Franck Queudrue

Franck Queudrue (born August 27, 1978 in Paris, France) is a France football (soccer), currently playing for Birmingham City F.C..

Queudrue is a French national football team defender (football), who joined Middlesbrough F.C. on loan from French club Racing Club de Lens in October 2001 and stayed until the summer of 2006. His preferred position is left-back, though he is comfortable at centre-back and, on certain occasions, played for Middlesbrough as a left or central midfielder. He is also renowned for his free kick and penalty converting ability.

He became popular with fans when he scored in his second game for the club - against North East England rivals Sunderland A.F.C.. Queudrue impressed enough to earn a permanent move in May 2002. However, French Franck as he is otherwise known, is also recognised for his poor disciplinary record. His five yellow and three red cards in the 2002–03 season contributed hugely to Middlesbrough missing out on a place in the UEFA Cup through the fair play league. Nevertheless, Franck has the chance to look forward to European football in the future, he was part of the Middlesbrough side who beat Bolton Wanderers F.C. to win the 2004 Football League Cup final.

Franck ended his time with Middlesbrough and left for Fulham. After enjoying his time on Teesside he announced that he needed a new challenge. He has been replaced at Middlesbrough by Andrew Taylor from the youth side.

Queuedrue was a regular for Fulham but after a series of poor performances fell out of favour with manager Chris Coleman. He was made available for transfer by new manager Lawrie Sanchez as he did not feature in Fulham's future plans.

On August 3, 2007 Queuedrue signed a three-year contract with Birmingham City F.C. for a fee estimated at £2.5 million.

In 2006 Queudrue announced that he is considering switching his nationality to British, after becoming eligible for UK citizenship. He had previously hoped to claim Irish citizenship, before revealing "unfortunately I am one generation out" to be eligible.

Honours

- Football League Cup: 2004
- UEFA Cup: Runner-up 2006