Emmanuel Françoise (born 8 June 1987) is a French professional

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who played as a winger or

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Career

While at Progrès Niederkorn, Françoise scored the opening goal in an unexpected 2–0 win against Scottish side Rangers F.C. in the

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, where the tie ended 2–1 to Progrès, their first ever win in European competition. It was the first goal in Europe for Progrès since 1981.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Francoise, Emmanuel Living people 1987 births Footballers from Metz French men's footballers Men's association football wingers Men's association football forwards Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Regionalliga players Luxembourg National Division players Challenger Pro League players FC Metz players 1. FC Kaiserslautern II players F91 Dudelange players C.S. Visé players US Cremonese players CS Fola Esch players FC Progrès Niederkorn players FC Swift Hesperange players Racing FC Union Luxembourg players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany French expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Italy French expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Luxembourg French expatriate sportspeople in Luxembourg