Matthieu Bochu (born March 31, 1979 in

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) is a French professional

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player. He is a forward. Currently, he plays in the

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for

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. He also played for several years in a number of

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minor league teams, including

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(then called Florentia Viola) in their

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campaign after the original club disbanded in 2002. He claims that the peak of his career was playing for Fiorentina against Juventus in the 2003 Italian Cup quarterfinal. On 8 January 2010 he arrived in Sofia, Bulgaria, where he was trialed for local champions

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. He finally decided to join the

team who plays in

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. The team is at the top of the league and fight to be promoted to

so they can become a Professional team again.

References

1979 births Living people ACF Fiorentina players Ravenna F.C. players Vastese Calcio 1902 players French footballers French expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Spain Association football forwards Stade Brestois 29 players FC Istres players Racing de Ferrol footballers Louhans-Cuiseaux FC players FC Martigues players A.S. Gubbio 1910 players Serie C players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Sportspeople from Arras Footballers from Hauts-de-France French expatriate sportspeople in Spain French expatriate sportspeople in Italy {{france-footy-forward-1970s-stub