Mickaël Pagis (born 17 August 1973) is a French former professional

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who played as a

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. He is a

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player.

Career

Pagis' nickname is "Pagistral", based on his name and the French word "magistral" (brilliant). A firm favourite at Strasbourg, he scored many goals and was the club's top goal scorer in the 2004–05 season. The brightest moment of his career came in a game against the defending champions

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on 5 October 2008, when he scored a

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. Pagis plays

for the France national team. He recently scored a

against

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Personal life

Pagis is the father of the French footballer Pablo Pagis.

Honours

Sochaux *

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: 2004 *

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: 2001 Strasbourg * Coupe de la Ligue: 2005 Individual *

top scorer: 2000

References

External links

Mickaël Pagis' profile, stats & pics
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