Charles-Édouard Coridon (born 9 April 1973) is a Martiniquais former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Whilst at Guingamp, Coridon won the

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. At

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, he is best remembered for scoring a scorpion kick in the

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against

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in 2004. The goal was fourth-placed in a countdown of the top Champions League goals of all time by

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International career

Coridon represented the France U21 national team at the

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, but he was reported to have turned down France on the senior level. He said that France had 'enough top-quality' players and he would not be needed. Coridon would go on to play for the Martinique national team at the

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and

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.McBride scores two as U.S. tops Martinique to advance in Gold Cup
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Honours

Guingamp *

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1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

References

1973 births Living people People from Le François Men's association football midfielders Martiniquais men's footballers France men's under-21 international footballers French men's footballers French people of Martiniquais descent Club Franciscain players En Avant Guingamp players RC Lens players Paris Saint-Germain FC players MKE Ankaragücü footballers 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players French expatriate men's footballers Ligue 1 players Süper Lig players Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey France men's youth international footballers Martinique men's international footballers 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 20th-century French sportsmen {{Martinique-footy-bio-stub