Dépri Cyrille Léandre Domoraud (born 22 July 1971) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He also holds French nationality and spent most of his career in Western Europe. He played in 3 of the 5 top leagues in the

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and

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. At international level, he represented

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Club career

Domoraud started his career at France for clubs in the suburbs of Paris:

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and

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. In 1996, he joined Girondins de Bordeaux of

, where he played 31 league appearances. In the next season, he signed for

Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille (, ; oc, Olimpic de Marselha, ), also known simply as Marseille or by the abbreviation OM (, ), is a French professional men's football club based in Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Founded in 1899, the club pl ...

, where he played at 1999 UEFA Cup Final.

Italy

He was signed by Italian team

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in 1999. He played just 6 league matches, with 5 of them being in the first two and a half months of the season. He also played in the league playoffs for the UEFA Cup, in the 2nd leg of the 1999–2000 Coppa Italia final and in the 2000 Supercoppa Italiana. On 18 September 2000, he was loaned out to Ligue 1 club

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. During the 2000–01 season, Domoraud moved to cross-town rivals AC Milan, in exchange with

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. He was tagged for 22,000 million lire (€11,362,052) and Helveg undisclosed.

Espanyol

In August 2002, Domoraud left for

side

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. He was a regular in the team, and played 69 times in the Spanish top division.

Late career

In August 2004, Domoraud signed a two-year contract with Turkish

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side

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. He played just 4 league matches before terminating his contract in January 2005. He returned to his first professional club

and played 58 league matches in two and a half

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seasons. He then returned to Ivory Coast for

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and

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International career

Domoraud holds the distinction of being the oldest player on the 2006 World Cup

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, and the most experienced with 47 international caps.

Coaching career

In 2001, Domoraud founded his own football school in

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, the Cyril Domoraud Centre. On 28 May 2010, he was named as assistant coach of

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by the

for the

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Personal life

Domoraud became a

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in 1999. He is the older brother of

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and Jean-Jacques.

Honours

Ivory Coast *

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runner-up:

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References

External links

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Inter Archive
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