Sébastien Fidani (born 4 August 1978) is a French former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Fidani started his football career with

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and made his professional debut on 17 October 1996, coming on as a substitute and scoring late in a 3–1 home loss at

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in the second round of the 1996–97

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. The following years he would mainly play at a secondary level in France for Gazélec Ajaccio,

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and Martigues, before retiring from football in 2006 as part of Gallia Club Lunel.

References

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