Mathieu Robail (born 2 June 1985) is a retired French professional

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who played as a

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Career

Born in

Cambrai Cambrai (, ; pcd, Kimbré; nl, Kamerijk), formerly Cambray and historically in English Camerick or Camericke, is a city in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department and in the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, regio ...

, Robail was signed by

Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Pref ...

as a youth player. He played for third-division side ES Wasquehal during the 2004–05 season, scoring three goals. In January 2010 he signed a six-month deal with SC Bastia after terminating his contract with Dijon. In September 2015, Robail joined

CA Bastia Cercle Athlétique Bastiais or CA Bastia was a French football club from Bastia, Corsica. The team's highest point was playing in Ligue 2, the second tier of the French football league system, in 2013–14. Their historic home stadium was the ...

Coaching career

After retiring at the end of the 2019-20 season, Mathieu Robail began his coaching career with

Iris Club de Croix Iris Club de Croix, commonly referred to as IC Croix, is a French association football club based in Croix in the Nord department in the north of France. The club was formed in 1952 through a merger of two clubs from the town. For the first half ...

, where he was appointed manager of their reserve team. Prior to that, Robail had assisted Johan Jacquesson at EFAFC's U17 team. In April 2021, he took up the position as assistant coach for Lambersart. Beside that, he would also coach the clubs U18 team.ARTICLE DANS ACTUFOOT : PAUL LEROY (SECONDÉ PAR MATHIEU ROBAIL) À LA TÊTE DES SENIORS A
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Personal life

He has a twin brother,

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, who is also a footballer.

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* Living people 1985 births People from Cambrai Footballers from Nord (French department) French men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Lille OSC players Dijon FCO players Wasquehal Football players SC Bastia players Nîmes Olympique players Paris FC players CA Bastia players Iris Club de Croix players Entente Feignies Aulnoye FC players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players French twins {{france-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub