Nicolas Marin (born 29 August 1980) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for Auxerre,

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, Sedan, Lorient,

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, SC Bastia, Sion,

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, Dubai Club and Xanthi FC.

Career

Marin began his career with AJ Auxerre before establishing himself as a first-team regular at

AS Saint-Étienne Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire (), commonly known as A.S.S.E. () or simply Saint-Étienne, is a professional football club based in Saint-Étienne in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. The club was founded in 1933 and competes in ...

and then CS Sedan. Marin joined FC Lorient in 2007, but following a fallout with their manager

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, Marin agreed to join English club

on a season-long loan with a view to a permanent move. But the loan was terminated through mutual consent at the beginning of January 2009. Marin is easily recognizable due to his bleached hair. After returning to Lorient, the club proceeded to terminate his contract. Later that day,

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-based side SC Bastia announced that they had signed him until the end of the season. On 11 August 2009, Marin joined FC Sion on free transfer. In July 2011, he signed a one-year contract with fellow Swiss club

. After scoring two goals in 13 league games for Lausanne, Marin was released from his contract in January 2012 in order to sign with UAE Pro-League side Dubai Club. Marin retired in the summer 2017.NICOLAS MARIN : « LA NOUVELLE-CALÉDONIE, MA PLUS BELLE EXPÉRIENCE HUMAINE »
sofoot.com, 27 June 2017

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marin, Nicolas 1980 births Living people Footballers from Marseille French men's footballers Men's association football midfielders French expatriate men's footballers AJ Auxerre players AS Saint-Étienne players CS Sedan Ardennes players FC Lorient players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players SC Bastia players FC Sion players FC Lausanne-Sport players Dubai CSC players Xanthi F.C. players US Boulogne players AS Magenta players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players English Football League players Swiss Super League players Super League Greece players UAE Pro League players Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Greece French expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates