Frédéric Teixido (born 27 May 1972) is a French former professional

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footballer who represented

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in the

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and 2000 World Cups.

Playing career

Teixido began his career with the

Limoux Grizzlies XIII Limouxin, also known as Limoux Grizzlies, are a semi-professional rugby league club from the town of Limoux in the Aude area in southern France. They play in the Elite One Championship. The club was formed in 1951. They have won the French ...

. In 1994 he was selected by

and played in a test match against

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. He was subsequently selected to play for France in the 1995 World Cup. In 1996 Teixido moved to the

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, joining the

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club. Teixido spent 1999 with the

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in the

. He was again selected for France for the 2000 World Cup. In 2001 he toured New Zealand and Papua New Guinea with the French national side. By this time he was playing for the

again.Frederic Teixido
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Teixido, Frederic 1972 births Living people French rugby league players France national rugby league team players Limoux Grizzlies captains Limoux Grizzlies players Paris Saint-Germain Rugby League players Rugby league props Sheffield Eagles (1984) players French expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate rugby union players in England French expatriate rugby league players