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{{short description|French footballer (born 1976)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name                = Pierre Ducrocq
| fullname            = 
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1976|12|18|df=y}}
| birth_place         = [[Pontoise]], France
| height              = 1.79 m
| position            = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]], [[midfielder]]
| currentclub         = 
| youthyears1         = 1992–1994
| youthclubs1         = [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]
| years1              = 1994–2002
| clubs1              = [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]
| caps1               = 104
| goals1              = 2
| years2              = 1996–1997
| clubs2              = → [[Stade lavallois|Laval]] (loan)
| caps2               = 35
| goals2              = 1
| years3              = 2001–2002
| clubs3              = → [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] (loan)
| caps3               = 19
| goals3              = 0
| years4              = 2002–2007
| clubs4              = [[Le Havre AC|Le Havre]]
| caps4               = 160
| goals4              = 0
| years5              = 2007–2009
| clubs5              = [[RC Strasbourg|Strasbourg]]
| caps5               = 45
| goals5              = 0
| years6              = 2009–2011
| clubs6              = [[Kavala F.C.|Kavala]]
| caps6               = 49
| goals6              = 0
| totalcaps           = 412
| totalgoals          = 3
| nationalyears1      =
| nationalteam1       = [[France national under-16 football team|France U16]]
| nationalcaps1       = 
| nationalgoals1      = 
}}
'''Pierre Ducrocq''' (born 18 December 1976) is a French former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]] or [[midfielder]].

==Club career==
Born in [[Pontoise]], Ducrocq started his career at [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]], progressing through the youth ranks and making his debut in the 1994–95 season. He was loaned to [[Stade Lavallois]] during the 1996–97 season, later becoming a regular for the first team after returning.

He was loaned to [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] in October 2001, with a view to a permanent deal. However, the club would not be able to purchase the player after being relegated from the [[Premier League]] and Ducrocq returned to PSG,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11696/2237157/ducrocq-in-demand | title=Ducrocq in demand }}</ref> signing for [[Ligue 1]] newcomers [[Le Havre AC|Le Havre]] where his friend and former teammate [[Grégory Paisley]] was playing. Despite being relegated from the Ligue 1 in his first season, Ducrocq played for the club until 2007. Before the start of the 2007–08, he submitted a transfer request in order to seek an opportunity to play at the top flight again.

Ducrocq first travelled to Israeli club [[Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]], but the move was cancelled after manager [[Eli Cohen (footballer, born 1951)|Eli Cohen]] left the club. He then went to Turkish side [[Bursaspor]], but rejected a move after being told that there were staff disagreements at the club. Ultimately, he joined his friend Grégory Paisley again in a two-year contract move to [[RC Strasbourg|Strasbourg]], suffering relegation at the [[2007–08 Ligue 1]] and losing a promotion spot in the last match of the [[2008–09 Ligue 2]] after a defeat against [[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]] and a [[US Boulogne|Boulogne]] victory in another match, falling from second to fourth place.

He signed with Greek club [[Kavala F.C.|Kavala]], finishing 6th in his first [[Superleague Greece]] season and 7th in the 2010–11 before the club was relegated after found guilty of match-fixing. Ducrocq suffered an herniated disc near the end of the season and decided to quit football.

==International career==
Ducrocq played for the [[France national under-16 football team]]<ref>http://www.hac-foot.com/hacman/pierre-ducrocq.html</ref> at the [[1993 UEFA European Under-16 Championship]].

==Honours==
'''Paris Saint-Germain'''
*[[Trophée des Champions]]: [[1995 Trophée des Champions|1995]],<ref>{{cite news 
|url=https://archivesparisfootball.wordpress.com/2014/07/27/psg-nantes-2-2-6-5-tab-030196-trophee-des-champions-95-96/ |title=PSG – Nantes 2-2 (6-5 tab), 03/01/96, Trophée des Champions 95-96 |publisher=archivesparisfootball.wordpress.com |accessdate=5 January 2020}}</ref> [[1998 Trophée des Champions|1998]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://archivesparisfootball.wordpress.com/2014/07/27/lens-psg-0-1-300798-trophee-des-champions-98-99/ |title=Lens – PSG 0-1, 30/07/98, Trophée des Champions 98-99 |publisher=archivesparisfootball.wordpress.com |accessdate=5 January 2020}}</ref>
*[[Coupe de la Ligue]]: [[1998 Coupe de la Ligue Final|1997–98]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://archivesparisfootball.wordpress.com/2014/04/13/psg-bordeaux-2-2-4-2-tab-040498-coupe-de-la-ligue-97-98/ |title=PSG – Bordeaux 2-2 (4-2 tab), 04/04/98, Coupe de la Ligue 97-98 |publisher=archivesparisfootball.wordpress.com |accessdate=3 January 2020}}</ref>
*[[Coupe de France]]: [[1998 Coupe de France Final|1997–98]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://archivesparisfootball.wordpress.com/2014/05/03/psg-lens-2-1-020598-coupe-de-france-97-98/
|title=PSG – Lens 2-1, 02/05/98, Coupe de France 97-98 |publisher=archivesparisfootball.wordpress.com |accessdate=3 January 2020}}</ref>
*[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]: [[2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2001]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.repubblica.it/online/sport/intertoto/uefa/uefa.html |title= Brescia, sogno finito il Psg va in Uefa |publisher=Repubblica.it |accessdate=2 January 2020}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{LFP Ligue 1|pierre-ducrocq}}
* {{Lequipe|2656}}

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[[Category:1976 births]]
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[[Category:Footballers from Pontoise]]
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:French men's footballers]]
[[Category:France men's youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Ligue 1 players]]
[[Category:Paris Saint-Germain FC players]]
[[Category:Stade Lavallois players]]
[[Category:Derby County F.C. players]]
[[Category:Premier League players]]
[[Category:Le Havre AC players]]
[[Category:RC Strasbourg Alsace players]]
[[Category:French expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England]]