Yoann Bourillon (born 9 January 1982) is a French former professional

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who played as a midfielder.

Career

Bourillon was born in

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. He played nearly 80 games professionally for

Ligue 2 Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by Balkrishna Industries, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions ...

, and for four seasons in

Championnat de France Amateur The Championnat National 2, commonly known as National 2 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur (CFA), is a football league competition. The league serves as the fourth tier of the French football league system behind Ligue 1, Ligue ...

with Racing Besançon. When Racing Besançon were relegated to CFA 2 for financial reasons, he signed for fellow CFA club

US Avranches L’Union Sportive Avranches Mont Saint Michel is a French football club based in Avranches, in the department of Manche, and founded in 1897. Since 2014 it plays in the Championnat National, the third tier of French football. The club has been ...

. In 2010 Bourillon signed for another CFA side La Vitréenne, where he played for two seasons, with the team being relegated to CFA 2 at the end of the 2011–12 season. in June 2012 he signed for a fourth CFA side, Romorantin. In June 2015, Bourillon joined

Stade Briochin Stade Briochin, founded in 1904, are a French association football team based in Saint-Brieuc, France. As from the 2020–21 season they play in the Championnat National, the third tier in the French football league system. They play at the Stad ...

to work again with coach

Sylvain Didot Sylvain Didot (born 8 October 1975) is a French football manager and former player who currently manages Granville in French Championnat National 2. He played professionally in Ligue 1 for Toulouse FC and in Ligue 2 for Toulouse and Stade de Re ...

, with whom he had previously worked at Avranches.

Personal life

His younger brother

Grégory Bourillon Grégory Bourillon (born 1 July 1984) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. Career Bourillon signed for Stade Rennais in 2000 from hometown club Laval. He represented France at Under-21 level. Bourillon develope ...

is also a professional footballer.

References

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