Patrice Maurel (born 16 October 1978) is a French former

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midfielder.

Career

Born in

Cayenne Cayenne (; ; gcr, Kayenn) is the capital city of French Guiana, an overseas region and Overseas department, department of France located in South America. The city stands on a former island at the mouth of the Cayenne River on the Atlantic Oc ...

, Maurel played professional football for

Toulouse FC Toulouse Football Club is French professional football club based in Toulouse. The club was founded in 1970 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the premier division of French football. Toulouse plays its home matches at the Stadium de Toulouse lo ...

FC Rouen Football Club de Rouen 1899 (; commonly referred to as simply FC Rouen) is a French association football club based in Rouen, Normandy. The club was formed in 1899 and currently plays in Championnat National 2, the fourth level of French foot ...

FC Istres Football Club Istres Ouest Provence (; commonly referred to as simply Istres) is a French association football club based in Istres. The club was formed in 1920 and currently play their home matches at the Stade Parsemain in Fos-sur-Mer, a com ...

and

FC Gueugnon Football Club Gueugnonnais (commonly called Gueugnon ) is a French association football club based in Gueugnon, Burgundy. The club was formed in 1940 and plays its home matches at the Stade Jean Laville located within the city. The club has ...

. He finished his career playing amateur football with

US Colomiers Football Union Sportive Colomiers Football, more commonly known as US Colomiers, is a French association football team founded in 1932. They are based in Colomiers, Haute-Garonne, France and play at the Stade Bertrand Andrieux in the town. They currently ...

and

Montauban FCTG Montauban Football Club Tarn-et-Garonne is a Association football, football club based in Montauban, France. As of the 2021–22 season, it competes in the Régional 2, the seventh tier of French football. The club's colours are yellow and blue. ...

. After winning the

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with

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, Maurel never managed to break into Toulouse's first team, and went on loan to

Ipswich Town F.C. Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in EFL League One, League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in 1878 but did not ...

at age 21. After he retired from playing, Maurel became a manager, leading

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* 1978 births Living people Sportspeople from Cayenne French Guianan men's footballers French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers Toulouse FC players Ipswich Town F.C. players FC Rouen players FC Istres players FC Gueugnon players US Colomiers Football players Men's association football midfielders Montauban FCTG players {{france-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub