Abdou Sall (born 1 November 1980) is a Senegalese former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Born in

Dakar Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in 2 ...

, Senegal, Sall moved to France at the age of four with his father where he grew up in

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. He played for Forest Green Rovers of the

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in the 2005–06 season. having joined in summer 2005 from League Two team

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on a free transfer. He previously spent time with

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and

Nuneaton Borough Nuneaton Borough Football Club is an English football club that is based in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. The men's 1st team competes in the , the seventh tier of English football. In 1889, Nuneaton St. Nicholas FC was the first team in Nuneaton t ...

. Sall played in Germany with

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side

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until 2008 but was kept out of action through injury for most of his time there.Christian Droste: ''Vier Abgänge stehen fest. Danke für alles, Jungs!'', in: Viva St. Pauli. Offizielle Stadionzeitung des FC St. Pauli, Saison 2007/2008, 33. Spieltag, S. 9

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* * * 1980 births Living people Senegalese footballers Men's association football central defenders Montauban FCTG players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players Nuneaton Borough F.C. players Forest Green Rovers F.C. players FC St. Pauli players FC St. Pauli II players Altonaer FC von 1893 players Senegalese expatriate footballers Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany {{Senegal-footy-bio-stub