Miguel Comminges; another Luggy player from his Swindon days
The Guadeloupian*, say that after a few beers, has signed for the Shrimpers on a free transfer after being released by Championship Cardiff City.
Comminges, 28, can play at full-back, left or right, and slot into midfield as well, a possible replacement for Josh Simpson there, and hopefully not Anthony Grant!
He knows Blues boss Paul Sturrock from Luggy's time as manager of Swindon Town, and presumably the present day Shrimpers from his time there, Captain Craig Easton included, and after opting to quit the Wiltshire Robins went on to play 31 times for Cardiff.
Miguel was loaned out to Carlisle the end of November, making only one appearance as the weather took it's toll on the League fixture list.
Southend will hope he can make his debut against Cheltenham Town on Bank Holiday Monday but are awaiting clearance from the Welsh FA.
He has been given the squad number 19.
Welcome to the club Miguel and good luck.
The Comminges Files
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Comminges | ||
| Date of birth | 16 March 1982 (1982-03-16) | ||
| Place of birth | Les Abymes, Guadeloupe | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Southend United | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002-2003 | Amiens SC | 14 | (0) |
| 2003-2007 | Reims | 74 | (0) |
| 2007-2008 | Swindon Town | 40 | (0) |
| 2008-2011 | Cardiff City | 31 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2011- | Southend United | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007- | Guadeloupe | 15 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:54, 2 January 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:25 22 July 2009 | |||
(Player info supplied by Wikipedia, for more info go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Comminges)
* Guadeloupe is an archipelago located in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles, with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres (629 sq. mi) and a population of 400,000. It is the first overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. As with the other overseas departments, Guadeloupe is also one of the twenty-six regions of France (being an overseas region) and an integral part of the Republic.
(And that's your Geography lesson for the day.)