Lionel Mathis (born 4 October 1981) is a French former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Whilst at

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, then in Ligue 2, Mathis played in the

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in which his club beat Rennes. He was part of the side which won the Coupe de France again against the same opposition in

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, this time as a Ligue 1 side. He retired in the summer 2017.LIONEL MATHIS PREND SA RETRAITE
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Honours

Auxerre * Coupe de France: 2002–03, 2004–05 *

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: 1999 Guingamp * Coupe de France: 2008–09, 2013–14 France *

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runner-up: 2002 Individual * Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year: 2002–03

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* * 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis Association football midfielders French footballers France under-21 international footballers France youth international footballers AJ Auxerre players FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players En Avant Guingamp players INF Clairefontaine players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Footballers from Seine-Saint-Denis {{France-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub