Damien Rascle (born 5 August 1980) is a French former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Rascle was born in Le Coteau. He joined

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club

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...

from

US Albi Union Sportive Albigeoise is a French association football team founded in 1912. They are based in Albi, Midi-Pyrénées, France and are currently playing in the Championnat de France Amateurs Group C. They play at the Stade Maurice Rigaud in Al ...

in a short-term deal. Manager

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had initially offered him an extended deal with the club; however, in July 2009 the keeper failed a requisite medical and was released. He returned to France with

Beauvais Beauvais ( , ; pcd, Bieuvais) is a city and commune in northern France, and prefecture of the Oise département, in the Hauts-de-France region, north of Paris. The commune of Beauvais had a population of 56,020 , making it the most populous ...

for the 2009–10 season.

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* * 1980 births Living people People from Le Coteau Footballers from Loire (department) French men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Scottish Premier League players Rodez AF players ESA Brive players US Albi players Kilmarnock F.C. players AS Beauvais Oise players AS Moulins players French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland {{France-footy-goalkeeper-stub