Stéphane Lucien Adam (born 14 May 1969) is a French former professional footballer who played as a

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Career

Born in Lille, Adam was a

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who played for hometown

Lille OSC Lille Olympique Sporting Club (), commonly referred to as LOSC, LOSC Lille or simply Lille, is a French professional football club based in Lille, Hauts-de-France that competes in Ligue 1, the top flight of French football. Lille has played its ...

, US Orléans, Créteil,

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and Metz in the French league. While at Metz he played as a substitute in the final as they won the 1995–96 Coupe de la Ligue. He then joined Hearts in the Scottish Premier Division where notably he scored the second goal in their 2–1 victory over

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in the 1998 Scottish Cup Final. Adam made a total of 145 appearances and scored 33 goals for Hearts. After retiring in 2002 he became a coach, previously with

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...

and later with Lille OSC.

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