Vincent Briant (born 9 January 1986) is a French former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Briant is a product of the

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training center. In a show on

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called

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he was one of two players to sign a professional contract with Nantes after the show followed the everyday lives of the players in the academy. The four favourites to gain the contract were Briant,

Dimitri Payet Dimitri Payet (; born 29 March 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Marseille. A set-piece specialist, known for his accurate, bending free kicks, he primarily plays as an attacking midfielder, and is described a ...

, Fréjus Tchetgna (a defender from Cameroon) and Francisco Donzelot (a midfielder from Columbia). With the departure of

Mickaël Landreau Mickaël Vincent André-Marie Landreau (; born 14 May 1979) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. Landreau holds the record for Ligue 1 appearances, with 618 for Nantes, Paris Saint-Germain, L ...

from Nantes it was decided that the club would sign Briant as their third string at only 19. He retired at the age of 25 after the expiration of his contract with

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and became a manager of a store.

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* * 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Finistère French footballers Association football goalkeepers FC Nantes players CS Sedan Ardennes players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Footballers from Brittany Brittany international footballers {{France-footy-goalkeeper-stub