var playerInfo={"4931588B4E3083E863A5C74E5EDB35F1":"<P>Beno&#238;t Cheyrou (born 3 May 1981 in Suresnes) is a French football player who currently plays for Olympique de Marseille in Ligue 1. He plays as a central midfielder and often acts as a deep-lying playmaker for the attack. Cheyrou is known for his vision, distribution, and assists. He is a former French youth international having represented his nation at under-19, under-20, and under-21 level. Cheyrou is the younger brother of former French international Bruno Cheyrou, who formerly played for English club Liverpool, and currently plays for Nantes. The younger Cheyrou earned his first call up to the national team on 25 February 2010, but is yet to play for France.<BR><BR><STRONG>Lille<BR><\/STRONG>Cheyrou trained in the club's youth system for two years before earning promotion to the senior team for the 1999&#8211;2000 season. He made his professional debut on 3 September 1999 appearing as a substitute in a 2&#8211;0 victory over Toulouse. On 5 October 2002, he scored his first professional goal in a 3&#8211;0 victory over Marseille after having appeared as a substitute three minutes prior. In his final season with Lille, Cheyrou appeared in 27 league matches scoring one goal, which came against Guingamp in a 3&#8211;1 defeat.<BR><BR><STRONG>Auxerre<BR><\/STRONG>In 2004, Cheyrou signed with up and coming club AJ Auxerre who were led by former player Guy Roux. In his first season with the club, who were also playing in Europe, he was inserted as a starter alongside fellow midfielders Philippe Violeau and Lionel Mathis. On 4 June 2005, Cheyrou claimed the first major honour of his career following the club's 2&#8211;1 victory over Sedan in the 2005 edition of the Coupe de France final.<BR><BR>The 2005&#8211;06 season saw the arrival of the Dane Thomas Kahlenberg, who Cheyrou formed an impressive partnership with. During the Ligue 1 2006&#8211;07 season, Cheyrou was named captain of the team and scored in back-to-back matches in September with Auxerre winning both matches. The club reached the UEFA Cup for the third straight season reaching the group stage where they finished a disappointing 4th place in their group. Auxerre also finished out of Europe in the league standings, which prompted an exodus of players looking to continue playing in UEFA competitions, which included Cheyrou.<BR><BR><STRONG>Marseille<BR><\/STRONG>On 21 June 2007, after weeks of discussion, Marseille reached an agreement with Auxerre for the transfer of Cheyrou with the player agreeing to a four-year deal and the southern coast club playing Auxerre &#8364;5 million for his services. Cheyrou was presented along with new recruits Ga&#235;l Givet and Laurent Bonnart and was assigned the number 7 shirt. Cheyrou made his club debut for the team on 4 August 2007 in a 0&#8211;0 draw with Strasbourg. The 2008&#8211;09 season was arguably Cheyrou's best season of his career. He appeared in 34 league matches scoring three goals and also providing seven assists. Cheyrou was named to the Team of the Year for the second straight season. <\/P>","31E4B7E841B17C66":"Benoit Cheyrou","F9622CC2808B37CB":"78kg","E40B4988E6F21D3C":"9967","3DD52A7123843A0599BD59EBE6AB4E97":"Marseille","6438FCEB8DF4FD6202A461D3835934E5":"Marseille,Auxerre,Lille OSC","B628C0FB460378A51A233D645651DF2F":"<P><STRONG><BR>Lille<BR><\/STRONG>Ligue 2: 1999&#8211;2000<BR><BR><STRONG>Auxerre<\/STRONG><BR>Coupe de France: 2005<BR><BR><STRONG>Marseille<\/STRONG><BR>Ligue 1: 2009&#8211;10<BR>Coupe de la Ligue: 2010, 2012<BR><BR><STRONG>France<BR><\/STRONG>UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship: 2000<BR><BR><STRONG>Individual<\/STRONG><BR>Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2007&#8211;08, 2008&#8211;09, 2009&#8211;10<\/P>","C9B224F2C5B356EF":"Toronto FC","289C5F85E5EE1B609E88960AAED5C65D":"1981-5-3","95081CC600C137A3ECD07E1A2BAC6047":"8","70356B8F0C59F6B5":"5643","033EA04110C4B96A":"1","1E9A8D352C52FB60DE0D25B327F8FD01":"2015-1-30","76E5DE99890AB189":"182cm","DF03820F537F8E7C95F8F8605BCB052C":"France","FD1933E1882D5E7A216F21827D2B22B4":"","92D102DDE1327A88":"Benoit Cheyrou","26A41B77C025E2F442D11C4E5D31FCE8":"1","e_index":7};