Pape Sarr (born 7 December 1977) is a Senegalese former professional
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
.
Club career
Sarr is a product of the academy of
Saint-Étienne
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. He played for the club's first team from 1996 to 2001 before signing for
Lens
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. In December 2002, Sarr he completed a two-day trial with
Premier League
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club
Everton. In 2004 and 2005, he enjoyed loan spells at
Deportivo Alavés
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and
Istres
Istres (; Occitan: Istre) is a commune in southern France, some 60 km (38 mi) northwest of Marseille. It is in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture.
Location
Istr ...
respectively.
International career
Sarr was a participant in the successful
2002 FIFA World Cup
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campaign where
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...
reached the quarter-finals. In total, he played 54 games for his country, scoring 3 goals.
Honours
Senegal
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Africa Cup of Nations
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runner-up:
2002
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References
External links
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Serer sportspeople
1977 births
Living people
Senegalese men's footballers
Senegalese expatriate men's footballers
Senegal men's international footballers
2002 FIFA World Cup players
La Liga players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
RC Lens players
AS Saint-Étienne players
Deportivo Alavés players
FC Istres players
Stade Brestois 29 players
Paris FC players
Olympique de Valence players
Olympique Noisy-le-Sec players
Footballers from Dakar
2000 African Cup of Nations players
2002 African Cup of Nations players
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Men's association football midfielders
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