Editing Pascal Cygan (section)

===Spain===
In August 2006, Cygan completed a transfer to [[Villarreal CF]] for a £2&nbsp;million transfer fee, joining former Arsenal teammate and compatriot [[Robert Pires]] at the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/5304198.stm |title=Cygan secures Villarreal transfer |website=BBC Sport |date=31 August 2006|access-date=19 July 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11670/2388472/cygan-seals-spanish-switch |title=Cygan seals Spanish switch |website=Sky Sports |last=Adams |first=Tom |date=1 September 2006|access-date=11 April 2020}}</ref> On 6 June 2008, after having been fairly used in his first two years, mainly due to consecutive serious injuries to [[Gonzalo Rodríguez (footballer, born 1984)|Gonzalo Rodríguez]], he signed a new one-year deal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11827/3649346/cygan-stays-with-villarreal |title=Cygan stays with Villarreal |website=Sky Sports |date=4 June 2008|access-date=11 April 2020}}</ref> However, following a lack of first-team opportunities in [[2008–09 La Liga|2008–09]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.elconfidencial.com/archivo/2008/12/11/33_argentino_gonzalo_unico_jugador_villarreal_todos.html |title=Argentino Gonzalo es único jugador de Villarreal que jugó todos los minutos|trans-title=Argentine Gonzalo is the only Villarreal player to have played all the minutes |newspaper=El Confidencial |language=es |date=11 December 2008|access-date=19 January 2018}}</ref> and with Villarreal unwilling to extend his contract for a further campaign, he left in July 2009;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11065/5345081/cygan-looking-to-head-home |title=Cygan looking to head home |website=Sky Sports |last=Gourizro |first=Giscard |date=23 May 2009|access-date=11 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sport24.com/football/championnats-etrangers/fil-info/cygan-va-quitter-villarreal-129633/ |title=Cygan va quitter Villarreal|trans-title=Cygan to quit Villarreal |website=Sport 24 |language=fr |date=14 March 2009|access-date=19 July 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080322094919/http://www.sport24.com/football/championnats-etrangers/fil-info/cygan-va-quitter-villarreal-129633/|archive-date=22 March 2008}}</ref> his [[La Liga]] goals came on 5 November 2006 against [[Real Betis]] (3–2 home win),<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/2006/11/05/futbol/1162750966.html |title=El Villarreal destroza al Betis en dos minutos|trans-title=Villarreal destroy Betis in two minutes |newspaper=El Mundo |language=es |date=5 November 2006|access-date=19 January 2018}}</ref> and against [[Levante UD]] on 31 October 2007 (3–0, also at [[Estadio de la Cerámica|El Madrigal]]).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://elpais.com/diario/2007/11/01/deportes/1193871617_850215.html |title=El Levante es un chollo|trans-title=Bargain Levante |newspaper=El País |last=Pérez |first=Javier |language=es |date=1 November 2007|access-date=19 January 2018}}</ref>

On 10 August 2009, Cygan joined [[FC Cartagena]], [[2008–09 Segunda División B|recently promoted]] to [[Segunda División]], on a one-year deal.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.marca.com/2009/08/10/futbol/equipos/cartagena/1249933467.html |title=El Cartagena ficha a Cygan|trans-title=Cartagena sign Cygan |newspaper=Marca |language=es |date=10 August 2009|access-date=19 January 2018}}</ref> Aged 37, he was released by the [[Region of Murcia|Murcians]] and retired from professional football.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportcartagena.es/articulo/fc-cartagena/pascal-cygan-anuncia-retirada-futbol-y-encamina-pasos-ser-entrenador/20110608102400014199.html |title=Pascal Cygan anuncia su retirada del fútbol y encamina sus pasos a ser entrenador|trans-title=Pascal Cygan announces retirement from football and edges closer to becoming a manager |website=Sportcartagena |language=es |date=8 June 2011|access-date=19 January 2018}}</ref>