Arnaud Le Lan (born 22 March 1978 in Pontivy,

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), is a

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defender who last played for FC Lorient. He played his entire career in

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Club career

Le Lan started his professional footballing career with

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club FC Lorient in 1996. He stayed there until 2002 playing 100 games for the clubs. Whilst at Lorient Le Lan played in the

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in which they beat SC Bastia. In 2002, he signed for Stade Rennais FC. In 2005, he signed for

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for a fee worth €500K. He played 87 games for the club. In 2008, he rejoined his first football club FC Lorient. He retired at the end of the

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with FC Lorient, at the age of 35

Honours

; FC Lorient * Coupe de France: 2001–02

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* * * 1978 births Living people People from Pontivy French footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players FC Lorient players Stade Rennais F.C. players En Avant Guingamp players Association football defenders Sportspeople from Morbihan Footballers from Brittany Rennes 2 University alumni Brittany international footballers {{France-footy-defender-1970s-stub