Club Career
Born in Cannes, Micoud was a youth product of local AS Cannes' youth system, becoming the side's playmaker after Zinedine Zidane's departure to FC Girondins de Bordeaux. He helped the club to promotion from the second division in 1993 and UEFA Cup qualification the following season.
In 1998–99, two years after also moving to Bordeaux, Micoud played a pivotal role as the club were crowned Ligue 1 champions, and helped it to the following season UEFA Champions League's second group stage.
In 2000, he was seduced by the attraction of playing abroad, initially joining Parma AC, where he stayed for two seasons. Micoud then moved to Germany, signing for SV Werder Bremen, where he enjoyed a successful four-year stay, the peak of which being a major force in the league and cup double in 2004, as he netted 10 league goals, the highest for a midfielder alongside Bayer 04 Leverkusen's Bernd Schneider.
In June 2006, aged 32, Micoud returned to France, re-joining the club where he first flourished, Bordeaux, enjoying immediate success as he scored the winner in his first league match back at the club, at FC Lorient (1–0). He quickly became a key player in Bordeaux's squad, helping it to win the 2007 League Cup and fight for the title the following season. However, after two solid seasons, Laurent Blanc announced on 10 May 2008 that Micoud's contract would not be renewed at the end of the season, and the player subsequently retired from the game, one month shy of his 35th birthday.
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