Mehdi Leroy (born 18 April 1978) is a French former professional

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who played as a

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. Leroy helped Troyes become one of the winners of the

2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup The 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup finals were won by Aston Villa, Paris Saint-Germain and Troyes. All three teams advanced to the UEFA Cup. First round First leg ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ...

. In the final Troyes beat

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on away goals after the second leg finished 4–4 at

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; Leroy scored one of Troyes' goals. He also played as a substitute when Nantes won the

1999 Trophée des Champions The 1999 Trophée des Champions was a football match held at Stade de la Licorne, Amiens on 24 July 1999, that saw 1999 Coupe de France winners FC Nantes defeat 1998–99 Division 1 champions FC Girondins de Bordeaux 1–0. Match details ...

Honours

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1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin ...

Troyes *

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2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...

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at foot-national.com 1978 births Living people Sportspeople from Saint-Nazaire Men's association football midfielders French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers FC Nantes players Ligue 1 players ES Troyes AC players Amiens SC players Ligue 2 players Stade Lavallois players Paris FC players Vannes OC players SO Cholet players Footballers from Loire-Atlantique {{france-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub