Charles-Édouard Coridon (born 9 April 1973) is a Martiniquais former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Whilst at Guingamp, Coridon won the

1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup The 1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup finals were won by Silkeborg, En Avant Guingamp, and Karlsruher SC. All three teams advanced to the UEFA Cup. No English team took part in support of Tottenham Hotspur and Wimbledon initially getting banned by UEFA ...

. At Paris Saint-Germain, he is best remembered for scoring a scorpion kick in the

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against

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in 2004. The goal was fourth-placed in a countdown of the top Champions League goals of all time by ITV Sport.

International career

Coridon represented the France U21 national team at the

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, but he was reported to have turned down France on the senior level. He said that France had 'enough top-quality' players and he would not be needed. Coridon would go on to play for the Martinique national team at the

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and

2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the seventh edition of the Gold Cup, the association football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF). For the first time since 1993, the tournament was held in more than one c ...

.McBride scores two as U.S. tops Martinique to advance in Gold Cup
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Honours

Guingamp *

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References

1973 births Living people People from Le François Men's association football midfielders Martiniquais men's footballers France men's under-21 international footballers French men's footballers French people of Martiniquais descent Club Franciscain players En Avant Guingamp players RC Lens players Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players MKE Ankaragücü footballers 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players French expatriate men's footballers Ligue 1 players Süper Lig players Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey France men's youth international footballers Martinique men's international footballers 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup players {{Martinique-footy-bio-stub