John Gope-Fenepej (born 6 November 1978 in Nouméa,

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) is a

n former professional

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who played as a defender. He is the brother of

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Georges Gope-Fenepej Georges Gope-Fenepej (born 23 October 1988) is a New Caledonian professional footballer who plays as a striker. He is the brother of fellow footballer John Gope-Fenepej. Club career Gope-Fenepej started his senior career in New Caledonia with ...

Career

Gope-Fenepej played for Nantes B before briefly joining

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on loan, under Sam Allardyce. He later moved on loan to Créteil. In 2002, he left Nantes for Orvault SF, and retired in 2009, at only 31.

References

External links

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Gope-Fenepej at footballplus.com
* 1978 births Living people French men's footballers New Caledonian men's footballers New Caledonian expatriate men's footballers FC Nantes players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players US Créteil-Lusitanos players Ligue 2 players People from Nouméa Men's association football defenders Expatriate men's footballers in England English Football League players {{NewCaledonia-footy-bio-stub