Erwan Quintin (born 1 February 1984) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for

Championnat National 2 The Championnat National 2, commonly known as National 2 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur (CFA), is a football league competition. The league serves as the fourth tier of the French football league system behind Ligue 1, Ligu ...

club

Vannes Vannes (; br, Gwened) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. It was founded over 2,000 years ago. History Celtic Era The name ''Vannes'' comes from the Veneti, a seafaring Celtic people who live ...

Career

Quintin was born in Auray. He started his career in the youth ranks of

at the age of 19, progressing to the first team in 2002. He left in 2003 and joined the reserves of

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. He was taken into the first team training group when senior players departed for the

2004 African Cup of Nations The 2004 African Cup of Nations, known as the NOKIA African Cup of Nations, Tunisia 2004 for sponsorship reasons (also referred to as AFCON 2004 or CAN 2004) is the 24th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's foo ...

, and made his one Ligue 1 appearance for the club as a substitute against Nantes on 6 February 2004. In his second spell at Vannes, Quintin played in 37 of 38 league games as the club won the

2007–08 Championnat National The 2007–08 Championnat National is the 15th edition of the 3rd division league and began play in August 2007 and is slated to end in May 2008. Clermont Foot, US Boulogne, and Angers SCO were promoted to Ligue 2, whereas Sporting Toulon, US Ra ...

. He was also in the team that were runners-up in the

2009 Coupe de la Ligue Final The 2009 Coupe de la Ligue Final was the 15th final in this young cup's history. The final was played at the Stade de France in Paris on 25 April 2009 was contested between FC Girondins de Bordeaux of Ligue 1 and Vannes OC of Ligue 2. This was ...

, beating Ligue 1 opposition three times on the way to the final. In January 2015, Whilst playing for

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, Quintin suffered serious head injuries in an aerial challenge during the match again Clermont. He required surgery for broken jaw, nose and palate, and suffered twelve broken teeth. Quintin rejoined Vannes for a third spell in 2017, leaving Laval after two seasons for what he described in an interview as "personal reasons", giving up his professional status. In a professional career spanning 14 seasons, Quintin made 215 appearances in Ligue 2 for Vannes, Arles-Avignon, Châteauroux and Laval and 114 in the

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for

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, Nîmes and Vannes.

Honours

Vannes *

: 2007–08 * Coupe de la Ligue: runner-up 2008–09

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* * * * Living people 1984 births People from Auray Sportspeople from Morbihan Association football midfielders French footballers Association football defenders Vannes OC players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players Nîmes Olympique players Entente SSG players AC Arlésien players LB Châteauroux players Stade Lavallois players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Footballers from Brittany Brittany international footballers {{france-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub