At 34, Emmanuel Bourgaud may well pursue his career as Captain of Herbaria in Vendée (Nat.2), the midfielder will forever remain the hero of Amiens SC’s historic rise to Ligue 1 thanks to his legendary goal scored in the 96th minute at the Auguste Delaune stadium in Reims (2-1) on May 19, 2017… five years ago already.
“It will stay for life!”
“Today when people talk to me about Amiens, people immediately talk to me about that, the goal of the climb“explains Emmanuel Bourgaud. “Five years later, even in my team, I’m still asked a lot of questions… “How did your goal go?”… “Why were you positioned there when the ball arrived?” And I answer that it’s instinct, that when the ball came to me I didn’t ask myself any questions, but it’s true that people still talk to me about it often. And I sometimes see it again because I get a little alert when someone identifies me on social networks, so it allows me to spend thirty seconds on this video. This goal I will never forget, it will remain for life!“.
“Not many goals like that in a lifetime!”
“Today it is still a crazy thing! Goals like this at the last second for a climb there are not many in a lifetime, and I had the opportunity to score this goal! This little twist of fate was also important for me since it allowed me to then discover Ligue 1 with Amiens.” confides with pride the midfielder who will participate in 2017/2018 in 17 matches in the elite of French football with the “robbers” of Christophe Pélissier, before continuing his career at Red Star then at Herbiers.
“Amiens my heart club
At 34, Emmanuel Bourgaud is now captain of the Vendée team, 8th in his group in National 2. “I’m very happy because I’m doing a full season without injury so I hope it will continue. I try to stay decisive for the club I play for“explains the native of Angers who continues to follow the course of Amiens from a distance in League 2.”Despite a complicated season, the main thing was maintenance, they were able to obtain it, hoping in future years that they could return to Ligue 1 as quickly as possible. Amiens is my heart club, I still am, I I spent three superb seasons there with two promotions and good maintenance in Ligue 1.”
With the culmination of this crazy evening of Friday, May 19, 2017. “If I had to keep one image, it’s the communion with the public and the team at the end of the match in the Auguste Delaune stadium and the party on the pitch. Five years already, it goes by so quickly… it was magnificent!“