Daniel Horlaville (22 September 1945 – 28 April 2019) was a French

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who played as a

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. He was the only post-

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amateur player to be capped for

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Personal life

He was the father of former professional footballer Christophe Horlaville. Horlaville died on 28 April 2019.Ancienne légende de Quevilly et du FC Rouen, Daniel Horlaville est mort

External links

Profile on French federation official site
1945 births 2019 deaths French footballers France international footballers Association football midfielders Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players Paris FC players FC Rouen players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Footballers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of France Competitors at the 1967 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole players Footballers from Normandy Sportspeople from Seine-Maritime Mediterranean Games medalists in football {{france-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub