of Sape in Monaco from 2013 to 2016, then joining Jocelyn Gourvennec inducted on the bench of Bordeaux. His former teammate in Principality Valère Germain promised him a retreat “In anonymity”. Well seen. At 41, he just cut the bridges with the world of the round ball, as the investigation of So football.
The native of Nantes is installed in Vertou, a little away from the big city. It happens to go see his two sons play in the Nantes suburbs. He even accompanied club children to a tournament in Brittany. An educator describes a father ” nice “ During the trip, who “Dég was well during the aperitifs”. The monthly journalists ended up finding his address and knocking on his door, at the end of April. Jérémy Toulalan took care of his swimming pool and apologized for not being able to receive them. Everything is fine.